Kolmani Oil and How Dankwambo will Stand for Gombe at Nigeria’s Senate Chamber

By

Abbakar Habu Gwani

Nigeria’s NNPC had in October 2019 announced the discovery of hydrocarbon deposits in the Kolmani river of the north eastern (Gombe / Bauchi) part of the country. The new oil field has over 1 billion barrels of oil reserves and 500 billion cubic feet of gas according to an official statement.

The discovery alone attracted over $3b investment in oil and gas sector when the project is almost zero percent, imagine now and what type of investors it will attract in the future.

The first phase of the exploration will entail an in–situ oil refinery of up to 120,000 barrels per day capacity, a gas processing plant of about 500 million standard cubic feet per day, a power plant of up to 300-megawatt capacity and a fertilizer plant of 2,500 tons per day, according to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited.

However, this God-given resources is never without socioeconomic and political challenges and other many issues on ground; frontier exploration funds (FEF) with the allocation of 30% profit, constitutional statutory allocation of 13% to the oil producing states, Gombe/Bauchi refers. The discovery, exploration and commissioning of the said oil is not even and issue of concern, but, who will stand for Gombe?

In the case of the above, the question of who will stand for Gombe is very critical and therefore, needs a critical and rational answer. For us in Gombe, we have seen the good, the bad and the ugly leadership style of all the past and the present leaders, ranging from the governors and the national representatives. Some stand to be different and exceptional, while others have shown their true colours of failure.

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But, out of all, Dr. Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo stands to be different and outstanding in all ramps of leadership style. He is one of a kind with full economic and political experience. His knowledge and experience cut across all boundaries of all sectors of the economy and development. Dankwambo is therefore, the only answer to the forgone question.

To draw my conclusion to what makes Dankwambo the right choice for the senatorial seat of Gombe north, the following four (4) factors must be taken in to consideration.

1. His intellectualism
2. His Administrative experience
3. His Financial and economic knowledge
4. His love for peace building, equity, fairness, patience and perseverance

Abbakar Habu Gwani writes from Gombe Local Government Area of Gombe State.

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I have huge regard for dankwambo. he is my ideal kind of leader. young and intelligent.

if elected into the red chamber of the senate, He wil make a great senator of the Federal Requblic and the people of Gombe state be better for it.