Nigeria, May 2 -- Several powerful figures have joined the governorship race in Yobe State, challenging the candidate adopted by a group within the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Yobe South senator, Ibrahim Bomai, rejected Mr Wali's adoption, describing it as unfair to the people of Yobe State.

Mr Bomai has declared an interest in contesting in the governorship election.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the APC Critical Stakeholders Forum announced Mr Wali, the former secretary to the state government (SSG), as its preferred candidate for the 2027 governorship election.

The forum, which includes the incumbent state governor, Mai-Mala Buni, and the Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Gaidam, endorsed Mr Wali at a ...