Tag: Dankwambo
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‘Kofi Annan tended the world as a sacred garden’
The governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo has said the late Kofi Annan tendered the world as a sacred garden with his disposition to life in and out of office as Secretary General of the United Nations (UN). Recall that Annan died on Saturday at the age of 80 years. “As Secretary General…
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Dankwambo lambasts Amosun during visit to Obasanjo, says ‘there are no potholes in Gombe…’
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State attacked his Ogun State counterpart, Ibikunle Amosun when he visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday. Dankwambo, a presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was in the state to consult with the former Nigerian leader on his ambition. Recall that Dankwambo served as Accountant-General…
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NASS siege: ‘We must protect our democracy’ Dankwambo warns FG
Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo has warned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to be cautious in handling its rift with the legislative arm of government so as not to rubbish. Dankwambo in a statement he made available to newsmen said that barricading the gate of the assembly complex and denying some legislators access into their…
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2019: Atiku woos Dankwambo for support
As consultations, meetings and alignments for 2019 hots up among politicians in the country, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar seeks support of Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Hassan DanKwambo for the presidential ticket of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of 2019 general elections. Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo stated this when the…
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Race To Succeed Dankwambo
The political atmosphere is getting charged by the day as we inch closer to the much awaited 2019 poll. Already, politicians are engaging in alignment and realignment, forming pacts and bloc and engaging in subtle permutations to either retain or clinch power. In Gombe State where the incumbent PDP Hassan Dankwambo is serving his second…
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2019: The men who want Muhammadu Buhari’s job
By Mideno Bayagbon As at the last count, no woman has expressed intention to be president of Nigeria come 2019. It is still a man’s world. So far, nine men are known to be eyeing the seat of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, in 2019.The field is still open though for more…
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2019: Arewa Youths beg Atiku, Lamido, Makarfi, others to ‘step down’ for Dankwambo
Northern youths under the aegis of Arewa Youths Coalition have called on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caretaker Committee, Senator Ahmed Makarfi and former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, to drop their presidential ambition. The coalition asked all the presidential aspirants in the PDP to…
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Photos: Fayose, Dankwambo, others get chieftaincy titles in Ekiti
The Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe, on Friday, conferred a chieftaincy title, Apesin Apogun Pote, on Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State. The monarch also honoured Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State, his wife, Hajia Ummi Adama and a member representing Remo Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr Ladipo Adebutu. …