JUST IN: Pantami’s Gives INEC 3 Days To Publish His Name On Gombe Governorship List
Lawyers to Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Gombe State, have given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) three days to publish his name on…
Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, a former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party's governorship candidate for Gombe State ahead of the 2027 elections. His candidacy has reportedly been mired in controversy, prompting his legal team to formally petition INEC over the exclusion of his name from the commission's published list of governorship candidates for the state.
Under Nigerian electoral law, INEC is required to publish the names of candidates nominated by political parties for elective office within a specified timeframe, a process that gives aspirants legal standing to contest and allows for public scrutiny ahead of polls. Any delay or omission can trigger legal disputes, as aggrieved candidates often approach courts to compel the commission to act. The coverage across outlets agrees on the core facts — that Pantami's lawyers, led by the firm Ahmed Raji & Co., issued a three-day ultimatum to INEC's chairman demanding publication of his name — but details on INEC's response, the specific grounds cited for the initial omission, and the implications for the PDP's Gombe ticket, which Premium Times and Tribune Online tie to the party's Nyesom Wike-aligned faction, remain unclear.