Bauchi SSG Resigns, CoS Takes Over

Secretary to Bauchi State Government (SSG), Ibrahim Kashim, has resigned from his position.

The spokesman to the state governor, Mukhtar Gidado, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Bauchi on Friday.

While there was no clear reason for his resignation, but he is being touted to run for the 2027 governorship of the state. However, there is no official confirmation of his interest to run for the office of governor.

In 2023, he won PDP gubernatorial ticket before later withdrawing from the race, which forced the party to hold another governorship primary election where Governor Bala Mohammed won unopposed to vie for re-election.

Gidado said the Chief of Staff, Government House, Aminu Gamawa, has been directed to take over from Kashim in an acting capacity.

“Governor Bala Mohammed, on behalf of the government and the people of Bauchi State, thanked him (Ibrahim Kashim) for the services he rendered to the State and wished him well in his future endeavours,” the statement read in part.

LEADERSHIP reports that Kashim served as Bauchi SSG for nearly four years until his resignation.