Pantami issues 3-day ultimatum to INEC to publish his name as candidate
Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has issued a three days 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, […]
Former Communications Minister, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) a three-day deadline to include his name in the final list of candidates for the 2027 Gombe State governorship election. In a letter dated October 12, 2026, Pantami's legal team demanded that INEC publish his name as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate without further delay.
Pantami was nominated by the PDP after winning a primary held on September 29, 2026. The legal team argues that Pantami was duly cleared, purchased the necessary forms, and was screened and cleared by the party. INEC published his name on August 29, 2026, following the Electoral Act, 2026. However, the letter states that the PDP challenged Pantami's membership in two suits at the Federal High Court, Gombe, which ultimately ruled in his favour.
Despite the court's decision, Pantami remains absent from the final candidate list published by INEC on October 10, 2026, without providing a reason.
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