Isa Ali Pantami Secures PDP Ticket in Gombe Primary
Isa Ali Pantami, the former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fresh governorship primary election held across the 11 Local Government Areas of Gombe State on September 29, 2026. Pantami received 817 votes, defeating Khamisu Ahmed Mailantarki, who garnered 153 votes, and Usman Aliyu Garry, who scored 50 votes.
This rerun was necessitated by a Federal High Court judgment delivered on September 24, which nullified the earlier primary that had produced Pantami as the PDP candidate for the 2027 election. The court ruled that the initial process did not adhere to the party's procedures and electoral laws, mandating a fresh primary within 30 days.
The PDP subsequently cleared Pantami, Mailantarki, and Garry for the rerun. Pantami had initially emerged as the PDP candidate in May through a voice affirmation.
With this victory, Pantami has secured the PDP ticket for the upcoming Gombe State governorship election.
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