The previous Minister of Communications and Virtual Financial system, Isa Pantami, has reacted to the omission of his title at the checklist of Gombe governorship applicants launched through the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) on Saturday.
INEC indexed 16 applicants for the 6 February 2027 election in Gombe State.
The checklist contains Bala Tinka of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Jamilu Gwamna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Babayo Kumo of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC).
There also are Zubairu Halilu of the Labour Celebration, Lamela Silas of the APM, Ibrahim Abubakar of the PRP and Adamu Ma’aji of the SDP, amongst others.
Alternatively, Mr Pantami, who was once at the provisional checklist printed on 29 August, didn’t make the brand new checklist.
He had previous emerged as a PDP candidate after dumping APC on 19 Would possibly; prior to Ahmed Mailantarki, one of the vital aspirants, challenged Mr Pantami’s nomination in court docket.
The Federal Top Courtroom nullified it and ordered a contemporary number one election, which Mr Pantami gained once more.
Response
The PDP management and the Pantamiyya Motion in Gombe State have issued a press observation addressing the omission of Mr Pantami’s title.
The observation, printed on Mr Pantami’s verified Fb web page, attributed the setback to inside and exterior political warring parties searching for to frustrate their political goals.
The observation ,signed through one of the vital celebration leaders, Suleiman Mohammed, instructed supporters to stay calm, resolute, and excited by ongoing mobilisation efforts.
He mentioned felony and liaison groups have been actively enticing with celebration organs and INEC to rectify the omission inside the legally authorised time-frame, expressing self assurance that the problem is a short lived hurdle that will likely be resolved effectively.
Learn the observation through Mr Muhammed beneath.
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PRESS STATEMENT!
Our consideration has been attracted to the non-publication of the title of our candidate from the contemporary number one election of twenty ninth September, 2026, as ordered through the Federal Top Courtroom, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), CON, PhD, FCIIS, FBCS, FNCS, within the checklist launched through INEC, and we perceive the worries this has raised amongst our teeming supporters within the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) and the Pantamiyya Motion throughout Gombe State and past.
We want to guarantee all our supporters to stay calm, steadfast, and hopeful. It is a transient problem and a standard a part of the electoral procedure, no longer a last resolution, in sha Allah. We’re conscious about the folk operating at the back of the scenes to frustrate excellent and accountable management in Gombe State, however our felony and liaison groups are already enticing with the related organs of the celebration and INEC to make sure complete compliance and rectification inside the window equipped through legislation. By way of the grace of Allah, this subject will likely be resolved.
We urge our supporters to proceed their mobilisation and to stay excited by our collective ideology of provider to humanity. The PDP and Pantamiyya Motion stay sturdy, united, and dedicated to the rescue and emancipation of our other people. No distraction will derail our path, in sha Allah.
Would possibly Allah bless Gombe State and would possibly Allah bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Professor Suleiman Mohammed Gombe,
tenth October, 2026
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