Mohammed Goje

Mohammed Danjuma Goje is a former governor of Gombe State  and a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was born on October 10, 1952, in Kashere, Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State, Nigeria.

Mohammed Goje Age

Mohammed Goje is 71 years old.

Mohammed Goje Early Life

Danjuma Goje attended the Ahmadu Bello University(ABU), Zaria where he graduated with a degree in Political Science.

Mohammed Goje Career

He began his political journey by being a member of the Bauchi State house of Assembly from 1979 to 1983. He went ahead to work as the secretary of the National Institute for Medical Research in Yaba, Lagos State from 1984 to 1989. Danjuma Goje subsequently became the Chairman and Managing Director of the company established by him, Zaina Nigeria Limitedwhich he named after his mother, Hajiya Zainab. He ran the company from 1989 to 1999.

Danjuma Goje contested for the seat of Senator in the Nigerian National Assembly in 1998 and later on became the Minister of State, Power and Steel from 1999-2001 under President Olusegun Obasanjo led administration.

In 2003,  he was elected Governor of Gombe State, Nigeria. He was in office from 2003 to 2011.

In the April 2011 elections, Muhammed Danjuma Goje competed successfully to be elected Senator for Gombe Central on the PDP ticket.

He however later defected to the All Progressive  Congress(APC).

In the 2015 elections , he again contested for the senatorial seat for Gombe Central and won. This time around, under the platform of the APC.

The Gombe State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, through its Chairman, Magaji Doho however expelled the senator representing Gombe-Central senatorial district, Danjuma Goje, from the party with effect from July 1, 2015 for his alleged engagement in anti-party activities.

Mohammed Goje Net Worth

His net worth is not available.

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