Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has shown genuine love and commitment to the development of Northern Nigeria, particularly through his investments in the livestock sector.

The governor made this statement on Saturday during the ground-breaking ceremony of a 184-hectare Agro-Livestock Industrial Zone in Gombe State.

According to the Governor, no northern leader in nearly five decades had invested as much in the livestock value chain as President Tinubu has done within his first year in office.

He said, “If not for a President who loves his people and has the capacity and will, this transformation would not have happened. No northern leader in 47 years of power considered investing ₦120 billion to transform the livestock sector, despite it being a predominantly northern industry.”

Yahaya praised President Tinubu’s administration for initiating programmes that are already bringing positive changes across the country, especially in agriculture and livestock development.

He noted that the Agro-Livestock Industrial Zone being established in Gombe is part of the president’s broader plan to boost food security, create jobs, and grow the economy.

“The president approved ₦120 billion for the development of the livestock sector and has already released 50 per cent of the funds. This is a clear indication of his commitment to the economic well-being of our people,” the governor said.

He also assured President Tinubu of the full support of Gombe people ahead of the 2027 elections.

“I assure the President that for what he has done, is doing, and will do, Gombe people will follow him to the battlefield blindfolded. We will work for his success in 2027. By God’s grace, his re-election is assured.”

Gov. Yahaya urged Nigerians to remain patient, adding that although current reforms may come with temporary hardship, the long-term benefits under President Tinubu’s leadership will be worth the wait.

The political tension in Kano has continued as Nigeria police chief, Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the appearance of Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, spokesperson to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.

This latest police invitation is tied to the controversial 2024 suspension of the APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje — a political heavyweight in the state.

The police believe Dawakin-Tofa played a major role in orchestrating the drama that led to Ganduje’s temporary removal by his ward’s party executives.

In an official letter dated May 23, 2025, the IGP asked the Kano State Government to release Dawakin-Tofa for questioning.

The letter, signed by Deputy Commissioner of Police, Akin Fakorede, claimed the governor’s aide is being investigated for criminal defamation, impersonation, and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace. The police want him to appear on May 29 before one of their top officers, SP Mojirode B. Obisiji, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.

This isn’t the first time the police have gone after Dawakin-Tofa. Back in December 2024, a similar arrest order was issued over the same matter — a development that triggered legal battle between the police and the Kano government.

At the heart of this saga is a long-standing political feud between Ganduje and Dawakin-Tofa, both of whom hail from the same area in Kano. Their rivalry stretches back to 2015, when Ganduje, then governor-elect, allegedly ordered Dawakin-Tofa’s arrest over his opposition during that year’s election.

In 2024, Ganduje was suspended by the APC executive committee in his ward — a move the party later disowned, but one that stirred massive political ripples.

Fingers immediately pointed at Dawakin-Tofa, with Ganduje accusing him of plotting the whole thing to crush him (Ganduje’s) in Kano.

In response to the initial police move against him last year, Dawakin-Tofa secured a court order shielding him from arrest, detention, or harassment.

That injunction covered not only the IGP, but also the DSS, Civil Defence, and senior police officers involved in the case. However, that legal protection hasn’t stopped the latest police action.

His legal team has since appealed a ruling by a Kano High Court that dismissed his suit against Ganduje and the police, hoping the Court of Appeal will offer relief.

The political tension in Kano is only getting thicker, especially with the 2027 general elections on the horizon.

HAPPENING NOW

THE SENATE PRESIDENT SEN. GODSWILL AKPABIO GCON HOSTS PRINCE NICHOLAS UKACHUKWU, MHR, THE APC GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE FOR THE NOVEMBER 8TH ANAMBRA ELECTION

Umunne Ndi Anambra!

Today, I was hosted by
The Senate President HE Godswill Akpabio GCON in company of the National Chairman of our great party HE Alhaji Umar Ganduje, the Deputy Senate President Alhaji Jibril Barau, and Senator of APC from south east; Sen Osita Izunaso, Sen Peter Nwebonyi, Sen Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi and others;

I held a fruitful and strategic discussion with the Senate President and presented my ideas of governance and policy thrust for upcoming election in Anambra State.

The National Chairman of our great party APC reaffirmed to the Senate President and the South East caucus his commitment and determination to bring Anambra into the central political fold so as to take it’s pride in committe of states where the renewed hope of Mr President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR will be fostered to the very grassroots. He called on the Senate leadership to rally round Mr President Visions for Anambra State and ensure that APC take over Anambra come 8th November 2025 in the election.,

Responding, the Senate President congratulated me for the resilience and victory of our party primaries and charged me to replicate same strategy, astuteness and and commitment in the main election. He assured that President Ahmed Bola Tinubu. GCFR mandate that I should make all efforts to win Anambra for him and the our party has his full support. I am solidly behind you and we will support you with all our legislative strengths. I have been there before, If I can do it then you can do it! God will be with you and we shall be with all the way, concluded the Senate President.

I am committed to bringing positive development to Anambra and I won’t stop in strategic partnerships until victory is achieved umunne m!

Prince Dr Nicholas Ukachukwu,MHR
( Ikukuoma) ,
13th June 2025