Ex-Bauchi SSG Kashim Dumps PDP

Barrister Ibrahim Muhammad Kashim, the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship candidate, who later stepped down for Governor Bala Mohammad, has resigned his membership from the social gathering.

Kashim, a former Secretary to the State Authorities (SSG) beneath Bala Mohammed’s administration, conveyed his resignation in a letter dated 21 July, 2025, and addressed to the PDP’s Ward Chairman of Majidadi B in Bauchi native authorities space.

Within the letter, Kashim expressed appreciation to the social gathering management for the platform and assist he loved throughout his time within the PDP.

“I write to increase my honest gratitude to you and the complete management of our ward for the chance given to me to be a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which in the end led to my being honoured with nomination because the flag bearer of the social gathering to contest the Gubernatorial election within the state through the 2023 nationwide elections,” the letter learn.

He added that, “I’m proud to notice that I not solely honourably withdrew my candidature to allow His Excellency, (Mohammed) Bala to recontest, but additionally traversed the entire of Bauchi Native Authorities at the same time as I discharged my tasks because the Secretary to the State Authorities, to make sure, towards all odds and historic challenges of second time period candidates wining within the native authorities, that we delivered and gained in just about all wards.”

Ibrahim, who’s a Muqaddas Din Bauchi added “after due consideration, I want to formally notify you that I’ve, efficient the date of this letter, resigned my membership of the PDP and hope to discover different avenues of in search of the mandate of our individuals to serve them with the identical dedication, ardour, honesty of objective, trustworthiness and above all concern of Allah SWT.”

He thanked the social gathering for its assist and wished its members nicely of their future endeavours.

LEADERSHIP recalled that the Governor Mohammed contested for the PDP presidential ticket through the 2023 normal elections however misplaced.

Following that, Kashim who had earlier emerged because the PDP governorship candidate in Could, 2022 primaries honourably stepped down on June 2022 to permit the governor to return and look for re-election because the governor of Bauchi state.

After Mohammed’s re-election, Kashim was reappointed because the Secretary to the State Authorities, however he resigned in December 2024.

There may be hypothesis that Kashim could contest the Bauchi State governorship within the 2027 election.