Gombe PDP backs INEC clearance of Pantami for 2027 governorship race
- Gombe PDP says INEC don upload Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami name to dia portal for di 2027 governorship race.
- Di party say im clearance go make di field wide and di contest go hard well well for voters.
- Di PDP also deny claims say two of dia local government chairmen don defect to APC.
Di Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Gombe State don welcome di clearance of Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami to contest di 2027 governorship election, saying im entry go make di race more competitive.
Di party talk say di Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) don upload Pantami name to dia portal after one review find out say e meet di requirements of di constitution and di Electoral Act. Pantami also get di traditional title of Majidadin Daular Usmaniyya.
For one statement on Sunday, di Gombe PDP call di development one milestone for democracy and for di right of eligible Nigerians to seek office. Di party talk say a wider field dey give voters for di state better chance to weigh dia options before dem cast dia ballots.
Di PDP thank supporters wey pray and offer advice while di clearance process dey go on. E urge politicians for Gombe to run campaigns wey build on issues and to keep peace, and ask INEC to stay neutral and deliver credible election.
"Di people of Gombe State deserve credible electoral process wey dia votes go count and dem go respect dia collective aspirations," di party talk.
PDP reject defection claim
For di same statement, di Gombe PDP deny say dia chairmen for Kwami and Nafada Local Government Areas don join di All Progressives Congress (APC).
Di party dey respond to one claim by one APC chieftain for di inauguration of di APC State Campaign Council for di International Conference Centre for Gombe. Di PDP talk say di two chairmen remain dia members and dem never show any interest to leave.
E criticise di source of di claim, talk say di false information come from person wey once hold national position for di PDP. Di party warn di APC to stop to dey spread wetin e call falsehood about im officials, accuse am say e dey use propaganda to win public sympathy.
Di APC never respond to di PDP statement for di reports wey dem review.
Wetin go happen next
With Pantami name now on INEC portal, attention don turn to how di parties for Gombe go build dia campaigns before 2027. Di defection dispute likely to continue, with di APC never react publicly to di PDP denial.
