PDP’s right to field Pantami challenged again – Daily Trust

The authorized battle over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s governorship candidate in Gombe State forward of the 2027 basic elections has taken a contemporary flip, following a proper petition by one of many aspirants, Usman Aliyu Garry, difficult the occasion’s authorized capability to nominate Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami as its candidate for the 2027 governorship election

In the letter addressed to the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Joash Amupitan, Garry by means of his legal professionals, alleged irregularities within the occasion’s membership data and the provisions of the Electoral Act 2026.

In the seven-page letter, dated October 12, 2026, exhibiting it was  obtained by INEC on October 13, Garry urged the fee to scrutinise the PDP’s membership register and set up whether or not the occasion complied with the authorized necessities governing the submission of membership data and the nomination of candidates.