Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has shut out Senator Danjuma Goje from getting another Senate ticket and instead endorsed Jamilu Isyaku Gwamna as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 election.
It was learnt that the Governor’s decision was announced at a stakeholders’ meeting amid the long-standing political battle between Inuwa and Goje since the 2023 elections.
The party also issued a list of consensus nominees for the other offices. Inuwa Yahaya to run for Gombe North Senate, Jerry Damara for the Gombe South, Mohammed Ahmadu Deba is adopted for Gombe Central Senate.
The House of Representatives candidates are Usman Bello Kumo (Akko), Inuwa Garba (Yamaltu/Deba), Ali Isa (Balanga/Billiri), Fatima Binta Bello (Kaltungo/Shongom), Saddam Bello (Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye) and Jamilu Shabewa (Dukku/Nafada).
Goje, a four-term senator seeking re-election, was recently part of a Senate delegation that met President Bola Tinubu to reportedly seek automatic tickets for lawmakers, but the request was said to have been turned down.
Meanwhile, Goje also denied reports that he defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), saying that the membership card being circulated online is not his.
Goje made this known in a statement issued by his Special Assistant, Ahmed Isa Kashere, reacting to a fake ADC membership card circulating on social media.
Goje said the supposed membership card was the handiwork of ingrates who wanted to tarnish his image and portray him in bad light.
He said he remained a proud and committed founding member of the APC and committed to promoting its ideals in Gombe State and the country.
