Former Air Chief Abubakar quits politics

Former Chief of Air Staff and 2023 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bauchi State, Air Marshal Sadiq Baba Abubakar (retd.), has announced his exit from active politics.

Abubakar disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Sunday, May 17, 2026, stating that he would no longer participate in political contests.

While he said he no longer belongs to any political party, the former CAS added that he would continue to participate as an ordinary Nigerian.

He wrote, “I say goodbye to the murky waters of Nigerian politics. I no longer belong to any political party and will therefore not vie for any office.

“However, I will continue to support ordinary Nigerians to the best of my ability.”

Abubakar entered politics shortly after retiring from the military in 2021.

He emerged as a major opposition candidate in the 2023 governorship election in Bauchi State but lost to Governor Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party.

In recent weeks, posters linking him to a possible 2027 governorship bid under the Action Democratic Party had surfaced across parts of Bauchi metropolis.

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