Gombe 2027: Again, Pantami Clinches PDP Governorship Ticket After Court-Ordered Rerun Primary
Professor Isa Ali Pantami has once again emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the 2027 election in Gombe State.
Pantami had earlier emerged as the party’s candidate, but last Thursday, a Federal High Court nullified his victory and ordered a fresh primary exercise.
The fresh primary election held across the 114 wards in the 11 Local Government Areas, LGAs, of the state on Tuesday.
Announcing the result, the Chairman of the PDP Governorship Primary Election Committee, Hon. Johnbull Tiemlong Shekarau, said a total of 2,555 accredited members participated in the exercise.
He said Pantami polled 2,054 votes to defeat the two other contestants.
Shekarau announced that former member of the House of Representatives, Khamisu Ahmed Mailantarki, scored 389 votes to emerge as first runner-up, while Hon. Usman Aliyu Garry, who polled 112 votes, emerged as second runner-up.
“I, Hon. Johnbull Tiemlong Shekarau, hereby declare Isa Ali Pantami as the winner of this primary election and return him as the duly elected governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2027 general elections,” he declared.
He commended the leadership of the PDP at both national and state levels for their support, which he said contributed to the successful conduct of the primary, and praised members of the election committee and security agencies for ensuring a peaceful and orderly process.
He further appreciated Senator Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo for “providing leadership and support during the exercise.”
In his acceptance speech, Pantami commended members of the party for voting peacefully and called on Mailantarki and Garry to join him and work for the success of all the party’s candidates during the general elections.
He said if elected, he would provide purposeful leadership “and rescue the state from years of mis-governance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration.”
