Mohammed Danjuma Goje Explained

Muhammed Danjuma Goje
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Office1:Executive Governor of Gombe State
Term Start1:May 2003
Term End1:May 2011
Predecessor1:Abubakar Habu Hashidu
Successor1:Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo
Office2:Senator Representing Gombe Central
Term Start2:May 2011
Predecessor2:Audu Idris Umar
Successor2:Incumbent
Birth Date:1952 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Pindiga Town, Akko, Gombe State, Nigeria
Spouse:Late Hajiya Fatima Yelwa Goje
Hajiya Aminatu Dahiru Binani
Party:All Progressive Congress(APC)[1]
Alma Mater:Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
Children:9
Office:Minister Of State, Power & Steel
Termend:2001
Termstart:1999

Mohammed Danjuma Goje (born 10 October 1952) was a former Governor of Gombe State,[2] [3] [4] Nigeria under the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), taking office on 29 May 2003 during the 2003 Gombe State gubernatorial election.[5] He is now a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).[6] [7]

Early life and education

Goje was born in Pindiga, Akko LGA of Gombe State. He studied political science and graduated from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. He was a member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly from 1979 to 1983. Goje became the Secretary of the National Institute For Medical Research in Yaba, Lagos State in 1984, continuing until 1989.[8]

Political career

On 25 April 1998 Goje contested and won the seat of Senator representing Gombe Senatorial District on the platform of United Nigeria Congress Party conducted by the National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (NECON) in the aborted democratic transition of General Sani Abacha. He went on to establish his own business, Zaina Nigeria Ltd, from 1989 to 1999. The company was named after his mother, Hajiya Zainab. Goje contested for the seat of Senator in the Nigerian National Assembly in 1998 and later on became the Minister of State, Power and Steel from 1999 to 2001 under President Olusegun Obasanjo.[9] He was a two times elected Governor of Gombe State from 2003 to May 29, 2011.In the April 2011 elections, he was elected Senator for Gombe Central on the PDP ticket.[10] [11] [12] He was then re-elected in 2015, 2019 and 2023 General elections.[13] [14]

Senate presidency

Senator Goje stepped down for Senator Ahmad Lawan from the Senate Presidency race after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, June 6, 2019.[15] [16] From June 2019 through June 2023, Senator Danjuma Goje is the chairman of the Marine Transport Committee in the Senate.[17]

Awards and honours

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: APC convention: Senator Sani Musa visits Senator Danjuma Goje . Tribune Online . March 20, 2022 . June 14, 2022.
  2. Web site: Gombe: When the past haunts the present - The Nation Newspaper . 2022-03-18 . thenationonlineng.net.
  3. Web site: 2022-05-24 . I'm still in APC, didn't partake in PDP primary - Goje . 2022-06-14 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2022-03-21 . 2023: APC's disarray in Gombe — Ex-Gov Goje . 2022-06-14 . Vanguard News . en-GB.
  5. Web site: 2011-11-02 . Trappings of Goje's detention, arraignment . 2022-03-02 . Vanguard News . en-US.
  6. News: Ayuba . Hassan . Governor Danjuma Goje @ 55 . Leadership . Leadership Newspapers Group Limited, Abuja . 2007-10-23 . 2007-10-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071216103347/http://www.leadershipnigeria.com/product_info.php?products_id=15999 . 2007-12-16.
  7. Web site: 2022-05-24 . Goje threatens to sue PDP over inclusion in primary - The Nation Newspaper . 2022-06-14 . en-US.
  8. Web site: Mohammed Danjuma Goje biography, net worth, age, family, contact & picture . 2022-10-26 . www.manpower.com.ng.
  9. Web site: Presidential contests: PDP set for repeat success in Gombe . Vanguard . April 14, 2011 . John . Bulus . 2011-04-21.
  10. Web site: Dailytrust News, Sports and Business, Politics Dailytrust . 2022-10-26 . Daily Trust . en.
  11. Web site: Seye . Abdul . 2022-06-21 . 15 ex-governors, governors battle for APC Senate seats . 2022-10-26 . Daily Post Nigeria . en-US.
  12. Web site: gombe pdp candidate inec list - Google Search . 2023-01-06 . www.google.com.
  13. Web site: 2023-02-26 . Goje wins Gombe Central senatorial election . 2023-02-27 . Premium Times Nigeria . en-GB.
  14. Web site: Yaya . Haruna Gimba . 2023-02-27 . Senator Goje re-elected for 4th term . 2023-02-27 . Daily Trust . en-GB.
  15. Web site: 2019-06-06 . Senate President: Goje steps down for Lawan after meeting Buhari . 2022-12-31 . Premium Times Nigeria . en-GB.
  16. News: Goje steps down for Lawan after meeting with Buhari . OAK TV . 6 June 2019.
  17. Web site: ShineYourEye . 2023-01-06 . shineyoureye.org.
  18. Web site: National Assembly | Federal Republic of Nigeria.