Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, on Saturday expressed optimism that her husband, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (retd.), will be voted the governor of Bauchi State in 2023 election.
The minister made the bold declaration while serenading Abubakar at an event held Bauchi indigenes and friends of the former Air Force combatant at International Conference Centre in Abuja.
Midway through her welcome speech, an excited Farouq had described him as the best brother, husband and governor anybody can ever pray to have.
She said, “Sadique is the best brother, father and husband. I have no doubt that he will be the next and best governor of Bauchi State Insha Allah.”
Sadiya, the youngest minister in the current administration, was a national treasurer of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change before the amalgamation of parties that metamorphosed into the All Progressives Congress.
The development is coming barely three months after a socio-political group in Bauchi under the aegis of ‘Coalition of APC Groups’ accused her of inducing delegates to vote for Abubakar ahead of the last APC governorship primary in the state.