Goje Mohammed Danjuma is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 Nigerian Senate Elections as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Gombe.

Biography

Mohammed Danjuma Goje (born 10 October 1952) was a former Governor of Gombe State, Nigeria under the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), taking office on 29 May 2003 during the 2003 Gombe State gubernatorial election. He is now a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Goje was born in Pindiga, Akko LGA of Gombe State. He studied political science and graduated from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. He was a member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly (BSHA) from 1979 to 1983.

Goje became the Secretary of the National Institute For Medical Research in Yaba, Lagos State in 1984, continuing until 1989.

On 25 April 1998, Goje contested and won the seat of Senator representing Gombe State Senatorial District on the platform of the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNC) conducted by the National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (NECON) during the aborted democratic transition of General Sani Abacha. He went on to establish his own business, Zaina Nigeria Ltd, from 1989 to 1999.

The company was named after his mother, Hajiya Zainab. Goje contested for the seat of Senator in the Nigerian National Assembly in 1998 and later became the Minister of State, Power and Steel from 1999 to 2001 under President Olusegun Obasanjo.

He was a two-time elected Governor of Gombe State from 2003 to 29 May 2011. In the April 2011 elections, he was elected Senator for Gombe Central on the PDP ticket. He was re-elected in 2015, 2019, and 2023 General elections.

Senator Goje stepped down for Senator Ahmad Lawan from the Senate Presidency race after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, 6 June 2019. From June 2019 through June 2023, Senator Danjuma Goje served as the chairman of the Marine Transport Committee in the Senate.

He has received awards such as the Awards of Excellence and Exemplary Leadership (YOWICAN), the Nigerian Medical Association Special Merit Award (ASCON), and the Youth Merit Award, 2009 Merit Award (NIOB).

Party Positions

Policy positions from the All Progressives Congress (APC) party manifesto.

Agriculture

Launches the Irrigate Nigeria Project as a public-private partnership to develop small-scale irrigation and water catchment systems using modern technology to boost agricultural productivity.

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Security & Defense

Will deploy modern aerial surveillance and advanced technology to monitor and deter intrusions into oil pipelines, power stations, and other critical national infrastructure in real time.

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Environment & Climate

Accelerates the environmental cleanup and re-establishment of fisheries and profitable aquacultural activities in the Niger-Delta region to counter violent extremism and poverty-driven disaffection.

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Economy & Trade

Will implement the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and additional favorable policies to attract investment in deep-water assets within 6 months, including encouraging signature bonus negotiations and royalty reliefs.

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Infrastructure

Creates regional industrial hubs in specific zones (North West, North East, South East, South South, South West, North Central) to focus on labor-intensive manufacturing, with tailored investments (e.g., textiles, dry ports, glass, pottery, solid minerals, regulated mining).

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Enterprise grant support

Work with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to simplify loan processes for commercial banks, mandate federally owned banks to provide low-cost loans to youth-led enterprises, and expand business incubation centers to support youth innovation.

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Energy

Will mandate gas metering equipment on all facilities where gas flaring occurs within 6 months and establish a special enforcement unit to monitor compliance with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) on gas flaring reduction, with non-compliance leading to financial penalties for affected communities.

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Governance & Reform

Reserve at least 3 cabinet positions for individuals under 40 and 6 more positions for members under the age of 40, and mandate that at least 20% of political appointments to Ministries/Dangomas (MDAs) be reserved for individuals under 40.

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Education

Raises the priority of addressing out-of-school children, establishes a task force to review and strengthen programs like school feeding, and aims to reduce disaffected youth recruitment by violent groups.

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Healthcare

Will establish a network of upgraded, equipped, and staffed general hospitals in every Local Government Area, tertiary facilities in each State, and world-class specialist hospitals in each geo-political zone to improve healthcare accessibility and quality.

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Technology & Digital

Supports the development of MSMEs through partnerships with fintech players to expand access to capital and business development services.

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Reliefs and scholarships

Commits to a conditional income support program requiring recipients to meet human capital goals (school attendance, healthcare, nutrition) in exchange for payments.

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