2019: Buhari’s minister, Khadija Ibrahim defeats son to clinch APC Reps ticket

Hajiya Khadija Ibrahim, minister of state foreign Affairs, has
defeated her step son Mohammed Ibrahim to clinch the All Progressives
Congress (APC) ticket for Damaturu/Gulani/Gujba/Tarmuwa, Yobe federal
constituency.

Prof Abba Gambo, the returning officer of the election, which ran into
the night, announced on Wednesday that Khadijah polled 1,295 votes to
defeat Mohammed who scored only 15 votes.

It was gathered that in spite of pressures mounted on Mohammed to step
down for his father's wife, he refused.

NAN reports that two other contenders including the serving
representative Alhaji Abdullahi Kukuwa and Alhaji Ahmed Buba stepped
down for the minister.

The minister commended Abdullahi and Ahmed for withdrawing from the
race to support her win the election.

Senator Bukar Ibrahim who stepped down his re-election bid against
Governor Ibrahim Gaidam, did not attend any of the party primary
elections including the one contested by his wife and son.

Meanwhile, some delegates condemned the inability of Khadija Ibrahim
to settle her differences with the step son at home, to avoid running
against each other.

Mairo Shuaibu, a delegate from Tarmuwa local government told NAN that
"the inability of the family to settle their differences, for the son
to step down for his step mother speaks of the instability in the
house."