Gombe Guber: I Accept Party’s Position on Consensus — Reps Chief Whip Kumo

The Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Hon. Bello Usman-Kumo, has said he accepts the decision of the Gombe State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which nominated Dr. Jamilu Isiyaku Gwamna as its consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 general election.

Usman-Kumo, who was also eyeing the APC ticket to contest the 2027 Gombe governorship election, said his position affirms the supremacy of the party.

The ranking lawmaker representing Akko Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, in a statement personally signed by him, said he was part of the process that produced the Electoral Act 2025 (as amended), which provides for the consensus method of primary elections; hence, he supports its adoption in Gombe State.

“Ahead of the 2027 general elections, our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been making preparations aimed at ensuring a successful election and victory for the party in the forthcoming polls.

“As a leader and critical stakeholder in the party, I took part in the lawmaking processes that produced the Electoral Act 2025 (as amended). I have also participated in all the decision-making processes of our great party regarding the ‘consensus or direct primary’ arrangement for choosing flagbearers for elective positions at various levels.

“My interest and desire to contest for the governorship position in Gombe State were not hidden. I had keenly awaited the decision of the party, whether to adopt direct primaries or consensus for the APC governorship ticket, to enable me contest in the forthcoming gubernatorial election.

“However, with the consensus option validly adopted and affirmed in accordance with the party’s position, I am left with no better option than to toe the party line.

“As a loyal party man, I would therefore like to express my full support for and confidence in the process and outcome of the just-concluded Gombe State APC Congress, which has produced a consensus candidate and flagbearer for the governorship race in Gombe State.

“This I do with strong conviction and confidence in the leadership of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR), and in my unshaken belief in the leadership style of our leader and Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, who is himself a proven democrat.

“I hereby call on my teeming supporters and loyalists across the state to abide by the party’s position and brace up to work towards ensuring victory for all our candidates in the next elections,” the statement reads.