INEC Releases Final Guber List, Clears Pantami, Retains Court Order Against Gwarzo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has included former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, in its updated final list of governorship candidates for the 2027 general elections in Gombe State, while retaining a court-order restriction against the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship ticket in Kano State.
The development is contained in the updated final list of governorship candidates published on the commission’s official website on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
The updated Gombe list identifies Pantami as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, with Haruna Ahmadu Hasan as his running mate.
However, t...