Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, on Tuesday said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has registered 400, 000 membership strength in the state.
Yahaya disclosed this while speaking during the party’s state congress held at the Pantami Stadium Gombe.
He said: “Following the commencement of the e-registration of membership and revalidation, the state has so far registered 400, 000 members.
“With the number registered in the state, Gombe State is placed 10th in Nigeria in terms of APC membership strength.”
The governor commended the party faithful and officials for driving membership increase in the state.
He urged the members to remain united and loyal to the ideals of the party toward securing victory in 2027.
Yahaya expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for giving effective and efficient leadership to Nigeria.
He called on the party stakeholders to push for the return of Tinubu in 2027 and all other seats within Gombe State.
Earlier, Dr Danjuma Dabo, the Chairman of Gombe State APC Congress Committee commended Yahaya for the peaceful conduct of the congress across the state.
While conducting the congress, Dabo said the process started with screening after which the officials were elected through consensus.
Dabo, who affirmed the new officials elected via consensus, announced that the new APC state officials were 36.
Announcing the names, Dabo said, Mohammed Ndus emerged as the new state APC Chairman and Baba Abuja as the Deputy Chairman while Mr Moses Kyari was re-elected as Publicity Secretary, amongst others.
Ndus, in his speech on behalf of the new officials, thanked Gov. Yahaya and pledged their loyalty to the party.
