Gombe stakeholders ‘threaten’ Goje with legal action

Our Reporter

Frontline stakeholders in Gombe State, including lawmakers, traditional rulers, religious leaders and top politicians on Saturday turned down the decision of Senator Mohammad Danjuma Goje not to contest for elective position in 2023.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator represents Gombe Central in the Senate.

Goje, who is a third-time Senator, had, in December 2019, announced his decision not to contest for any elective position again.

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A motion to compel Goje to contest future elective positions was moved and seconded by the stakeholders during the unveiling of Goje’s legacy of service as a former minister, governor and Senator in Kumo, Akko Local Government Area of the state on Saturday.

The stakeholders, who took turns to speak, amid thousands of politicians from across the 11 LGAs of the state, threatened to take legal action if Goje refused to heed their calls to stand for future elective positions.

A former Deputy Governor of the state, Senator Joshua Lidani said Senator Goje’s interventions cut across Gombe and the entire northeast geopolitical zone.

Goje, he said, played a critical role in the establishment of the Northeast Development Commission (NEDC).

Lidani urged Senator Goje to heed to the calls of the people of the senatorial district.

Chairman of Akko LGA, Alhaji Abubakar Barambu said the entire people of Gombe Central Senatorial District have rejected Senator Goje’s retirement from active politics.