Pantami slugs it out with 2 others as Gombe PDP holds primary today

Daily Trust | 29-09-2026 05:05am |

The Peoples Democratic Party in Gombe State confirmed Professor Isa Ali Pantami, Usman Aliyu Garry and Khamisu Ahmed Mailantarki as the three aspirants cleared for its fresh governorship primary scheduled for Tuesday, September 29. The party's State Publicity Secretary, Abdulkadir Ahmed Dukku, said the exercise would be conducted in compliance with a recent judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe. Dukku said the party was prepared for the fresh primary and would abide by the court's directive. He also dismissed claims that Pantami had been barred from participating, saying the party was not aware of any Supreme Court judgment preventing the former minister from contesting.

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