BREAKING: Kebbi 2027: Gov Idris dumps deputy, picks Ibrahim Augie as running mate

The Kebbi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced Alhaji Ibrahim Muhammad Augie as the new running mate to Governor Nasir Idris for the 2027 governorship election.
The announcement was made on Sunday at the Presidential Lodge in Birnin Kebbi by the APC National Organising Secretary, Alhaji Suleiman Muhammad Argungu, during a thank-you visit by stakeholders from the Argungu Emirate to the governor.
Suleiman said the decision followed professional legal advice concerning the eligibility of the incumbent Deputy Governor, Senator Umar Abubakar Tafida Arugungu, as the governor’s running mate for the 2027 election.
“The present Deputy Governor was dropped as the...