Isa Pantami Wins PDP Primary for Gombe Governorship Race
Professor Isa Ali Pantami, the former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has secured the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nomination for the 2027 governorship election in Gombe State. In a rerun primary held on Tuesday, Pantami received 2,555 votes, defeating Usman Aliyu Garry, who garnered 112 votes, and Khamisu Ahmed Mailantarki, who received 389 votes.
This rerun was necessitated by a September 24 judgment from the Federal High Court in Gombe, which nullified the previous primary that had initially declared Pantami the PDP candidate. The court ordered a fresh primary in line with the party's constitution, following legal challenges from Garry and Mailantarki.
Pantami had originally emerged as the PDP candidate through a voice affirmation during the party's primary on May 26, after leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) due to the selection of Jamilu Gwamna as the APC's consensus candidate.
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