BY: ABDULKADIR M LAWAN, APRIL 30, 2026/ 11:57PM
Borno State has adopted Engr. Mustapha Gubio as the All Progressives Congress, APC, consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 election.
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum presented Gubio to Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Gov. Zulum said Gubio’s emergence followed extensive consultations with party stakeholders and reflects a unified position within the APC in the state.
He commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what he described as “strategic leadership, support and guidance” to both the state government and the party.
'I wish to express my profound gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the leadership he is providing in the country and for the enormous support to Borno State as well as the APC, which has been unprecedented.
'I would also like to commend the President, who has been instrumental in the emergence of Gubio as the consensus candidate,' he said.
The governor also acknowledged Vice President Shettima’s role in strengthening party cohesion in Borno and for his support of the consensus candidate.
He further appreciated the APC leadership at all levels, party stakeholders, and residents of the state for their support, prayers, and steadfastness, which he said paved the way for Gubio’s emergence.
The governor had earlier unveiled Gubio as his preferred successor on Monday after purchasing the party’s Nomination and Expression of Interest forms for the 2027 governorship election under the APC platform.
Dignitaries present during the presentation include former Governor, Senator Maina Ma’aji Lawan; Deputy Governor, Hon. Umar Usman Kadafur; APC Deputy National Chairman, Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori; Senators Mohammed Tahir Monguno, Mohammed Ali Ndume, and Kaka Shehu Lawan, SAN; Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan; Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Abubakar Kyari; and Hon. Abdulkadir Rahis.