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Pantami’s return, Goje’s revolt and battle for succession...
原文原文 / Original TextGombe State approaches the 2027 general election amid competing ambitions, shifting loyalties and a complicated struggle for succession. Beneath the three-party contest lies a deeper calculation: who controls the structures of mobilisation, and which combination of interests can produce a winning coalition across the state’s diverse constituencies? The roles of the key actors suggest the election will test the durability of godfatherism, the limits of party authority and the capacity of establis
The most consequential development is Pantami’s victory in the PDP’s fresh governorship primary on Tuesday, September 29. Having initially emerged through a disputed process subsequently nullified by the Federal High Court, Pantami returned to the contest and defeated Khamisu Mailantarki and Usman Aliyu Garry, polling 2,054 votes against 389 and 112, respectively. The rerun followed a September 24 judgment ordering a fresh primary after irregularities in the earlier process.
His national profile as a former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Islamic scholar and public intellectual, provides considerable visibility, but visibility and electoral strength are different resources. His immediate challenge is to convert primary support into a broader coalition, beginning with the relationships exposed by the legal dispute between him, Mailantarki and Garry that led to the litigation. Whether the PDP reconciles these interests will determine whether his victor
Meanwhile, the APC enters with Jamilu Isiyaku Gwamna, whose emergence followed Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s consultations with party stakeholders. Gwamna represents an attempt to sustain the outgoing governor’s political legacy. However, Gwamna must mobilise support independently while maintaining the relationships that made his emergence possible.
In Gombe Central, Goje’s exclusion from the APC senatorial ticket has exposed tensions within the party. After four consecutive terms representing the zone, the former governor lost the ticket to retired Deputy Commissioner of Police Mohammed Ahmed Deba. This dispute reflects competing interests, including the argument for rotation between Akko and Yamaltu/Deba.
Goje’s public declaration has sharpened the disagreement. While reaffirming his APC membership, he reportedly urged supporters not to vote for candidates he associated with the denial of his ticket, including the party’s candidates for Gombe Central, Akko and Yamaltu/Deba federal constituencies. He described his treatment as a betrayal and called those responsible “mugaye” (wicked).
Goje is not necessarily abandoning the APC; he is challenging the assumption that his supporters must automatically accept every candidate the party produces. The people Goje called “mugaye” may include Governor Inuwa Yahaya and Usman Bello Kumo (World), the APC candidate for Akko Federal Constituency and a figure associated with Goje’s political network. Their disagreement illustrates the changing nature of political mentorship, described as godfatherism but really about the redistribution of a
The consequences may extend beyond the senatorial contest: if Goje’s supporters withhold support from APC candidates, the party could face difficulties where his networks remain influential. Yet that influence cannot be assumed; it depends on whether personal loyalty translates into actual voting behaviour.
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来源：Daily Trust Nigeria (https://dailytrust.com/)
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发表于 2026-10-2 09:12:30