The JAGABA/INUWA Students' Mandate 2027, Gombe State Chapter, has launched its Campus Ambassadors initiative across tertiary institutions in the state. The initiative aims to mobilize students and promote discussions on education, governance, and youth development ahead of the 2027 elections. The group is also backing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Dr. Jamilu Isyaku Gwamna, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2027 Gombe State governorship election.
The initiative's convener, Comrade Kasim Abubakar, stated that the Campus Ambassadors will engage their peers on government policies, education programs, and the achievements of the administrations of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya. The group will focus on developments in the education sector, including school infrastructure, teacher recruitment, access to education, and examination performance.
According to Kasim, the group's activities will focus on documented developments in the education sector, particularly interventions relating to school infrastructure, teacher recruitment, access to education, examination performance, girl-child education, out-of-school children, and tertiary education. The group cited figures presented by the National Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), which had processed over 1.6 million applications and disbursed over N322 billion to students in universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and vocational institutions as of August 2026.
The group highlighted several achievements of the Tinubu and Inuwa Yahaya administrations, including a comprehensive agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which ended a 16-year crisis and led to improved salaries, allowances, and working conditions for university staff. The administrations have also invested in infrastructure development across higher institutions nationwide and awarded billions of naira in grants for research projects in tertiary institutions.
In Gombe State, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya declared a state of emergency in the education sector in 2019 and embarked on interventions, including the construction and renovation of over 1,600 classrooms across about 350 schools. The state's proportion of students obtaining at least five credits, including English Language and Mathematics, in national examinations rose from 22% in 2019 to 76% in 2024.
The group also highlighted the upgrading of five legacy secondary schools into modern mega colleges, interventions under the Integrated Almajiri and Tsangaya education program, and the expansion of Gombe State University through the development of new faculties and campuses. The state government has continued to provide funding for WAEC and NECO examination expenses as part of its education interventions.
The newly inaugurated Campus Ambassadors were charged with grassroots mobilization, voter education, and engaging students on education-related programs and developments at both federal and state levels. The group lauded the emergence of Dr. Jamilu Isyaku Gwamna as the APC governorship candidate for the 2027 Gombe State election, citing his vision to build on the achievements recorded under the Inuwa Yahaya administration.
Key points
- The JAGABA/INUWA Students' Mandate 2027 initiative aims to promote discussions on education, governance, and youth development ahead of the 2027 elections in Gombe State.
- The initiative is backing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Dr. Jamilu Isyaku Gwamna, the APC candidate for the 2027 Gombe State governorship election.
- The group highlighted several achievements of the Tinubu and Inuwa Yahaya administrations in the education sector, including infrastructure development and improved access to education.
