After nearly 16 years of political dominance in Gombe Central Senatorial District, former Governor Danjuma Goje’s bid for a fifth Senate term was halted by an unlikely challenger — retired Deputy Commissioner of Police Mohammed Ahmed, reports CHIMA AZUBUIKE
The political dominance of former Governor of Gombe State, Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje, in Gombe Central Senatorial District may have finally met its toughest challenge yet not from a long-established political rival or a wealthy political dynasty, but from a retired police officer whose emergence dramatically altered the political calculations within the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state.
For nearly 16 uninterrupted years, Akko Local Government Area retained control of the Gombe Central Senate seat through Goje, who has represented the district since 2011 after completing two terms as governor of Gombe State. Over the years, Goje built one of the most formidable political structures in the North-East, commanding loyalty across party lines and maintaining influence that survived multiple political transitions.
But while his influence remained visible, resentment had gradually been building in neighbouring Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area, where many political stakeholders believed the district had been sidelined for too long in the distribution of political offices.
