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Governor of Gombe State

Governor of Gombe State, the elected head of Gombe State.

Legal basis

Muhammad Inuwa YahayaAppointed 2019 · APC

What the Constitution says

  • s.176–179

    Each state’s voters elect its Governor. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes in two-thirds of the state’s local government areas.

  • s.49

    The House of Representatives has 360 members, each elected by one federal constituency of roughly equal population.

  • s.48

    Each state elects three senators, one per senatorial district, and the FCT elects one: 109 in all.

Where it appears in the news

  • Pantami wins rescheduled Gombe PDP gov’ship primary

    Sep 30, 2026

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again declared Prof. Isa Ali Pantami as its governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections in Gombe State. The declaration was made after the primary election held on Tuesday across the 114 wards across the 11 LGAs

    dailytrust.com ↗

  • 40-year-old emerges as Gombe’s youngest professor

    Sep 30, 2026

    The Deputy Vice-Chancellor of North-Eastern University (NEU), Gombe, Dr Mohammad Sani Isyaka, has emerged as Gombe State’s youngest professor at the age of 40. According to a statement by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Mukhtar Sani Saulawa, Isyaka

    dailytrust.com ↗

  • Gombe 2027: Pantami, Mailantarki, Garry enter fresh PDP ticket battle

    Sep 29, 2026

    A fresh Gombe State PDP governorship primary pits former minister Isa Pantami against Khamisu Mailantarki and Usman Garry for the 2027 ticket.

    punchng.com ↗
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  • Pantami slugs it out with 2 others as Gombe PDP holds primary today

    Sep 29, 2026

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State has confirmed Professor Isa Ali Pantami, Usman Aliyu Garry and Khamisu Ahmed Mailantarki as the three aspirants cleared to participate in its fresh governorship primary scheduled for Tuesday, September 29. The

    dailytrust.com ↗

  • Pantami wins PDP repeat governorship primary in Gombe

    Sep 29, 2026

    By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe GOMBE — Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State for the 2027 election. Pantami emerged winner of

    vanguardngr.com ↗

  • Don’t vote those who denied me ticket – Goje tells supporters

    Sep 28, 2026

    A former Governor of Gombe State and Senator representing Gombe Central, Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje, has directed his supporters not to vote for those who worked against his getting a return ticket to the senate. Addressing his supporters at his residence i

    dailytrust.com ↗

  • Pantami, Garry, Mailantarkarki in fresh round of battle for Gombe PDP ticket

    Sep 28, 2026

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary rerun in Gombe State has been scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday), Daily Trust can report. The rerun follows the nullification of the May 26 primary election by Justice Amina Mohammed of the Federal High Cou

    dailytrust.com ↗