Gombe Network of CSOs Postpones Election to January 9

By Najib Sani, Gombe

The Gombe State Network of Civil Society Organisations (GONET), an umbrella body of CSOs in the state has decided to postpone its election of new executives earlier slated for December 21 to January 9.

Chairman of the election committee, Yahaya Atiku, who announced the postponement said the network has been run by caretaker committee for the past six months, hence the need for election of substantive leaders.

He said although the plan was to hold an election for a new executive committee to serve a four-year tenure, more than half of the members felt that the current interim leadership should continue, given that the organisation is still in its early stages.

“As a result, the 17 members present unanimously agreed to allow the interim committee to continue, with a two-week window period (December 21 to January 9, 2025) for them to fill out forms and pay fees to formalise their roles.

“The organisation will then affirm the interim committee as the full executive committee on January 9, 2025, pending no objections from members.”, he noted.

Explaining further, Atiku noted that the current leadership especially the chairman, Yusuf Ibrahim, was compelled to participate in order to nurture the organisation before relinquishing the post.