Alhaji Mohammed Inuwa Yahaya has emerge winner of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Primary election held at the Gombe International Hotel, Gombe.
Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya, who is a former Commissioner of Finance during Senator Danjuma Goje’s eight year tenure, was also the party’s Governorship flag bearer during the 2015 general election.
He lost the election to Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Announcing the winner of the election that started around 3:30am, chairman of the election committee, Abu Bawuro said Inuwa polled 859 votes to beat his closest rival, Mohammed Jibrin Barde who polled 463 votes.
The election which was conducted in a peaceful atmosphere had other contestants who polled the following votes.
Farouk Bamusa 139 votes, Idris Umar, former minister for transport 68 votes, Umar Kwairanga 54 votes, Abubakar Habu Muazu 49 votes, Dasuki Jalo Waziri 28 votes, Ahmed Khamisu Mailantarki nine votes while Aliyu Haidar Abubakar polled five votes.
The chairman commended the contestants, delegates and agents for the unity they exhibited through out the conduct of the exercise.
In his response, the winner of the election, Inuwa Yahaya called on others to join hands in ensuring that APC forms the next Government in the State.
He commended the leader of the party, Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje for carrying all the nine contestants along without any bias. He promised to do his best for the people of Gombe State.
In his remarks, Senator Goje commended the contestants for unified forum they exhibited advised Inuwa to take all APC members as his children.
