Gombe 2027: Pantami, Mailantarki, Garry enter fresh PDP ticket battle

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State has announced that Professor Isa Ali Pantami, Usman Aliyu Garry, and Khamisu Ahmed Mailantarki have been selected as the three candidates cleared to compete in their upcoming governorship primary on Tuesday, September 29. This announcement was made by the party's State Publicity Secretary, Abdulkadir Ahmed Dukku, in a phone interview.

The primary will be conducted in accordance with a recent ruling from the Federal High Court in Gombe. Dukku affirmed that the party is ready to abide by the court's directive and conduct the fresh primary as required. He also clarified that Pantami has not been barred from participating and that Garry and Mailantarki have also received clearance to contest.

This development came after the Federal High Court in Gombe overturned the previous process that had designated Pantami as the PDP's governorship candidate, ordering the party to hold a new primary within 30 days.