Again, Pantami Clinches PDP Gov’ship Ticket in Gombe
Prof. Isa Ali Pantami has once again emerged candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2027 governorship election in Gombe State. Pantami had earlier emerged as the candidate of the party, but last Thursday, a Federal High Court nullified his victory and ordered a fresh primary exercise. The fresh primary election held across […]
Prof. Isa Ali Pantami has once again been named as the candidate of the PDP for the 2027 Gombe State governorship election. The decision followed a fresh primary election conducted on Tuesday across the state's 11 Local Government Areas. A total of 2,555 accredited members participated in the election, with Pantami receiving the most votes - 2,054 - to secure the victory.
The two other contestants, Khamisu Ahmed Mailantarki and Usman Aliyu Garry, came in second and third place respectively with 389 and 112 votes. Pantami received the declaration of victory from Hon. Johnbull Tiemlong Shekarau, the chairman of the PDP Governorship Primary Election Committee. Shekarau thanked the PDP leadership, election committee members, and security agencies for their support and cooperation during the process.
In his acceptance speech, Pantami expressed gratitude to the party members and Gombe's people for the peaceful conduct of the election. He called on Mailantarki and Garry to join him, pledging purposeful leadership upon election to rescue the state from years of mis-governance by the APC administration.
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