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Specifically, it is stated that all political appointees and other public servants aspiring to contest for political offices are expected to resign their appointments thirty ( 30) days before parties\u2019 primaries of the positions they wish to contest,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The statement therefore directed that all resignation letters are to be submitted to the office of the Secretary to the State Government not later than the stipulated 30 days before the primary elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has directed political appointees and other public servants seeking elective offices in the forthcoming parties\u2019 primaries ahead of the 2023 elections to tender their resignation letters. This directive was conveyed in a press statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi. 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