The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed the name of former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, from the final list of governorship candidates for the February 6, 2027, election in Gombe State.
Naija News reports that Pantami’s name, which appeared on the provisional list published by the commission on August 29, was missing from the final list of 16 cleared candidates.
The updated list features candidates from various political parties, including Bala Bello Tinka of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Jamilu Isyaku Gwamna of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Babayo Ardo Kumo of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Other candidates cleared by INEC include Zubairu Mu’azu Halilu of the Labour Party (LP), Lamela L. Silas of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Ibrahim Jalo Abubakar of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), and Adamu Mohammed Ma’aji of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
The removal of Pantami’s name from the final list marks a change from the provisional list previously released by the electoral commission.
However, the specific reason for his exclusion was not stated in the information provided, and INEC’s explanation for the development was not included in the report.
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