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  • Gombe: Atiku loses in Dankwambo’s polling unit

    President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo’s polling unit in Gombe in yesterday presidential poll.

    Mr Ahmed Makko, the Presiding Officer of Hassan Manzo 005, announced the result amidst jubilation by APC supporters.

    Buhari scored 453 votes to defeat Atiku, who scored 80 votes.

    However, in the senatorial election, Gov. Dankwambo won in the unit scoring 325 votes to defeat the APC candidate Alhaji Saidu Alkali who scored 212 for the Gombe North Senatorial seat.

    NAN reports that Buhari’s supporters took to the streets to celebrate the victory.

  • Buhari wins in Gov. Dankwambo’s polling unit

    President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has defeated Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo polling unit in Gombe in Saturday’s Presidential Poll.

    Mr Ahmed Makko, the Presiding Officer of Hassan Manzo 005, announced the result amidst jubilation by APC supporters.

    Buhari scored 453 votes to defeat Atiku, who scored 80 votes.

    However, in the senatorial election, Gov. Dankwambo won in the unit scoring 325 votes to defeat the APC candidate Alhaji Saidu Alkali who scored 212 for the Gombe North Senatorial seat.

    NAN reports that Buhari’s supporters took to the streets to celebrate the victory.

  • Dankwambo refuses to appear before SARS-Panel over death of personal cook

    Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe has again refused to appear before the Presidential Investigation Panel on the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) over the death of one of his personal aides.

    Mr Tony Ojukwu, chairman of the panel, also Executive Secretary of the National Human Right Commission, said that the governor refused to honour the summon of the panel.

    He said even when the governor was said to have been in Abuja on Thursday.

    The chairman said that the counsel to the governor knew that the panel was rounding off and “you decided to frustrate his coming.”

    “You are only here to make excuses for him, he received the option of fair hearing and he made his choice.

    “The panel will decide this matter on the merit and report on it,” he said.

    Mr Audu Danbaki, counsel to Gov. Dankwambo had earlier, told the panel that the governor travelled outside the country on a schedule flight and could not honour the summon of the panel.

    “He suggested that if he will be given any other date next week he wouldn’t mind that he was not trying to be disrespectful to the panel.

    “He was here in Abuja for a meeting on Thursday but left to catch his flight, “Danbaki told the panel.

    He explained that it was the governor, who lodged the complaint to the police in Kaduna.

    Counsel to the petitioner, Ms Glora Ballson regretted the reality of the value attached to human life in the country.

    “We have tendered before the panel the fact which is clinical and prayed the panel for justice on conclusion of the case on the cruelty on John Okon, who died when he ought not to.”

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the petition was written by Law Chambers of Mr Sunny Olorunmola on behalf of one Mrs Okon over the death of her husband Mr John Okon, who was a personal cook to Dankwambo

    Mrs Okon alleged that her husband died as a result of injuries sustained due to beatings and torture by men of SARS.

    She further stated that he was in custody of the men of SARS headed by one SP Jummai of the anti-crime department, Kaduna.

    Okon said the problem started after a burglary at the Kaduna residence of Dankwambo where the deceased was living with his family.

    “The deceased, who lived in the boys quarters of the governor’s private residence in Kaduna woke up on Nov. 8, 2018 to discover that the house had been burgled and four theatre TV cinema sets carted away by unidentified persons.

    “The deceased, his wife and other domestic staff reported the case at the Kabala Costain Police Station, where they were all arrested.

    “They were subsequently transferred to the state Police Headquarters on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 for further investigation.

    “My husband fell sick and died on Nov. 13 as he was being rushed to Barau Diko General Hospital, Kaduna for medical attention,” she said.

    Ballson, counsel to the petitioner had earlier, brought a pathologist, Dr Godwin Ayuba who performed autopsy on the deceased to testify.

    Dr Iheanyichukwu Ogbonna, obstetrician and gynaecologist, who served as an observer to the autopsy also testified.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the panel was set up by the Federal Government to investigate the allegations of human rights abuses by the men of Special Anti-Robbery Squad.

    The panel is to make useful recommendations to government on the way forward. (NAN)

  • Asset Declaration: Dankwambo, top Gombe functionaries verified by CCB

    Asset Declaration: Dankwambo, top Gombe functionaries verified by CCB

    The Code of Conduct Bureau Gombe State office on Wednesday said that it has verified top government officials in the state for the 2016 asset declarations exercise, said the State Director, Mr Panyi Baira.

    Baira, who disclosed this to journalists in Gombe on Wednesday, said those verified included Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo, his Deputy, Mr Charles Iliya, 24 members of the State House of Assembly and 14 Special advisers to the governor.

    According to him, civil servants and public office holders in the state had responded positively to the provision of asset declaration.

    He said that the bureau was constituted to check the excesses of public officers in government business.

    “The bureau is to ensure the high level of accountability, transparency and high level of morality in government business,” he said.

    Baira said asset declaration is a constitutional requirement that must be adhered to by all government workers in the country.

    “This is not something of wish, it is a constitutional requirement for any employee of the government to declare assets,” he said.

    According to him, early next year Permanent secretaries and top judicial officers among others would also be verified.

    He said that after this the field verification exercise would be conducted as directed by the Federal Commissioner for Gombe.

    Baira said that it is an offence to over-declare or under-declare asset as well as failure to fill the assets declaration form.

  • NYSC orientation exercise resumes in Gombe after two years

    NYSC orientation exercise resumes in Gombe after two years

    National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation exercise has resumed in Gombe state after two years of suspension as a result of security challenges occasioned by the threat of insurgents.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) however reports that the 1,706 batch ‘A’ Corps members deployed to the state are to undergo the exercise in a temporary orientation camp in Amada, Akko Local Government Area, pending the clearing of the permanent camp in Malamsidi town of Kwami Local Government Area.

    Speaking at the inaugural ceremony on Friday, Gombe State Coordinator of NYSC, Malam Ahmed Ikada commended Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo for his timely intervention that saw the resumption of orientation camp in the state.

    He then appealed to the governor to assist the corps members with stipends to add to their monthly allowance.

    In his remarks, Alhaji Mahmud Baba, acting Head of Service and chairman, NYSC Governing Board, urged the corps members to put in to practice, the skills acquired during their training.

    Declaring the orientation camp open, Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo assured the corps members that the government was committed to ensuring their security.

    He commended the host community for providing vigilantes that would collaborate with security personnel to ensure security within and outside the camp.