PDP, Pantami give INEC three days to publish name as Gombe governorship candidate

Sir, UNLAWFUL AND UNEXPLAINED OMISSION OF THE NAME OF PROFESSOR ISA ALI IBRAHIM, THE NOMINATED CANDIDATE OF THE PDP, FROM THE FINAL LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR OF GOMBE STATE FOR THE 2027 GENERAL ELECTIONS – DEMAND FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION WITHIN THREE (3) DAYS We act as solicitors to Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) (hereinafter referred to as “our Clients”) and, on their firm instructions, write in respect of the publication by the Commission on the 10th day of October, 2026 of the Final List of Candidates for the 2027 general elections from which the name of PROF ISA ALI IBRAHIM, the duly nominated candidate of the PDP for the office of Governor of Gombe State, was omitted without any reason being given.

In the circumstances, we have our Client’s firm and unequivocal instructions to demand, and we hereby demand that the Commission, on or before Wednesday, the 14th day of October, 2026, publish and circulate the name of Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the office of Governor of Gombe State in the 2027 general elections, in the same manner and with the same prominence as the names of all other candidates published on the 10th day of October, 2026; READ ALSO: PDP speaks on candidates’ omission from INEC’s list, says it will be addressed We trust that the Commission, as an impartial electoral umpire committed to the rule of law and compliance with judicial orders, will take immediate corrective action and confirm in writing the steps taken to resolve this matter.

According to the solicitors, Mr Pantami’s name was “unlawfully and inexplicably omitted” from the final candidate list published by the electoral umpire on 10 October, despite his emergence as the winner of the party’s court-ordered fresh primary election.