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President Buhari’s Minister Defeats Son to Clinch APC Reps Ticket in Yobe

Agency Report/

 

Hajiya Khadija Ibrahim, minister of state for Foreign Affairs, has defeated her stepson, Mohammed Ibrahim, to clinch the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for Damaturu/Gulani/Gujba/Tarmuwa, Yobe federal constituency.

Prof Abba Gambo, the returning officer of the election which ran into the night announced on Wednesday that Khadijah polled 1,295 votes to defeat Mohammed who scored only 15 votes.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that in spite of pressures mounted on Mohammed to step down for his father’s wife, he refused.

Two other contenders, including the serving representative, Alhaji Abdullahi Kukuwa and Alhaji Ahmed Buba stepped down for the minister.

The minister commended Abdullahi and Ahmed for withdrawing from the race to support her win the election.

Senator Bukar Ibrahim who stepped down his re-election bid against Governor Ibrahim Gaidam did not attend any of the party primary elections including the one contested by his wife and son.

Meanwhile, some delegates condemned the inability of Khadija Ibrahim to settle her differences with the stepson at home, to avoid running against each other.

Mairo Shuaibu, a delegate from Tarmuwa local government told NAN that “the inability of the family to settle their differences, for the son to step down for his stepmother speaks of the instability in the house”.

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