The Bauchi State commissioner of Finance Honourable Garba Akuyam has resigned his position in the Governor Abubakar led administration, a few hours before supplementary election in the State.
In his letter of resignation released on Friday evening, Akuyam said he was compelled to “resign in view of recent developments and political realities of present day Bauchi State”.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had said the supplementary governorship election earlier scheduled to hold in Bauchi and Adamawa states would still hold, even though the issue has become a subject of litigation.
The litigation on the Bauchi governorship election, INEC said, was initiated by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Mohammed Abubakar.
Speaker of the House of representatives Yakubu Dogora who also shared the news and formally received the now ex-finance minister said:
“Glad to receive my brother Hon Garba Akuyam who just resigned as Commissioner of Finance Bauchi State and joined the PDP family”