There is rising confusion in Gombe State following the looks of the name of former Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo on the list of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council.
Dankwambo, who’s the chief of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) within the state, is contesting for the Gombe North Senatorial seat within the 2027 normal elections underneath the PDP platform.
The list, printed in nationwide dailies on Monday, consists of Dankwambo as a member of the APC campaign construction—a growth that has stirred confusion amongst PDP supporters within the state.
However, the state chapter of the PDP has formally disassociated Dankwambo from the APC’s advisory and campaign council list.
The 666-member campaign council, chaired by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, comprises the names of distinguished APC figures, together with Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje, Senator Usman Bayero Nafada, and Senator Sa’idu Ahmed Alkali. Senator Dankwambo’s name is listed alongside these prime occasion chieftains appointed to drive the APC campaign forward of the 2027 elections.
Specifically, Senator Dankwambo appears at quantity seven on the 666-member campaign council list and quantity six on the 66-member advisory council, inserting him above key figures inside the state APC.
The growth is already producing intense reactions. As a former governor and serving political chief, Dankwambo is extensively regarded as the face of the PDP in Gombe State, making his inclusion on the ruling occasion’s campaign list a significant speaking level.
The inclusion has sparked questions on whether or not the senator has defected to the APC or relinquished his senatorial bid to enter into an alliance with the ruling occasion within the state.
This growth comes at a time when former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, is combating to safe a spot on the poll underneath the PDP after his name was omitted from the ultimate list launched by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Our correspondent studies that Dankwambo belongs to the faction of the PDP led by the Minister of the FCT, Barr. Nyesom Wike.
The State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Abdulkadir Ahmad Dukku, mentioned in a press release that the inclusion of Dankwambo’s name on the APC campaign list was meant to create confusion amongst PDP members and supporters within the state.
“Our attention has been drawn to the publication of a list of members of the APC campaign council in Gombe State, recently published in national dailies and across social media platforms,” Dukku mentioned.
“The list, which contains the name of the Gombe State PDP Leader, Senator Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, as a member of the Advisory Committee of the APC Campaign Council in Gombe State, is fake and intended to cause confusion among members and supporters of the PDP in the state.”
He additional disassociated the occasion and its chief from the purported list, including that Senator Dankwambo was unaware of the event.
The publicity secretary careworn that Dankwambo stays a number one member of the PDP at each state and nationwide ranges and is “also the PDP senatorial candidate for Gombe North in the forthcoming general elections.”
Dukku accused the ruling APC within the state of partaking in “fabricated acts, calculated to cause mistrust and chaos among members and supporters of the PDP in Gombe State ahead of the 2027 general elections.”
UPDATE NEWS:
Nigerians can now make investments ₦2.5 million on premium domains and revenue about ₦17-₦25 million. All earnings paid in US Dollars. Rather than surprise,
click here to find out how it works.
