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Joe Dashe Declares Reps Ambition, Gains Endorsement During Shendam Consultation Tour
The immediate past Secretary of Quan’an Pan Local Government Area, Hon. Joseph Dashe, has formally declared his intention to contest for the House of Representatives seat representing Mikang, Shendam and Quan’an Pan Federal Constituency in the 2027 general elections.
Dashe made the declaration during a grassroots consultation tour across eleven federal wards in Shendam Local Government Area, where he also received endorsements from stakeholders, community leaders, youths, and women groups.
The consultations were held under the platform of the “Joe Youth Unity Mandate 2027” as part of ongoing mobilisation efforts across the constituency.
The wards visited during the tour include Kalong, Shimankar, Moekat, Kurungbou B, Derteng, Yelwa, Kurungbou A, Pangshiom, Poeship, Shendam B, and Shendam A.
Addressing supporters and stakeholders during the engagements, Dashe said his aspiration was driven by a desire to provide purposeful representation, empower youths, and promote inclusive development across the constituency.
He pledged to initiate sustainable empowerment programmes targeted at women and youths to encourage self-reliance and economic growth if elected into office.
Dashe also promised to establish a functional constituency office in Shendam and hold regular town hall meetings to strengthen communication between elected representatives and constituents.
According to him, the consultation tour forms part of a broader strategy to mobilize grassroots support, foster unity, and consolidate political structures across the three local government areas that make up the constituency.
A major highlight of the tour was the endorsement Dashe received from ward stakeholders and community leaders, who described his aspiration as credible, grassroots-oriented, and focused on the needs of the people.
Speaking during the tour, the Director General of the Joseph Dashe Campaign Council and former Majority Leader of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon. Henry Yunkwap, described Dashe as an experienced administrator with a strong background in public service.
Yunkwap noted that Dashe had served in various capacities, including at the Plateau State Local Government Service Commission, as Secretary General of the Plateau Youth Council, and as a three-term Council Secretary of Quan’an Pan Local Government Council.
Ward chairmen and stakeholders across the communities also commended the “Joe Youth Unity Mandate 2027,” describing it as a serious movement committed to grassroots development and people-oriented leadership.
In line with local tradition, the campaign team paid homage to district heads in the various wards visited, where they received royal blessings and prayers for success in the political journey ahead.
The consultation tour is expected to continue in Mikang Local Government Area and Quan’an Pan Local Government Area in the coming days.
For years, India was the world’s largest app download market but one of its toughest places to make money. That is beginning to change as Indian consumers spend more on AI, entertainment, and other premium apps.
India’s mobile app market generated a record $345 million in consumer spending during the second quarter of this year, up 35% from a year earlier, according to a new report by Sensor Tower. The app-market intelligence firm said the gains were increasingly driven by generative AI, streaming, and productivity apps rather than gaming, as Indian consumers became more willing to pay for digital subscriptions.
The record quarter builds on a broader trend of rising app monetization. India’s revenue per download has more than doubled over the past three-and-a-half years, while quarterly app downloads have remained at around 6.3 billion since 2023.
“We would describe India today as a rapidly evolving mobile market with a large user base and growing willingness to pay for digital services,” Eve Chen, an insights analyst at Sensor Tower, told TechCrunch.
Chen attributed the change to the wider adoption of digital payments, including India’s Unified Payments Interface (a system that lets people pay directly from their bank accounts) and digital wallets, which have reduced friction for in-app purchases, alongside growing acceptance of app-based subscriptions and premium digital services.
The trend also stands out globally. India’s app revenue saw its fastest growth in Q2 among major app markets, generating more than $200 million in quarterly consumer spending, per Sensor Tower’s data shared with TechCrunch. In contrast, Mexico grew 30% and Turkey 25%, while U.S. app revenue actually declined 3% over the same period.
“These figures suggest that India is no longer just the world’s largest market by downloads, but is also emerging as one of the fastest-growing markets for app monetization,” Chen told TechCrunch.
India still trails more mature app markets by a wide margin. Revenue per download stands at about $4.60 in the U.S., $3.90 in South Korea, and $6.10 in Japan, compared with a small fraction of that in India. Nonetheless, Chen said the trajectory matters more than the absolute level, with India’s steadily improving monetization suggesting significant room for long-term growth.
Generative AI has emerged as one of the fastest-growing segments, with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude together accounting for nearly 83% of India’s AI app revenue in Q2, according to Sensor Tower’s data shared with TechCrunch.
Much of India’s app revenue growth is also being driven by non-gaming apps. Non-gaming categories, Sensor Tower said, accounted for 68% of India’s mobile app revenue in the first half of 2026, up from 58% three years earlier.
The latest data also suggests global subscription apps continue to be among the biggest beneficiaries of rising app spending in India, with Google One becoming India’s highest-grossing mobile app during the quarter. Streaming platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, Sony LIV, and JioHotstar also saw growing consumer spending. Gaming also bucked the global trend, with revenue rising 3.7% from the previous quarter despite a worldwide decline, per Sensor Tower.
App intelligence firm Appfigures also sees India’s app subscription market continuing to grow, although it says the pace has slowed after an AI-fueled surge over the past two years. Subscription revenue is still rising, but much of the initial excitement around AI has abated, Ariel Michaeli, the company’s founder and CEO, told TechCrunch.
“The numbers are still staggering,” Michaeli added. Appfigures estimates that ChatGPT generates about $60,000 a day in India and attracted around 1.8 million downloads over the past month, although that’s down from roughly $80,000 a day last October.
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