Nigeria, April 9 -- Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Yahaya has dissolved the State Executive Council in a move widely seen as an early political reset ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The decision was announced on Wednesday by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ibrahim Njodi, shortly after what he described as an "extraordinary session" of the council convened to review the performance of the administration over the past two and a half years of the governor's second term.

Addressing journalists in Gombe, Mr Njodi said the meeting served as a "postmortem" of governance activities under the administration and concluded that the government had recorded significant progress across sectors.

According to him, the administration ...