Senator Kaka Lawan, representing Borno Central Senatorial District, has withdrawn from the state governorship race, backing his main rival, Mustapha Gubio, the candidate anointed by Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum.
The decision was contained in a statement on Thursday by the senator’s legislative assistant, Usman Alkali.
The statement reads, “At a stakeholders’ meeting chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday night, which also had in attendance the Borno State Governor, H.E. Professor Babagana Umara Zulum; Deputy (APC National Chairman), Ali Bukar Dalori; Minister of Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari; members of the National Assembly; and the Borno Elders Forum, it was resolved that Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan was prevailed upon to step down his gubernatorial ambition to pave the way for the emergence of Engr. Mustapha Gubio as the APC gubernatorial candidate in Borno State.”
He explained that the decision was taken to strengthen democracy, ensure unity, and promote political harmony within the APC family in Borno State.
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“In the same vein, Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan is positioned to retain his seat as the senator representing Borno Central Senatorial District.
“Led by Zulum, the candidates and other political stalwarts in the state would be arriving in the state tomorrow (Friday), and they are expected to be welcomed by hundreds of thousands of supporters in Maiduguri,” Alkali added.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the Borno State Governor, Dauda Illiya, in a statement on Thursday, said the state’s APC has adopted Gubio as its consensus governorship candidate.
Illiya said Zulum presented Gubio to Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to Zulum, the decision reflects a unified position within the party in the state.
