Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, on Tuesday signed the Gombe State Security, Traffic and Environmental Commission Law, 2025.
The legislation, passed by the Gombe State House of Assembly on February 25, 2025, repeals the Gombe State Agency for Social Services Law, 2018, and establishes the Gombe State Security, Traffic and Environmental Commission (GOSTEC).
According to a press statement signed by Director-General Press Affairs Gombe Government House Ismaila Misilli, the GOSTEC Law 2025 provides a legal framework to support the operations of the state-owned security, traffic management, and environmental protection outfit, GOSTEC.
He disclosed that the Commission is expected to play a key role in complementing the efforts of conventional security agencies operating within the state.
“The new law empowers GOSTEC to assist in maintaining law and order, ensuring proper traffic control, and safeguarding the environmental integrity of Gombe State.
“The law also aims to foster collaboration between GOSTEC and other security outfits for more coordinated, community-focused responses to public safety and environmental challenges,” the statement partly read.
In recent months, the government distributed 50 operational vehicles to security agencies and convened two high-level security summits, all in response to the growing national insecurity and in line with its determination to keep Gombe safe and stable.
With the signing of the GOSTEC Law 2025, the Yahaya-led administration has once again demonstrated its proactive approach to governance, its responsiveness to evolving security and environmental needs, and its commitment to the protection of lives, property, and public spaces.
Earlier, Secretary to Government of Gombe State, Professor Ibrahim Njodi, handed over copy of the law to the Director-General of GOSTEC, DCP Ibrahim Bappah (Retd.), for proper guidance and implementation to the benefit of the citizenry.
