JUST-IN: Bauchi NDC 2027 Governorship Candidate Ibrahim Kashim Dumps Party

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship candidate in Bauchi State for the 2027 general elections, Barr. Ibrahim Muhammad Kashim, has resigned his membership of the party with immediate effect.

Kashim announced his resignation in a letter dated October 16, 2026, addressed to the chairman of the NDC in Bauchi local government area of Bauchi State and sent it to LEADERSHIP on Monday.

In the letter, he said his decision followed careful consideration and was based on personal reasons.

“I hereby formally tender my resignation from the National Democratic Congress (NDC), effective from the date of this letter,” he stated.

Kashim expressed appreciation to the party’s leadership and members for the opportunity to be associated with the NDC.

“This decision has been taken after careful consideration and is a matter of personal choice. I wish to express my appreciation to the party leadership and members for the opportunity to have been associated with the NDC,” he said.

He also requested that the party acknowledge his resignation and update its records accordingly.

“I respectfully request that my resignation be acknowledged and that the necessary records be updated accordingly. Please accept the assurances of my highest regards,” he urged.

Kashim, a former Secretary to the Bauchi State Government (SSG) under Governor Bala Mohammed’s administration, was among the 15 governorship candidates recently listed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2027 general elections in the state.

LEADERSHIP reports that the NDC had presented Ibrahim Muhammad Kashim as its governorship candidate, with Tata Alhaji as his running mate, for the 2027 governorship election in Bauchi State.