2027: Tsangaya Teachers Endorse Gwamna to Consolidate Inuwa’s Education Reforms

By Auwal Ahmad Umar 

Islamic Tsangaya teachers across Gombe State have endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Dr Jamilu Isyaku Gwamna, ahead of the 2027 election, pledging to mobilise at least 150,000 votes for him.

The teachers said Dr Gwamna’s election would provide an opportunity to sustain and strengthen the reforms introduced by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya in Islamic education, particularly the establishment of the AlmaJiri Commission and modern Tsangaya schools across the state.

The endorsement was made at a gathering of Tsangaya teachers and Islamic scholars representing the 240 wards of Gombe State at the Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe.

The conference was organised to appreciate the state government’s interventions in Tsangaya education and to discuss how the reforms could be sustained beyond the 2027 administration.

The participants commended the government for introducing modern Tsangaya schools designed to combine Qur’anic and Islamic education with Western education, literacy, numeracy, vocational training and life skills.

They said the initiative had provided children enrolled in the traditional Qur’anic education system with opportunities to acquire additional skills that could improve their participation in modern society.

Following goodwill messages and Qur’anic recitations, the teachers formally declared their support for Dr Gwamna, describing his candidacy as an avenue to consolidate what they described as gains recorded in Islamic education under Governor Yahaya.

Representing the governor at the event, the Chief of Staff, Abubakar Kari, said the administration’s succession plan was centred on continuity, responsive governance and the sustainability of development programmes.

Alh. Kari urged stakeholders to support efforts aimed at preserving programmes that had delivered benefits to residents, particularly in education and human capital development.

The Tsangaya teachers said they expected Dr Gwamna, if elected, to continue and expand the modern Tsangaya programme, while strengthening efforts to address the challenge of out-of-school children.

They said combining Islamic learning with formal education and practical skills could help create better opportunities for children and young people within the traditional Qur’anic education system.

The Tsangaya community subsequently pledged to mobilise at least 150,000 votes for the APC candidate in the 2027 governorship election.

They said their support was driven by the need to ensure continuity of the reforms and expand access to education, skills acquisition and other opportunities for children across Gombe State.