Anthony Siyako Yaro is a Nigerian politician. He currently serves as the Senator representing Gombe South district in Gombe state in the 10th National Assembly under the platform of the People Democratic Party (PDP). [1] [2] [3]
Gombe State is a state in northeastern Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by the states of Borno for 93 km in the vicinity of Gongola River and Lake Dadin Kowa and Yobe in the vicinity of Gongola River for 140 km, to the south by Taraba State for 58 km, to the southeast by Adamawa State for 95 km, and to the west by Bauchi State for 277 km. Gombe is the state capital of Gombe state and it was formed from a part of Bauchi State on 1 October 1996. Of the 36 states in Nigeria, Gombe is the 21st largest in area and the 32nd most populous, with an estimated population of about 3.25 million as of 2016. The state bears a slogan "Jewel in the Savannah".
Yobe is a state located in northeastern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on 27 August 1991. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu, and its largest city by population is Potiskum. While by the largest by land area is Fune, Potiskum Local Government Area is a place of Farmers and marketers, the largest cattle market in Africa is located in Potiskum.
Bauchi State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Jigawa to the north, Yobe to the northeast, Gombe to the east, Taraba and Plateau to the south, Kaduna to the west and Kano to the northwest. It takes its name from the historic city of Bauchi, which also serves as its capital. The state was formed in 1976 when the former North-Eastern State was broken up. It originally included the area that is now Gombe State, which became a distinct state in 1996.
Gombe is the capital city of Gombe State, north-eastern Nigeria, with an estimated population of around 450,000. The major spoken languages in Gombe are Hausa and Fulfulɗe, Tera and Tangale.
Mohammed Danjuma Goje was a former Governor of Gombe State, Nigeria under the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), taking office on 29 May 2003 during the 2003 Gombe State gubernatorial election. He is now a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Nafada is one of the eleven Local Government Areas (LGA) of Gombe State, Nigeria. Its headquarter is in the town of Nafada in the east of the area at 11°05′44″N11°19′58″E, on the Gongola River which traverses the area. According to the 2006 census, the LGA covers 1,586 square kilometers and has a population of 138,185 people. Nafada has ten wards namely: Nafada East, Nafada Central, Nafada West, Jigawa, Birnin Fulani East, Birnin Bolewa, Birnin Fulani West, Gudukku, Barwo/Nasarawo and Barwo Winde.
Alhaji Abubakar Habu Hashidu was a Nigerian politician who served as a Minister of Water Resources, minister of Agriculture and also Minister of Rural Development then further elected as governor of Gombe State from 1999 to 2003 under the platform of All People's Party (APP).
Tawar Umbi Wada (1957–2010) was elected Senator for the Gombe South constituency of Gombe State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2003, and reelected in 2007. He was a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Idris Abubakar (1955–2002) was elected Senator for the Gombe South constituency of Gombe State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the All People's Party (APP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.
Saidu Umar Kumo was a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator of the Gombe Central Constituency, Gombe State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, contested under the platform of the All Peoples party (APP) which later became the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP). He took office on 29 May 1999.
Gombe State University (GSU) is located in Tudun Wada, an area in Shamaki Ward, Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria. It is located in the Northern part of Nigeria. It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. The state university has a Chancellor and 11-members of the governing council, as well as principal officers and management staff. Abdullahi Mahadi was the first vice chancellor of the university.
The table below lists elected Nigerian senators of the 7th National Assembly. The Senate includes three senators from each of the 36 states, plus one minister for the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The 7th National Assembly was in May 2011.
Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo is a Nigerian politician who has served as senator for Gombe North since 2023. He previously served as governor of Gombe State from 2011 to 2019. He is a former Accountant-General of the Federation.
Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa, OFR is a Nigerian judge and former President of the Nigerian courts of appeal.
The 2015 Gombe State gubernatorial election was the 8th gubernatorial election of Gombe State. Held on April 11, 2015, the People's Democratic Party nominee Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo won the election, defeating Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya of the All Progressives Congress.
The 2023 Gombe State gubernatorial election was held on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Gombe State, concurrent with elections to the Gombe State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election — which was postponed from its original 11 March date — was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya was re-elected by a margin of 18% over PDP nominee, businessman Mohammed Jibrin Barde.
Pindiga is the capital of the Pindiga Emirate located in Akko Local government area of Gombe state, Nigeria. Pindiga is a house with a fascinating history that was built by Jukun between the 16th and 17th century. The village began with a small group of people living on a rock and has now grown to become the fifth largest Emirates in Gombe State.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Gombe State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Gombe State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
Abdullahi Bappah Ahmed is a Nigerian politician and a lecturer in the Physics Department at the Faculty of Science, Gombe State University.
Okorie Anthony Ani is a Nigerian politician. He currently serve as a senator representing Ebonyi South senatorial district in Ebonyi state in the 10th National Assembly.