Two familiar names. One prize. As Governor Muhammadu Yahaya finishes his second term, he and Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo are gearing up for a high‑stakes fight over the Gombe North Senate seat in 2027. Their decade‑long rivalry now moves from the corridors of Government House to the chamber of the Senate, writes CHIMA AZUBUIKE
Politics in Gombe State has, for more than a decade and a half, revolved around a small circle of influential political actors whose ambitions, alliances and rivalries have significantly shaped the state’s political direction. Among these figures, no rivalry has attracted more attention or had greater impact on the state’s political evolution than the prolonged contest between Senator Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo and Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya. For years, their competition was primarily associated with the struggle for control of the Gombe State Government House. Today, however, the political battlefield has shifted from the executive arm of government
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