RismadarVoice Reporters
November 15, 2026
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe State has formally launched its campaign ahead of the 2027 general elections, with Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya announcing a target of at least one million votes for President Bola Tinubu.
The campaign flag-off took place on Saturday in Bajoga, headquarters of Funakaye Local Government Area, attracting party leaders, government officials and supporters from across the state.
Addressing the gathering, Yahaya expressed confidence in the APC’s electoral prospects and said the party would campaign on the development records of the federal and state administrations.
The governor highlighted infrastructure, electricity, healthcare and transportation projects, describing them as evidence of his administration’s commitment to economic development.
He cited the one-megawatt solar power project in Talasse and ongoing four-megawatt electricity projects in Kaltungo, Kumo, Bajoga and Dukku.
Yahaya also identified the Kaltungo Snakebite Research Centre, Federal Orthopaedic Hospital in Billiri and Federal Medical Centre in Kumo among projects receiving government attention.
On infrastructure, he claimed his administration had constructed more than 1,100 kilometres of roads across the state.
He further announced plans by the North-East Development Commission to reconstruct the Gombe-Dukku, Gombe-Bajoga-Potiskum and Gombe-Yola roads.
According to the governor, improved federal allocations had also helped the state address outstanding gratuity obligations.
Turning to the elections, Yahaya declared that the APC would intensify grassroots mobilisation to secure victory for Tinubu and its candidates in Gombe.
The Special Adviser to the President on Political and Other Matters, Ibrahim Kabir Masari, commended the governor’s leadership and urged party members to maintain unity.
Similarly, APC Deputy National Chairman (North), Ali Bukar Dalori, praised the state administration and expressed confidence in the party’s electoral preparations.
The APC governorship candidate, Dr Jamil Isyaku Gwamna, pledged to build on existing development programmes if elected.
Gwamna said his administration would prioritise infrastructure, inclusive governance and opportunities for young people, women and rural communities.
Former governors Ali Modu Sheriff and Bindow Jibrilla were among prominent political figures who attended the event.
The Gombe APC Chairman, Mohammed Dantata Ndus, urged members to strengthen engagement with voters at the grassroots.
Meanwhile, the party’s campaign council, led by Director-General Sa’adu Hassan, said its mobilisation structures had been activated across the state.
The declared one-million-vote target reflects the APC’s campaign objective, with the outcome to be determined by voters in the 2027 elections.
