Court Nullifies Pantami’s PDP Gov Ticket, Orders Fresh Primary In Gombe
The judge said the party failed to follow its guidelines and barred Pantami from parading himself as candidate.
- On Thursday, the Gombe Federal High Court nullified the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidacy of Professor Isa Ali Pantami, former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, ordering a fresh primary election within 30 days.
- Pantami joined the PDP after withdrawing from the All Progressives Congress primary, citing alleged irregularities, before the party declared him its sole candidate on June 26, 2026.
- PDP aspirant Usman Aliyu Garry filed the suit, arguing the nomination process violated party guidelines; Garry and other aspirants alleged the procedure improperly excluded cleared candidates from a proper primary election.
- Justice Amina Aliyu Mohammed also ordered Pantami to stop parading himself as the party's governorship candidate, forcing the PDP to restart the selection process in compliance with electoral laws.
- This judgment effectively reopens the opposition party's contest for the Gombe State governorship ticket, leaving the PDP without a validly established candidate ahead of the 2027 poll.
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