{
  "id": 14096297,
  "title": "Pantami issues 3-day ultimatum to INEC to publish his name as candidate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pantami-issues-3-day-ultimatum-to-inec-to-publish-his-name-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T01:19:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/pantami-issues-3-day-ultimatum-to-inec-to-publish-his-name-as-candidate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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, […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Pantami Gives INEC 72 Hours To Publish Name On guber List",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pantami-gives-inec-72-hours-to-publish-name-on-guber-list",
        "published": "2026-10-12T19:02:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: PDP lawyers give INEC three-day ultimatum to publish Pantami’s name",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/2027-pdp-lawyers-give-inec-three-day-ultimatum-to-publish-pantamis",
        "published": "2026-10-12T19:36:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}