Gombe 2027: Pantami breaks silence on omission from INEC guber candidate list

Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has reacted to the omission of his name from the list of candidates released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2027 Gombe State governorship election.
Pantami, in a statement issued on his behalf by Professor Suleiman Mohammed Gombe on Saturday, urged his supporters to remain calm, hopeful and steadfast despite the development.
The statement said Pantami emerged as the candidate following a fresh primary election conducted on September 29, 2026, in compliance with an order of the Federal High Court.
The statement reads:
“Our attention has been drawn to the non-pu...