INEC omits four parties from Bauchi 2027 governorship list

By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe The camp of former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has appealed for calm among his supporters following the omission of his name and that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) list of governorship candidates for the 2027 election in Gombe State. The appeal was contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson for the Pantamiyya Movement, Prof.

Suleiman Mohammed, and shared on Pantami’s official Facebook account. Mohammed described the development as a temporary challenge rather than a final determination of Pantami’s political future, urging PDP members and supporters of the Pantamiyya Movement to remain calm, hopeful and focused as the electoral process unfolds. “This is a temporary challenge and a normal part of the electoral process, not a final determination, in sha Allah,” the statement said.

According to the statement, Pantami’s camp was aware that his name was missing from INEC’s published list despite his emergence as the PDP governorship candidate following a fresh primary election conducted on September 29. The fresh primary followed an order by the Federal High Court in Gombe, which led to another exercise to determine the party’s candidate for the 2027 governorship election. However, while the names of candidates fielded by several other political parties appeared on INEC’s published list, neither Pantami nor the PDP was listed.

The omission has raised questions about the status of the party’s nomination and the next steps available to the PDP and its candidate. The statement from Pantami’s camp did not specify whether the party or the candidate would seek clarification from INEC, pursue an administrative resolution or explore legal options over the omission. Nevertheless, the camp urged supporters to remain composed, stressing that the omission should not be interpreted as a final decision on Pantami’s participation in the 2027 Gombe governorship election.

The development comes amid preparations by political parties and aspirants for the 2027 general elections, with the finalisation of candidate lists remaining a key part of the electoral process. The post Pantami’s camp urges calm over omission from INEC list appeared first on Vanguard News. By Edwin Philip, Lafia The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Nasarawa State has welcomed the listing of its governorship candidate, former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing it as a development that has eased uncertainty surrounding the party’s participation in the 2027 general elections.

In a statement titled “Our March to Victory Is Unstoppable,” the Director of Digital Media and Communications of the Mohammed Abubakar Adamu Campaign Organisation, High Chief Otaru Douglas, said INEC’s listing of Adamu as the party’s candidate had addressed speculation following a recent Supreme Court judgment on the eligibility of political parties and their candidates to participate in the elections. Douglas said the campaign organisation remained focused on engaging voters across the state, adding that it would continue to promote its plans for security, job creation, youth and women’s empowerment, and people-centred governance. According to him, the campaign would sustain its engagement with residents across wards and communities to explain its policy proposals ahead of the election.