The District Head of Wurbo Gashiri in Kuma Chiefdom, Alh. Babaji Abubakar Garba Jugulde, in Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State, has been suspended by the Kuma Traditional Council following his son’s refusal to withdraw from the 2027 Gembu State Constituency House of Assembly election under the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

The suspension, which took effect on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, was communicated in a letter issued by the Office of the Mbondua, Kuma Traditional Council according to report.

The development comes amid allegations that the incumbent member representing Gembu State Constituency, Hon. Abdulazeez Suleiman Titong, is apprehensive about the prospect of losing his seat in the forthcoming election.

Sources familiar with the development said the suspension of the district head was connected to his son, Hon. Auwal Babaji Jugulde, who is reportedly unwilling to abandon his ambition to contest the 2027 election under the ADC.

The source said, “The district head was accused of acting outside the rules of the traditional council and engaging in ‘anti-governmental’ activities.”

The council also stated that an investigation would be conducted to establish the circumstances surrounding the allegations before a final resolution or further measures were taken.
The letter dated October 21, 2026, bearing reference number KTC/SLGAITR, was addressed to Alh. Babaji Abubakar Garba Jugulde.

Titled “Suspension Letter,” it stated: “This is to notify you that, you have been suspended from the District head of Wurbo Gashiri, Kuma Chiefdom by the traditional Councils members. With effect from today the 21 October, 2026.”

The council listed two reasons for the suspension.

It stated: “We observe that you are acting outside the rules of traditional council by doing thing according to your wish.

“Secondly, you are playing anti-governmental rule which is contrary to the provision of the traditional council guideline or rules.”

“However, proper investigation shall be carried out by the council to ascertain your action/activities before the final resolution or proper measures,” the letter added.

The letter was signed by Jelani B. Hammawa Yana, Secretary of the Kuma Traditional Council the report concluded.

Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said it was not formally informed about the inauguration of the state Presidential Campaign Committee for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

The party disclosed this on Thursday in a statement signed by its chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, following the announcement of the committee’s inauguration and the appointment of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke as its coordinator.

The APC said it supported Tinubu’s re-election bid and considered the campaign a collective responsibility requiring the participation and cooperation of party leaders, members and supporters across the state.

“In as much as we consider the re-election of the national leader of our party, President Tinubu, as a collective task which we have been working vigorously and assiduously to achieve through various means, it is our view and conviction that such an exercise should be properly scheduled,” the statement said.

Lawal said the exercise concerned the re-election of Nigeria’s president under the APC, which he described as the largest democratic party in sub-Saharan Africa, and should therefore follow appropriate official procedures.

The chairman said the party became aware of the committee’s membership through a list shared on social media by Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Wednesday afternoon.

“We are reiterating the fact that we did not have the knowledge of any inauguration beyond the social media listing of some names yesterday afternoon by the spokesman of Governor Adeleke,” the statement said.

The APC expressed concern that the notice period was too short, arguing that the announcement, made less than 12 hours before the scheduled event, could prevent some party leaders and members from attending.

It also questioned the decision to publish the committee’s membership less than 24 hours before the inauguration without first holding consultations with the party’s state leadership.

The statement suggested that the arrangement could create avoidable tension between the Osun APC and Adeleke, who was appointed to coordinate Tinubu’s re-election campaign in the state.

“In our view, the current arrangement of the said state Presidential Campaign Committee was designed to stoke and promote an avoidable misunderstanding between our party and the appointed state coordinator of the campaign in the state,” Lawal said.

Despite its reservations, the party maintained that it was not opposed to any arrangement aimed at securing Tinubu’s re-election, stressing that its concern was the process adopted to organise the campaign committee.

“We are reiterating the fact that we are not opposed to conceding anything for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the forthcoming presidential election but our concern is that things should be done in a proper way to achieve desired results,” the statement said.

The Osun APC also acknowledged that Adeleke’s appointment as state campaign coordinator could improve Tinubu’s electoral prospects through cooperation among the political parties involved, while calling for proper consultation and coordination in the campaign process.

Recall that the Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, former governor Bisi Akande, and former governor Adegboyega Oyetola have earlier been named among prominent political leaders expected to participate in the inauguration of the Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council, scheduled to hold in Osogbo today.

The statement said the campaign council would comprise political leaders, elected office holders, former lawmakers, party executives and other stakeholders drawn from the All Progressives Congress, APC, Accord and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The Ogun State House of Assembly has thrown its weight behind the proposed establishment of state police, passing a resolution in support of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026.

The resolution, titled “H.R. No. 194/OG/2025 – Consideration of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999) (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026 (Establishment of State Police Services),” was passed during plenary, following the consideration of a report by the House Ad-hoc Committee on Constitutional Review.

The committee, chaired by a former Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, presented its report on 26 clauses and proposed amendments to various sections of the 1999 Constitution.

Presenting the report, Oluomo took the proposed amendments one after another, with lawmakers voting in favour of all the clauses and sections contained in the proposals.

The amendments covered various aspects of the bill, including the substitution, insertion and alteration of specific constitutional provisions aimed at providing a legal framework for the establishment of state police services.

Following the consideration of the proposed amendments, Oluomo moved a motion for the adoption of the committee’s report. The motion was seconded by Hon. Adegoke Adeyanju and subsequently supported by the lawmakers through a voice vote.

The House Leader, Hon. Yusuf Sherif, thereafter moved a motion for the adoption of the report as a resolution of the Assembly. The motion was seconded by the Chief Whip, Hon. Omolola Bakare, and unanimously supported by members through a voice vote.

Speaking after the passage of the resolution, the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, said the Assembly had joined other state legislatures across the country in supporting the establishment of state police, describing the decision as historic.

Elemide said the resolution reflected the position of the lawmakers and the people of Ogun State on the need to strengthen the country’s security architecture through the establishment of state police services.

According to him, the initiative would help improve security measures and enhance the protection of lives and property, while promoting the social well-being and economic development of the state.

He added that the proposed establishment of state police was an important step towards addressing security challenges and strengthening the capacity to safeguard communities.

Following the passage of the resolution, the Speaker directed that a clean copy of the document be prepared and transmitted to the National Assembly to formally communicate Ogun State’s support for the proposed constitutional amendment.

The resolution forms part of the ongoing constitutional amendment process through which state legislatures are considering proposed changes to the 1999 Constitution, including the proposal to establish state police services.