The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Primary Election Committee for Gombe State has declared Jamilu Gwamna as the duly elected governorship candidate of the party for the 2027 general election.
Gwamna emerged victorious after polling 247,161 votes to defeat the two other aspirants in the race, former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, who scored 12,120 votes, and former Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Ahmed Alkali, who polled 11, 612 votes.
Our correspondent reports that the ex-ministers had announced their boycott two days ago alleging irregularities.
Announcing the results on Thursday after collating the results from the 11 LGAs, the Chairman of the Governorship Primary Election Committee, Senator Sani Danladi, said “the exercise was conducted peacefully, transparently and in line with the guidelines of the party and provisions of the Electoral Act.”
Danladi commended party members across the state for their orderly conduct and impressive turnout during the direct primary election, adding “the process is a clear demonstration of the APC’s strength, unity, and grassroots acceptability in Gombe State.”
The collation process, held at the APC State Secretariat in Gombe, was monitored by INEC officials led by the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Gombe State, Alhaji Umar Gajiram, Electoral observers, security personnel, the media and senior party officials among others.
