The Gombe State Chapter of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has officially declared that Professor Isa Ali Pantami is a full-fledged, bona fide card-carrying member of the party. They dismissed any claims to the contrary.
This clarification was made by Abdulkadir Ahmad Dukku, the State Public Relations Officer (PRO), during a discussion with journalists in Gombe on Tuesday.
He said, “The PDP wishes to respond to the recent press conference addressed by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe State, claiming that the Governorship Candidate of our great party, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, remains a member of the APC.”
“This claim is not only laughable but a display of ignorance of the Electoral Law and our Party’s Constitution. We wish to categorically state that Professor Pantami is a bonafide member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), having duly complied with all the constitutional and legal requirements for membership of our party. The PDP possesses all relevant documents confirming his resignation from his former party acknowledged by his then Ward Chairman.”
The PDP Spokesperson added that, “We therefore call on APC members and all Nigerians from the national down to the ward level, as well as the general public, to disregard the misleading claims being circulated by the sinking APC in Gombe State.”
“The Chairman of APC in Pantami Ward has stated that he acknowledged the letter of Pantami’s resignation in person on the 19th of May, 2026 which he posted on the social media platform that went viral recently,” he explained.
“If the APC lacks confidence in its candidate, it should address its internal concerns instead of insisting that Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami must stay in their party. After all, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Electoral Law as amended guarantees freedom of
association.”
