​In a statement shared on his official Facebook page, the lawmaker criticised those who use ethnic backgrounds to define political participation, describing such individuals as having retrogressive mindsets.

Mr Gwamna's adoption was announced on Sunday following an enlarged stakeholders’ meeting presided over by Governor Muhammadu Yahaya.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe State has settled on Dr Jamilu Shaiyaku Gwamna as its consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 election,