Gombawa Motors Nigeria Limited has been directed to vacate the Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo Mega Park in Gombe State, just days after the transport company publicly declared its support for Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the 2027 election.
Pantami, a former minister, left the All Progressives Congress (APC) after withdrawing from the party’s governorship primary in May 2026 before joining the PDP, where he later secured the party’s governorship ticket.
A letter dated June 25, 2026, issued by Principal Facilities Management Limited, the company overseeing operations at the state-owned transport park, informed Gombawa Motors that it had been expelled from the facility with immediate effect.
Signed by the firm’s Managing Director, Mayo Ani, the notice stated that the decision followed repeated violations of the park’s operational guidelines and complaints from other transport operators. The company was instructed to leave the premises within 24 hours.
Copies of the notice were also sent to the Gombe State Roads and Other Infrastructure Company (GROCOL), the Mega Park Management Committee, the Gombe State Police Command, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
The development has attracted public attention because it came shortly after Gombawa Motors endorsed Pantami’s governorship ambition. However, the expulsion notice did not mention the company’s political activities, insisting that the action was based solely on alleged breaches of operational rules and complaints from fellow operators.
As of the time of reporting, neither the Gombe State Government nor Gombawa Motors had released an official statement directly addressing the controversy surrounding the eviction.
Earlier, the Chairman of Gombawa Motors, Alhaji Ibrahim Mustapha, had called on members of the association to support Pantami, describing the endorsement as a collective decision backed by more than 4,000 registered members across the state.
Mustapha also claimed that transport operators at the Mega Park had been relocated multiple times since the facility was established, leading to financial losses. He said the association spent more than ₦10 million on tents, offices and other facilities at one of the terminals before being instructed to relocate again, resulting in increased operating costs and disruption to business activities.
Despite the public debate over the timing of the eviction, the Mega Park management maintains that the company’s removal was based strictly on operational issues and not on political considerations.
