Bauchi governor reappoints ex-PDP guber candidate as SSG

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Bauchi governor reappoints ex-PDP guber candidate as SSG

The SSG won the PDP governorship primary in the state but relinquished it to pave way for Governor Bala Mohammed who recently lost his bid to clinch the party’s presidential ticket.

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