Abubakar Danladi, the returning officer for the governorship primaries, made the declaration on Thursday in Gombe.

Gwamna was earlier picked as the consensus candidate of the APC but there was resistance.

Abubakar Danladi, the returning officer for the governorship primaries, made the declaration on Thursday in Gombe.

“We have confidence in his leadership and achievements. That is why stakeholders unanimously agreed to return him as our candidate,” he said.