Senate: Goje Disputes Loss in Gombe Central Primary Election
Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje has disputed the result of the Gombe Central Senatorial District All Progressives Congress (APC) Primary Election, claiming it is fake. An official result announced by the Returning Officer, Dr Habu Dahiru, declared DCP Mohammed Ahmed as winner of the election and the party’s flagbearer for the 2027 general elections, having scored […]
Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje has disputed the result of the Gombe Central Senatorial District All Progressives Congress (APC) Primary Election, claiming it is fake.
An official result announced by the Returning Officer, Dr Habu Dahiru, declared DCP Mohammed Ahmed as winner of the election and the party’s flagbearer for the 2027 general elections, having scored 42,785 votes against Senator Goje’s 10,425 votes.
Senator Goje has been representing the senatorial district since 2011
However, in a statement issued by his Special Assistant, Ahmed Isa Kashere, the senator said the result of the direct primary election for the district, which was conducted on Monday in Akko and Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Areas; the two LGAs that make up the senatorial district, is yet to be concluded and announced.
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“Despite the fact that the official result is not announced, some sections of the media and a few social media platforms have been flooded with fabricated results claiming to reflect the outcome of the exercise,” he said
Senator Goje, therefore, urged constituents, party supporters, and the general public to remain calm and disregard the “fake results currently in circulation.”
The statement added that, “On behalf of Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje, I wish to advise the good people of Gombe Central Senatorial District, comprising Akko and Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Areas, to disregard the fake results being circulated by enemies of our great party as the outcome of the APC primary election for Gombe Central Senatorial District.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the official result of the primary election has not yet been announced. In line with the guidelines issued by the national headquarters of our party, the APC, the authentic results will be released in Abuja.”
Kashere urged all party members, supporters, and the general public to remain patient and await the official declaration of the results.
“As a respected lawmaker and elder statesman, Senator Goje remains committed to due process and will continue to abide strictly by the rules and regulations of the party,” he added.