Former Minister Yusuf Tuggar has criticized the process that produced the APC governorship candidate in Bauchi State, alleging that there was no democratic primary election.

According to him, the APC National Chairman informed party stakeholders that Muhammad Abubakar had been selected as the party's candidate, claiming the decision had the backing of President Bola Tinubu.

Tuggar further alleged that Minister Muhammad Ali Pate personally appealed to the President to prevent him from contesting for the governorship ticket.

"This is not democracy. The President should not be choosing governorship candidates for us. We did not conduct primaries, we were simply told that Tinubu had chosen Abubakar as the APC governorship candidate for Bauchi State," Tuggar stated.