Di name of former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, no dey di final list of governorship candidates for Gombe State.
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) na im release di list. Di commission chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, bin promise am wen e talk for press conference inside Abuja earlier for di week.
According to di list, total of 16 candidates don scale through to contest di February 6, 2027 governorship election for di state.
Di list show Bala Bello Tinka of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Jamilu Isyaku Gwamna of All Progressives Congress (APC) and Babayo Ardo Kumo of Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC).
Other candidates on di final list include Zubairu Mu’azu Halilu of Labour Party, Lamela L. Silas of APM, Ibrahim Jalo Abubakar of PRP and Adamu Mohammed Ma’aji of SDP among others.
But Pantami, wey bin dey provisional list wey dem publish on August 29, no dey di new list.
E bin emerge as PDP candidate after e dump APC on May 19.
But Ahmed Mailantarki Mailantarki, one of di aspirants wey bin seek PDP ticket, challenge Pantami victory for court.
A Federal High Court sitting for Gombe nullify di election and order fresh primary election, wey he win again.
But im biggest obstacle na di September 24 Supreme Court judgement wey restore Sections 77(5), (6), (7) and 84(2) of Electoral Act 2026, barring parties from fielding candidates whose names no dey membership register submitted to INEC within stipulated time.
While uncertainty trail im participation in di election, Mohammed Haruna, INEC National Commissioner, bin hint say in line with di Supreme Court ruling, some parties no go field candidates for 2027.
He talk dis one when he feature on Trust TV’s Daily Politics.
