Ibrahim Sani Shawai
The 2027 governorship conversation should ask more demanding questions than political rhetorics.
Who among the contenders understands both government and business?
Who among them understands investment and enterprise?
Who has the connection to drive Public-Private Partnership that will rake in investment for Gombe State?
Who understands the traditional institution and has the capacity to harness such to rapid advance inclusive development for the state?
Who has experience managing people and resources?
Who has participated in creating jobs?
Who understands the difference between spending public money and investing public money?
Who can build partnerships between government and the private sector?
And who possesses the experience to help transform Gombe from an economy heavily dependent on government into one increasingly driven by agriculture, enterprise, technology, investment and private-sector growth?
Regarding these questions, Dr Jamil Isyaku Gwamna, the Sardauna of Gombe is the answer and deserves a serious consideration.
His story represents an unusual convergence of public service and corporate leadership.
From the Executive Chairman, Gombe State Water Board to the commanding heights of Nigeria’s electricity distribution industry. He has experience from both the government and private sector?
That calibre of experience matters.
The next governor of Gombe State will inherit not merely an administration to run, but an economy to grow, teaming young people seeking opportunities, businesses looking for an enabling environment and a state competing with others for increasingly mobile investment and development capital.
The question in 2027 should therefore not simply be who wants to be governor, but who is prepared to govern, who has managed before, who understands enterprise, and who possesses the executive experience to manage Gombe’s economy
The next phase of Gombe’s development will require more than a governor.
Gombe needs an economic manager.
And in Dr. Jamil Isyaku Gwamna, the state has a man whose journey through public service and corporate leadership has prepared him for that responsibility.
The development and future of Gombe State depends on the choices we make today.
This is the right time to move beyond politics, divisions and embrace leadership based on merit, competence, and sincerity.
Dr. Jamil Isyaku Gwamna represents this kind of leadership. He understands the system, he connects with the people, and he has consistently shown that leadership is about service, not speeches and empty promises.
From the grassroots to the highest levels of engagement, he has built trust through commitment, experience, and hard work over the years.
Ibrahim Sani Shawai is the Spokesperson to Dr Jamil Isyaku Gwamna.