Tag: Gombe State

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Gombe State concluded its State House of Assembly and House of Representatives primaries across the state on Sunday. The six and 24 candidates that emerged were elected for the House of Representatives and State House of Assembly respectively. Below is the full list of the candidates as released by the party in Gombe State on Monday: AKKO LGA 1) Abdullahi Gaddafi – Akko Central 2) Umar Kalajanga – Akko North 3) Alh Adamu Kashere – Akko West BALANGA LGA 1) Meriji Majoro – Balanga South 2) Saratu Jauro – Balanga North BILLIRI LGA 1) Yakubu Ladollis – Billiri East 2) Nimrod Yari – Billiri West. DUKKU LGA 1) Zakariyya Sa’idu – Dukku South 2) Abdulrahman Zaune – Dukku North FUNAKAYE LGA 1) Mohammed Buba – Funakaye North 2) Abubakar Adamu -Funakaye South GOMBE LGA 1) Ahmed Abubakar- Gombe North 2) Ismail Usmandodo – Gombe South KALTUNGO LGA 1) Gabriel Galadima – Kaltungo West 2) Hassan Reuben – Kaltungo East KWAMI LGA 1) Adamu Rilwanu – Kwami West 2) Ahmad Abubakar – Kwami East NAFADA LGA 1) Haji Baba – Nafada North 2) Ibrahim Musa – Nafada South SHONGOM LGA 1) Zubairu Ayala – Shongom 2) Markus Samuel – Pero Chonge YAMALTU DEBA LGA 1) Salisu Lano – Deba 2) Kabiru Wade – Yamaltu East 3) Samaila Garba – Yamaltu West HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: 1. Dukku/Nafaɗa El-Rasheed Abdullahi 2. Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye – Hon Yaya -Bauchi Tongo 3. Akko – Aishatu Ahmad 4. Yamaltu Deba – Inuwa Garba 5. Billiri/Balanga – Ali Isa 6. Kaltungo/Shongom – Obed Shehu In all, only three females were elected out of the 30 contested seats in both elections; two for the State Assembly while one clinched the House of Representatives ticket in the primaries. The female candidates are Meriji Majoro for Balanga South and Saratu Jauro, Balanga North while Aishatu Ahmad won for Akko Federal Constituency.