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A group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged senate president, Godswill Akpabio and nine other former governors in the 10th

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Gombe State has maintained the top rank in the second quarter of States Fiscal Transparency League Table 2023 released by BudgIT.

The Gombe State Government House Permanent Secretary, Balarabe Poloma, on Sunday, was confirmed dead.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and nine other former governors in the 10th Senate over their collection of “both salaries and pensions as senators”. Joined in the suit as Respondents are the following senators and minister: Abdulaziz Yari; Aminu Tambuwal; Adamu Aliero; Adams Oshiomhole; Ibrahim Gaidam; Seriake Dickson; Ibrahim Dankwambo; Aliyu Wammako; Gbenga Daniel, and Dave Umahi.

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and nine other former

The death of Gombe State Permanent Secretary, Balarabe Poloma, was on Sunday confirmed by the state government. Poloma died at the age of 60, one week before his retirement from service. Before his death, Poloma was said to have served three administrations as the Permanent Secretary, Gombe State Government House. Governor Muhammadu Yahaya mourned the death of Poloma and offered his condolences to his family among others.

It is a fundamental breach of their fiduciary duties for former governors to collect both salaries and pensions. The alleged collection by former governors of double emoluments is detrimental to the public interest.

This is contained in a statement issued by the organisation's lawyers, Kolawole Oluwadare and Valentina Adegoke.

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, on Saturday night, stormed Dukku local government area of Gombe State and abducted two persons.