Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo born (4 April 1962) is a

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politician who was the Governor of

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and former Accountant-General of the Federation.

Early life and education

Dankwambo was born on 4 April 1962 at Herwagana Gombe. He graduated from

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in 1985, with a degree in

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. He obtained a

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in Economics from the

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in 1992 and a

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in Accounting from

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. He began his career with

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in 1985, and worked at the

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from 1988 to 1999. He was then appointed Accountant General of Gombe State, holding this position until 2005. He was appointed Accountant-General of the Federation on 20 April 2005. He also served on the Board of th
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He held this office until he resigned to start his campaign for election as Governor of Gombe State in January 2011.

Political career

Ibrahim Dankwambo was elected as the Governor of Gombe state on the 26 April 2011 election. He won the election with total votes of 596,481 ahead of Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu of the

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(CPC) with 91,781 votes and Senator Sa'idu Umar Kumo of the

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with 84,959 votes. As a Governor, Dankwambo lost his deputy, David Miyims Albashi, who died on 4 November 2011 in a German hospital due to injuries sustained in a car crash on 28 August 2011. On 17 December 2011, Dankwambo appointed Tha'anda Rubainu as Deputy Governor. After his re-election in 2015, Charles Yau Iliya was his deputy governor till the end of his second term in 2019. He is the flag bearer of the People Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Gombe North senate in the 2023 General election.

Fellowship

He is a fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria,

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and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dankwambo, Ibrahim Hassan 1962 births Living people Nigerian Muslims Governors of Gombe State People from Borno State Peoples Democratic Party state governors of Nigeria Ahmadu Bello University alumni University of Lagos alumni Nigerian economists

Early life and education

Political career

Fellowship

See also

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