Senator representing Gombe Central Senatorial District, Muhammad Danjuma Goje, has described the results of the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary election for Gombe Central as fake.
PrimeTimes Nigeria reports that the Returning Officer of the Election, Habu Dahiru, declared Mohammed Ahmed as the winner of the election and the party’s flagbearer for the 2027 general elections, having scored 42,785 votes against Senator Goje, who polled 10,425 votes.
However, in a statement issued by his Special Assistant, Ahmed Isa Kashere, Goje said the result of the direct primary election for the district, which was conducted on Monday in Akko and Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Areas, the two LGAs that make up the senatorial district, is yet to be concluded and announced.
While urging constituents, party supporters, and the general public to remain calm and disregard the ‘fake results currently in circulation’, Goje said they should await the official declaration of the results.
The statement reads, “On behalf of Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje, I wish to advise the good people of Gombe Central Senatorial District, comprising Akko and Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Areas, to disregard the fake results being circulated by enemies of our great party as the outcome of the APC primary election for Gombe Central Senatorial District.
“Despite the fact that the official result is not announced, some sections of the media and a few social media platforms have been flooded with fabricated results claiming to reflect the outcome of the exercise.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the official result of the primary election has not yet been announced. In line with the guidelines issued by the national headquarters of our party, the APC, the authentic results will be released in Abuja.
“As a respected lawmaker and elder statesman, Senator Goje remains committed to due process and will continue to abide strictly by the rules and regulations of the party.”