Pantami Wins Fresh PDP Governorship Primary In Gomb

Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fresh governorship primary election held across the 11 Local Government Areas of Gombe State.
Pantami polled 817 votes to defeat his closest rival, Khamisu Ahmed Mailantarki, who secured 153 votes, while Usman Aliyu Garry scored 50 votes.
The fresh primary was conducted on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, following a Federal High Court judgment which nullified the earlier process that produced Pantami as the PDP governorship candidate for the 2027 election.
The court had ordered the PDP to conduct a fresh primary within 30 days in compliance with the party’s constitution, g...