Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the immediate past Minister of Communication and Digital Economy has clinched the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after joining the party in Gombe state.

His victory was announced through a voice affirmation during a primary election held on Tuesday in the state.

He was declared as the sole aspirant by Hon. Gregory Yenlong, the Chairman of the PDP Electoral Panel.

An excited Pantami said he contested for the seat to offer service to people of the state.

He pledged that if elected in 2027, he would govern with fairness and justice.

Political Economist NG reports that Pantami will contest against Jamilu Gwamna, the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027. The two are the top contenders in the guber election.

Political Economist NG reports that  Pantami a former member of the APC had pulled out of the APC primaries, alleging lack of transparency.

However, days after the primaries of the APC, four gubernatorial aspirants of the PDP said there was an attempt to smuggle Pantami into the PDP gubernatorial race.

In a communique issued after an emergency meeting Sunday in Gombe, the aspirants; Alhaji Abdulkadir Hamma Saleh, ⁠Hon. Khamisu Ahmed Mailantarki, Hon. Usman Aliyu Garry and Mrs ⁠Monica Kaltho, said the law did not permit a candidate to defect from one political party to another and subsequently contest the same election process after votes have already been cast and counted in his favour in another party’s primaries.