Ibrahim Kashim resigns as Bauchi SSG

Ibrahim Kashim has resigned as secretary to the state government (SSG) Bauchi. 

NAN reports that Mukhtar Gidado, media aide to Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, announced Kashim’s resignation in a statement on Friday.

Gidado said the Bauchi governor has accepted the resignation, adding that Aminu Gamawa, the chief of staff, will temporarily take up the role of acting SSG.

“Governor Bala Mohammed has accepted the resignation of the secretary to the state government, Mr. Ibrahim Kashim, with immediate effect,” the statement reads.

“The chief of staff, government house, Bauchi, Mr. Aminu Gamawa, has been directed to take over from him in an acting capacity.

“Governor Mohammed, on behalf of the government and the people of Bauchi state, thanked him for the services he rendered to the state and wished him well in his future endeavours.”

Kashim was appointed SSG in 2019, but he resigned during the build-up to the 2023 elections.

He contested for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial ticket in the state.

Mohammed, the interim governor and PDP member, did not participate in the initial governorship primary election and was gunning for the party’s presidential ticket.

Kashim won Bauchi PDP’s governorship primary but resigned from the race afterwards.

A new primary election was held, and Mohammed won the party’s ticket unopposed. The governor was re-elected during the general election, while Kashim was reappointed as the SSG.