The Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Nuhu Gidado, has resigned his position.
In a letter to Mohammed Abubakar, governor of the state, Gidado said though he wished to complete his tenure, he lost interest in the job along the line.
Mr Gidado explained that his decision was based on his commitment to serve for only a single term as deputy governor of the state.
The deputy governor also believes that staying on in office will be unfair to the system and his conscience.
“Ordinarily, I should have remained up to the end of the tenure, but, with the currently dampened spirit and waning zeal as it relates to my official engagements, my continued stay will not be fair and truthful to you as my brother and leader,” he wrote.
Furthermore, he reminded the governor that during their meeting on April 19th he had informed him that he was thinking about stepping aside.
Mr Gidado thanked Governor Abubakar and the people of the state for the opportunity to serve as deputy governor of the state.
Back in 2015 when he was sworn in, he took a 50 percent pay cut with the governor.
He had promised that youth restiveness would be given priority within the first 100 days of the administration.
One of the highlights of his time in power was presiding over the state when Abubakar went for medical check-up in Saudi Arabia for 17 days.