Ex-Bauchi APC Governorship Candidate, Saddique, Retires from Politics

The Bauchi State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections, Air Marshal Saddique Baba Abubakar (retd), has stepped aside and retired from active politics for undisclosed reasons.
Saddique, a former Chief of Air Staff (CAS), ventured into politics in 2021 after retiring from the Nigerian Air Force. He emerged as one of the leading contenders in the 2023 governorship election in Bauchi State but was defeated by Governor Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the retired Air Marshal was widely expected to contest again for the governorship seat under the platform of the Action Democratic ...