Editing Gombe State (section)

== Demographics ==
Gombe State is a multi-ethnic society that consists of the majority [[Fulani]] and [[Tangale language|Tangale]] tribe, who inhabit the northern, southern and central parts of Gombe State. The Fulani are in 5  while the Tangle are also in 5 out of the 11 Local Government Areas of the state. These include [[Dukku]], [[Funakaye]], [[Nafada]], [[Akko, Nigeria|Akko]], and Gombe LGAs while for Tangale it includes Billiri, Kaltungo, Shomgom, Akko & Kwami LGAs. Apart from the Fulani and The Tangale. Other ethnicities include the [[Hausa people|Hausa]], Tula, [[Longuda]] (Lunguda), Dadiya, Waja, Bangunji, Filiya, Awak, [[Tera people|Tera]] (Yamaltu-Deba), [[Waja]], [[Bolewa]], and [[Kanuri people|Kanuri]], with their different cultural as well as lingual affiliations.<ref name=britannica>{{Cite web|title=Gombe {{!}} Location, Facts, & Population |publisher=Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Gombe-Nigeria|access-date=11 February 2022|website=www.britannica.com|language=en|archive-date=14 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414034637/https://www.britannica.com/place/Gombe-Nigeria|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Religion ===
55-60% Muslim, 40-45% Christian, including the [[Anglican Diocese of Gombe]] (1999) led by Bishop [[Cletus Tambari]] (2020), within the [[Anglican Province of Jos|Province of Jos]] of the [[Church of Nigeria]]. 
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bauchi (1996) includes Gombe with 92,620 followers in 28 parishes under Bishop Hilary Nanman Dachelem (as of 2017).

=== Politics ===
The state government is led by a democratically elected governor who works closely with members of the state's House of Assembly.<ref name="Oguntola1">{{Cite web |last=Oguntola |first=Tunde |date=27 September 2022 |title=2023: Next President, Govs Must Get Two-thirds Spread, Says INEC |url=https://leadership.ng/2023-next-president-govs-must-get-two-thirds-spread-says-inec/ |access-date=24 February 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>

The capital city of the state is [[Gombe, Nigeria|Gombe]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gombe |url=https://euaa.europa.eu/country-guidance-nigeria-2021/gombe |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=European Union Agency for Asylum |language=en}}</ref>

The electoral system of each state is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of the state local government areas. If no candidate passes the threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government areas.<ref name="Oguntola1"/>