Goje, Dankwambo’s Absence At APC Campaign Council Casts Doubt Over Unity

The absence of former Gombe State governors Danjuma Goje and Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo from the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) marketing campaign and advisory councils has generated reactions over the social gathering’s efforts to unite influential political figures forward of the 2027 basic elections.

The two former governors had been listed amongst members of the councils inaugurated by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya on Thursday in Gombe, however neither attended the ceremony, regardless of their distinguished positions within the state’s political panorama.

Their absence got here as Yahaya urged social gathering members to reconcile variations, embrace unity and intensify grassroots mobilisation to safe victory for President Bola Tinubu and different APC candidates within the forthcoming elections.

Abdu Isah, a resident of Federal Lowcost Gombe, maintained that their absence raises questions on whether or not the social gathering’s management has secured their energetic participation or merely positioned their names on the councils.

According to the marketing campaign and advisory council lists launched by the APC, Goje was listed at quantity six and 5 on the advisory council, whereas Dankwambo, who’s a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP and the social gathering’s chief within the state, was listed at seven and 6 on the advisory council.

Isah mentioned the inclusion of the 2 former governors means that the APC management recognises the significance of accommodating influential political figures in its electoral construction.

However, he famous that their absence from the inauguration raises a query concerning the distinction between formal membership of a marketing campaign council and precise political dedication to its actions.

A political commentator, Sallau Yahya, in his response, famous that, for a celebration making ready for a aggressive election, the participation of influential figures may matter past their presence at ceremonies. Their political networks, loyalists and skill to mobilise supporters may contribute to the social gathering’s grassroots energy. “But only if they truly accept the offer and agree to work.”

“But with out their energetic involvement, particularly Goje, who’s a serving Senator and an influential determine, the councils may face the problem of coordinating political pursuits.

Yahya added that their absence, nonetheless, doesn’t, by itself, set up that both politician has rejected the APC’s marketing campaign or intends to oppose its candidates.

Dankwambo’s response

However, efforts to succeed in out to the lawmaker for remark weren’t profitable, however, one in all his media aides, Husaini Ali Mohammed, has denied that the previous governor was conscious of or consented to his inclusion within the APC’s marketing campaign committees.

Mohammed mentioned he contacted the lawmaker after seeing the announcement and that he advised him he knew nothing concerning the appointment and was not a member of the committees. He added that Senator Dankwanbo would subject an official assertion to make clear his place.

The response raises questions on whether or not the social gathering consulted him earlier than together with his title on the lists and whether or not his appointment displays an settlement with the APC management.

Dankwambo stays a distinguished PDP determine in Gombe State and the social gathering’s candidate for Gombe North, making his inclusion within the APC marketing campaign construction significantly noteworthy.

Commentators within the state mentioned his reported lack of know-how may recommend that the social gathering’s try and accommodate him has not translated into a proper political understanding.

Goje’s absence

Goje’s absence is equally important given his long-standing affect in Gombe politics.

The former governor, who represents Gombe Central Senatorial District within the Senate, had a rift with Governor Yahaya following his incapacity to safe his senatorial ticket for the 2027 polls.

For Sallau Yahya, his political relationship with Governor Yahaya has been formed by competing pursuits throughout the state’s political panorama, making his presence or absence at main social gathering occasions a problem of curiosity.

Goje’s inclusion within the marketing campaign construction could possibly be interpreted as an effort to accommodate his political affect and strengthen the APC’s place throughout the state.

But for a number of analysts, his absence from the inauguration leaves questions on whether or not the social gathering has achieved the extent of political reconciliation wanted to carry its influential stakeholders collectively.