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- ↑ "Primaries: Yaya-Bauchi wins PDP ticket for Gombe-Kwami-Funakaye Federal Constituency". Premium Times Nigeria. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ↑ "#ElectionResults: Goje, Dankwambo win Gombe Senate seats". Tribune Online. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
