Nigeria, May 23 -- In a major political comeback that reshapes the contest for the Bauchi State Government House in 2027, former Governor Mohammed Abubakar has clinched the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Mr Abubakar, who served as governor from 2015 to 2019, secured a landslide victory, defeating a formidable lineup of political heavyweights, including the immediate-past Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, and a former top executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Bala Wunti.

His declaration followed hours of tense delays and high-stakes political horse-trading, culminating in an early Saturday morning announcement by the Chairman of the APC Governorship and House of Assembl...