Incumbent Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe state has been returned the winner of the keenly contested gubernatorial election in the state.
The Governor who won on the Peoples Democratic Party PDP platform secured his second term bid after polling a total of 285,369 votes against Inuwa Yahaya’s 205,132 votes

He defeated the All Progressive Congress APC candidates with a total difference of 80,237 votes, having won in ten out of the eleven local government areas that make up the state.

Declaring the results Sunday, the Returning Officer, Professor Saminu Ibrahim said Gombe state has a total of 1,102,853 registered votes with 535,081 of them accredited.

506,768 emerged the actual voters voted from which a total of 493,611 valid votes were recorded and 13,151 declared invalid.

Reacting, Alhaji Farouk Yarma commended INEC for a job well done; saying the outcome of the governorship election was expected.

He said Governor Dankwambo had achieved a lot to deserve the second term mandate and “without disappoint, the people have spoken very well through their mandate.

“I personally did not have any fear concerning the result because the governor has done well for the people and state to deserve the victory,” he added
Reacting swiftly on behalf of the APC, Kabiru Usman Kukandaka said the party does not agree with the result a declared but would meet to know the next line of action.


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Where are those that said PDP is dead or turning to a regional party we are coming back stronger and better

Look ^^^ ain't he a dreamer?
Almost a clean sweep. I guess the people of Gombe wanted him. Congrats to him!

No yawa Na!!

Congratulations Dankwambo. even though I am an APC supporter , I support good governance no matter who it comes from. Dankwambo truly transformed Gombe state. he deserves re election.

k

This guy must have really performed to keep his seat, this will likely be the only pdp state in the entire North.

ozoigbondu:
Where are those that said PDP is dead or turning to a regional party we are coming back stronger and better

They're at Tantalizers, eating their own words!

some good news to the pigs after all the heartaches.

at least make them no die prematurely.

ozoigbondu:
Where are those that said PDP is dead or turning to a regional party we are coming back stronger and better

Yes you are... A party that was ruling in 21 states prior to the election from the look of things will be ruling about 13 states and in your own dictionary,thats what coming back stronger is all about. Kpele o

I guess winning is this governor's hobby.

Glory Glory PDP, we have got Gombe. Who says PDP is a regional party? Gombe(NE), Plateau(NC) next is Taraba State. Not forgeting Ekiti and Ondo (SW).

PdP!!!!!!!!!!!!
Power!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ozoigbondu:
Where are those that said PDP is dead or turning to a regional party we are coming back stronger and better

mumu

shachris:
some good news to the pigs after all the heartaches.

at least make them no die prematurely.

wetin this one dey "cap" ?

Pls, we don't want the north to join us in enjoying the dividends of transformed pdp

dearpreye:


They are are Tantalizers, eating the own words!

The poster above you will make a good comedian

We're moving over to Fp soon.

TCD:
Congratulations Dankwambo. even though I am an APC supporter , I support good governance no matter who it comes from. Dankwambo truly transformed Gombe state. he deserves re election.

Seconded! Well said!

BiHung:
mumu

Otondo

I'm happy for him......

ozoigbondu:


Otondo

jonathan

BiHung:
jonathan

Dakuku

OK congrat

ozoigbondu:

Dakuku

Jk

Beauty of democracy

congrats.

ozoigbondu:
Where are those that said PDP is dead or turning to a regional party we are coming back stronger and better

PDP is dead, abeg. How many states do they have throughout the federation?

...

BiHung:
Jk

Ngige

Hope say u no loot moni 4 1st term ..cos gmb is around o

Yes