Pantami reacts after INEC omits his name from Gombe governorship candidates list
First reported 10 Oct, 19:06 UTCUpdated 3h ago3 sources
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According to the INEC, a total of 16 candidates were cleared to contest the 6 February 2027 governorship election in Gombe State.
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Pantami emerged as the PDP candidate in a fresh primary election in September, after a court voided his earlier nomination.
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- PDP candidates Adebutu, Pantami missing from INEC final gov list (opens Punch in a new tab)
The PDP’s Ladi Adebutu and Isa Ali Pantami are missing from INEC’s final list of governorship candidates for the 2027 elections in Ogun and Gombe states. Read More: https://punchng.com/pdp-candidates-adebutu-pantami-missing-from-inec-final-gov-list/
- Ogun 2027: INEC excludes PDP’s Adebutu, running mate from governorship candidates’ list (opens Vanguard in a new tab)
The commission, in the list released on Saturday evening, published the names of 13 governorship candidates representing 13 political parties in Ogun State.
- INEC lists 16 candidates for Gombe governorship race, omits PDP’s Pantami (opens Premium Times in a new tab)
Pantami emerged as the PDP candidate in a fresh primary election in September, after a court voided his earlier nomination.


