Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo

Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo (born 4 April 1962) is a Nigerian politician who has served as senator for Gombe North since 2023. He previously served as governor of Gombe State from 2011 to 2019. He is a former Accountant-General of the Federation.

Early life and education Dankwambo was born on 4 April 1962 at Herwagana Gombe State. He began his career with Coopers & Lybrand in 1985, and worked at the Central Bank of Nigeria from year of 1988 to 1999. He was then appointed Accountant General of Gombe State, holding this position until 2005. He held this office until he resigned to start his campaign for election as Governor of Gombe State in January 2011. On 17 December 2011, Dankwambo appointed Tha'anda Rubainu as Deputy Governor. After his re-election in 2015, Charles Yau Iliya was his deputy governor till the end of his second term in 2019.

Dankwambo was elected into the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria during the 2023 general elections under the People Democratic Party (PDP). He polled 143,155 votes defeating his closest opponent, Senator Saidu Alkali with 77,948 votes.

Fellowship He is a fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Bankers and Nigeria Institute of Marketers.

Traditional titles

Tolban Gombe Durbin Tangale