Pantami Gives INEC 72 Hours To Publish Name On guber List
Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, has issued a three-day ultimatum to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over what he described as unlawful omission of his name from the final list of candidates for the 2027 governorship election in Gombe State. In a letter dated October 12, 2026, and […]
Former Communications Minister Prof. Isa Ali Pantami has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) 72 hours to publish his name on the final list of candidates for the 2027 governorship election in Gombe State, Nigeria. Pantami's lawyers, Ahmed Raji & Co., demanded the publication in a letter dated October 12, 2026, addressed to INEC Chairman.
The firm argued that Pantami was duly nominated by the People's Democratic Party (PDP) after winning a primary held on September 29, 2026. The lawyers stated that Pantami purchased the party's Expression of Interest and Nomination forms, passed screening, and emerged winner in both the initial and subsequent primaries. Despite challenges in court, Pantami's membership in the PDP was upheld.
The lawyers maintain that INEC's omission of Pantami's name from the final list, published on October 10, 2026, without providing a reason, violates the party's instructions and needs immediate rectification.
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