By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe
Less than two weeks before the commencement of campaigns for the 2027 general elections, disagreement has emerged among leaders of the National Democratic Coalition (NDC) in Gombe State over the strength and preparedness of the party’s grassroots structure.
The disagreement involving the Northeast Zonal Coordinator of the Coalition Alliance Network for the Peter Obi/Kwankwaso Movement, Alhaji Yahaya Mohammed Samaila; the party’s governorship hopeful in Gombe State, Dr. Babayo Ardo; and the National President of the Coalition Alliance Network, Mallam Zakari Garba Bura, has sparked debate over the party’s readiness for the upcoming elections.
While Samaila alleged that the NDC lacks a visible and effective political structure in the state, Ardo and Bura disagreed, insisting that the party has established functional structures across Gombe’s 11 local government areas.
Speaking in Gombe, Samaila described the party’s presence in the state as weak compared with other states in the Northeast, citing the absence of campaign materials and visible organisational activities.
