The Federal High Court sitting in Gombe has directed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to conduct a fresh primary election to select its governorship candidate in Gombe State.
The court, presided over by Justice Amina Aliyu Mohammed, issued the order in a suit filed by Usman Aliyu Garry challenging the emergence of Prof. Isa Ali Pantami as the PDP governorship candidate.
Garry had contested Pantami’s emergence after the party declared him its sole candidate on June 26, 2026, arguing that the mandatory primary election was not held.
Pantami, who had previously sought the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), joined the PDP after the APC adopted Jamilu Gwamna as its consensus candidate.
Pantami later emerged as the PDP candidate through voice affirmation at the party’s governorship primary held in May.
In its judgment delivered on Thursday, however, the court directed the PDP to organise a fresh primary election in line with the party’s guidelines and applicable electoral laws.
