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".
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).
Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan is a Nigerian politician and former professor who served as the 14th president of the Nigerian Senate from 2019 to 2023. He represents the Yobe North Senatorial District in the Senate as a member of the All Progressives Congress.
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.
Kawu Peto Dukku was elected Senator for the Gombe North constituency of Gombe State,Nigeria,taking office on 29 May 2007. He was a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
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.
Kashim Shettima Mustapha is a Nigerian politician who is the 15th and current vice president of Nigeria. He previously served as senator for Borno Central from 2019 to 2023,and as the governor of Borno State from 2011 to 2019.
Sa'idu Ahmad Alkali,a Nigerian politician. He rose to prominence as the Senator for Gombe North senatorial district,initially elected in 2010. Despite facing electoral ups and downs,he showcased his commitment to public service,serving as a bridge between various political platforms and leaving an indelible mark on Nigerian politics.
Suleiman Abdurrahaman also known as Kawu Sumaila(OFR) is a Nigerian politician,businessman,and former Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly House of Representatives Matters. He is the Senator representing the Kano South Senatorial District at the 10th Nigerian National Assembly under New Nigeria People's Party. He served three terms in the Nigerian House of Representatives and was the Deputy Minority Leader of the 6th and 7th Houses of Representatives. He was a member of the All Progressive Congress(APC) and sat on the board of trustees,National Caucus,and NEC,as well as the central merger committee that founded the APC.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria,along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties,the party came to power following the victory of party candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential election. This marked the first time in Nigerian history that an opposition party unseated a governing party and power was transferred peacefully.
Aishatu Jibril Dukku,is a Nigerian educationist and politician from Gombe State. She was a former Principal of Federal Government Girl's College,Bajoga,Gombe State. She served as Federal Minister of State for Education during the presidency of the late Umaru Musa Yar' Adua. Since then,she has served as two terms member of the Nigerian National Assembly. She served in the 8th and 9th Assemblies of the Nigerian House of Representatives representing Dukku and Nafada Federal constituency,Gombe State,Nigeria. She was the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral and Political Parties. She was defeated in the 2023 House of Representatives elections in her reelection bid.
Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya is a Nigerian businessman and politician who has served as the governor of Gombe State since 2019.
The Gombe State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of Gombe State of Nigeria. It is a unicameral legislature with 24 members elected from the 11 local government areas of the state delineated into 24 state constituencies. Local government areas with considerably larger populations are delineated into two constituencies to give equal representation. This makes the number of legislators in the Gombe State House of Assembly 24.
The 2019 Gombe State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 9 March 2019,the APC nominee Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya won the election,defeating Usman Bayero Nafada of the PDP. Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 859 votes and defeating his closest rival,Mohammed Jibrin Barde who received 463 votes. He picked Manasseh Daniel Jatau as his running mate.
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 Nigerian gubernatorial elections were held for state governors in 31 out of 36 Nigerian states. All but three elections were held on 18 March—concurrent with elections to every state house of assembly,three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections—while the Imo State,Kogi State,and Bayelsa State elections will be held on 11 November. The last regular gubernatorial elections for all states were in 2019. All states have a two term limit for Governors which makes 18 incumbent governors ineligible for re-election.
The 2023 Gombe State gubernatorial election will take place 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—will be held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya is running for a second term and was renominated by his party.
The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Gombe State was held on March 28,2015,to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Gombe State. Mohammed Danjuma Goje representing Gombe Central and Usman Bayero Nafada representing Gombe North won on the platform of All Progressives Congress,while Joshua Moltobok representing Gombe South won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party.
The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Gombe State was held on February 23,2019,to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Gombe State,Nigeria.
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.
