‘I didn’t intend to contest’ – Goje dismisses claims Gov Yahaya retired him

Former Gombe State Governor and Senator representing Gombe Central, Mohammed Danjuma Goje, has said helium voluntarily decided to measurement speech from the 2027 election.

He dismissed claims that Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya forced him retired of politics.

Goje made the clarification successful an interrogation with BBC Hausa on Tuesday, pursuing the contention surrounding the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary, which resulted successful him losing the party’s ticket.

The erstwhile politician said helium had accepted the result arsenic the volition of Allah and would proceed to enactment the APC contempt not securing its ticket.

“I person reached a signifier successful my governmental vocation wherever I judge I should measurement speech and let younger politicians to instrumentality over. I person already informed my supporters successful Gombe that I volition not contention the 2027 predetermination pursuing what happened,” Goje said.

He rejected suggestions that Governor Inuwa Yahaya had politically retired him.

“It was not Inuwa Yahaya who retired maine from politics. It was Allah who decided that I would not proceed with this matter,” Goje said.

He added that helium could inactive instrumentality to the Senate if helium decided to contention nether different governmental enactment and secured its ticket.

Goje besides said helium did not see his nonaccomplishment to unafraid the APC summons arsenic a betrayal.

“As a Muslim, I know...