2027: Inuwa Yahaya flags off APC campaign, targets 1m votes for Tinubu

By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe

BAJOGA, the headquarters of Funakaye Local Government Area of Gombe State, was the venue of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign flag-off on Saturday, as Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya declared the state ready to support President Bola Tinubu and other candidates of the ruling party in the 2027 general elections.

At the rally, which attracted party supporters and political stakeholders from across the state, Inuwa Yahaya said the APC was targeting at least one million votes for Tinubu, expressing confidence that the party would win all elective positions in Gombe.

The event was attended by the Special Adviser to the President on Political and Other Matters, Hon. Ibrahim Kabir Masari; APC Deputy National Chairman (North), Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori; former governors, members of the National Assembly and other party chieftains.

Addressing the gathering, the governor urged residents to assess the APC based on its performance in government, highlighting projects and programmes implemented by his administration and the Federal Government.

He particularly commended Tinubu’s electricity sector reforms, saying they had created opportunities for state governments to participate in power generation, transmission and distribution.

Inuwa Yahaya cited the one-megawatt solar power project commissioned in Talasse and ongoing four-megawatt power projects in Kaltungo, Kumo, Bajoga and Dukku as examples of the benefits of the reforms.

He also listed the Kaltungo Snakebite Research Centre, Federal Orthopaedic Hospital in Billiri, Federal Medical Centre in Kumo and ongoing interventions at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, among federal projects in the state.

On transportation infrastructure, the governor identified the Akwanga-Jos-Bauchi-Gombe-Biu road corridor and the proposed railway development from Jos towards the North-East as projects expected to improve connectivity and economic activities in the region.

He also highlighted the Ultramodern International Livestock Market, International Grains Market, Timberland Abattoir and Inland Dry Port as initiatives aimed at strengthening Gombe’s commercial activities, attracting investment and creating employment opportunities.

The governor said his administration had constructed more than 1,100 kilometres of roads across the state, adding that the APC was seeking the electorate’s support based on its record in office.

“We are not promising; we are asking you to rate us based on our deliverables. Development has been taken to every nook and cranny of the state,” he said.

FG to reconstruct major roads

Inuwa Yahaya also announced that the Federal Government, through the North-East Development Commission (NEDC), would undertake the reconstruction of the Gombe-Dukku, Gombe-Bajoga-Potiskum and Gombe-Yola roads.

He further disclosed plans for a six-span bridge linking Galda in Yobe State with Jigawa in Gombe State, describing the proposed projects as important interventions for transportation and economic integration in the region.

The governor attributed the state government’s improved capacity to address outstanding gratuity obligations to the increased fiscal resources available to states following the economic policies of the Tinubu administration.

He also expressed optimism that the Local Council Development Areas established by his administration would eventually receive recognition as local government areas.

On the 2027 elections, Inuwa Yahaya declared that the APC would seek victory across all elective positions in Gombe, while targeting at least one million votes for Tinubu.

“Insha Allah, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is coming back, and we are going to win from head to toe.

“As far as Gombe is concerned, Mr Adviser, tell Mr President that he should go to bed with two eyes closed. The case is closed. Gombe is delivered. It is sealed and delivered,” he said.

Masari, Dalori seek support for APC

Earlier, the Special Adviser to the President on Political and Other Matters, Ibrahim Kabir Masari, expressed satisfaction with the turnout at the rally, describing it as a demonstration of the party’s mobilisation efforts in the state.

Masari commended Inuwa Yahaya’s leadership, urging party members to sustain their unity and mobilisation ahead of the elections.

Similarly, the APC Deputy National Chairman (North), Ali Bukar Dalori, praised the governor’s development initiatives and called on Gombe to lead the party’s electoral mobilisation in the North-East.

He expressed confidence in the APC’s prospects in the region and urged supporters to remain committed to the party.

“Let Gombe lead APC in the North-East. The opposition should stop wasting time, as the people have already decided to vote for respect instead of disrespect, development instead of backwardness, unity instead of disunity and peace over chaos,” he said.

Gwamna pledges continuity

The APC governorship candidate in Gombe State, Dr Jamilu Ishyaku Gwamna, pledged to consolidate the development programmes of the Inuwa Yahaya administration if elected governor in 2027.

Gwamna said the current administration had established a foundation for sustainable development, promising to build on its achievements while extending government programmes to underserved communities.

He said his administration would prioritise inclusive governance, particularly for youths, women and rural communities.

“Where we can build, we will; where we will improve, we will, because Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has already trailblazed. We will make sure everybody is carried along — the youth, women and rural communities,” he said.

He added that his campaign would be guided by a development agenda, promising to unveil his manifesto to the electorate.

Former governors endorse APC’s record

In a goodwill message, former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Coordinating Patron of the APC Campaign Council, Senator Usman Bayero Nafada, said no previous Nigerian president had done more for Gombe State than Tinubu.

He described Inuwa Yahaya’s performance as a foundation for the next APC administration and expressed confidence that the party’s governorship candidate would sustain the development programmes.

Former Borno State Governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, also commended the development projects in Gombe, citing improvements along major roads leading into the state.

Sheriff expressed confidence that Gombe would deliver substantial votes for the APC in 2027.

Similarly, former Adamawa State Governor, Senator Bindow Jibrilla, urged residents to acknowledge the development initiatives of the Inuwa Yahaya administration.

He also called on Northerners to support Tinubu’s re-election bid, arguing that the President should be given the opportunity to complete his development agenda.

Bindow urged voters to elect APC candidates into the National and State Assemblies to strengthen cooperation between the executive and legislative arms of government.

The Deputy Governor of Yobe State, Idi Barde Gubana, who represented the state governor, emphasised the importance of national unity, peace and political stability, while expressing support for Tinubu’s continued leadership.

Other speakers, including Senator Joshua Lidani and Hon. Usman Bello Kumo, also expressed support for the APC and urged members to remain united.

APC chairman seeks grassroots mobilisation

Earlier, the Gombe State APC Chairman, Mohammed Dantata Ndus, described the campaign flag-off as an important milestone in the party’s preparations for the 2027 general elections.

Ndus said the party remained united under Inuwa Yahaya’s leadership, attributing its political strength to projects and programmes implemented across the state.

He said the campaign would focus on the administration’s record, engagement with voters and grassroots mobilisation.

“Elections are won at the grassroots. I urge everybody to go back to his polling unit and vote for the APC from head to toe,” he said.

With the flag-off in Bajoga, the Gombe State APC Campaign Council, led by its Director-General, Alhaji Sa’adu Hassan, said it had activated its campaign structure ahead of the 2027 elections, with the objective of securing victory for Tinubu, the party’s governorship candidate and other APC candidates in the state.

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