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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.
Gombe State Geographic Information System (GOGIS) is a digitalised land administrative system that carried out the process of determining,recording,disseminating information about land acquisition,ownership,its value and land management policies in Gombe State,Nigeria.
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- ↑ Omotayo, Joseph (14 June 2019). "Just in: Sadiq Kurba elected new speaker of Gombe Assembly". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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