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Yobe Gov Shares APC Elective Offices To Aides, Buni As His Successor

Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State

Yobe State Governor, Ibrahim Gaidam, has shared some elective office on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), including that of his successor as governor, which goes to the current national secretary of the party, Mai Mala Buni.

Other positions he shared go to the current Senate Majority Leader, Ahmed Lawan for Senatorial ticket, his current spokesman, Abdullahi Bego, for Jakusko/Bade Federal Constituency.

The governor said that the decision was taken today, Friday after a meeting of the leadership of the party at the state, local government and ward levels.

Earlier in the day, hundreds of youths from Yobe Zone A were said to have thronged the Government House, Damaturu to call on Ibrahim Gaidam, to contest for the Senate seat for Yobe Zone A.

The youths were received at the Government House by Abubakar Ali, the deputy governor.

The leader of the youths, Umar Kalli, said: “We believe that although Governor Gaidam is successfully completing his second term in office, we cannot allow him to go and rest.

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“We need him in the Senate because we believe he is the best person who can represent our people there”.

A communique issued by the deputy governor Aliyu after a stakeholders’ meeting, also endorsed Gaidam for Senate in 2019.

“The meeting resolves that a discretion is given to HE Alh. (Dr.) Ibrahim Gaidam to present a competent and acceptable person as the Gubernatorial Flag bearer of our great party (APC) in the forthcoming 2019 general elections for our dear state.”

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