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From Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Pantami Ward, Gombe Local Government Area, has challenged claims that the former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, formally resigned from the party before emerging as the governorship candidate of a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State.
Addressing journalists after a ward executive meeting, the Deputy Chairman of Pantami Ward, Yaya Isa, and the Ward Secretary, Ibrahim Muhammad, said the ward leadership was not officially informed of Professor Pantami’s resignation and had not received any resignation letter from him.
According to the officials, members of the ward executive committee only became aware of the purported resignation after the Ward Chairman informed them that he had personally received a letter from the former minister.
Muhammad explained that the chairman disclosed during a meeting that he had received the letter on May 23, 2026. He added that the document was reportedly dated May 19, 2026, and delivered by an individual identified as Abba Pantami.
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The ward secretary maintained that the resignation was neither presented before the ward executive committee nor formally communicated to its members as required by party procedures.
The ward executives argued that Professor Pantami had not properly completed the process of resigning from the APC before aligning with the PDP.
They also questioned assertions by the ward chairman and the party’s legal adviser that the former minister had duly resigned, noting that no documentary evidence was presented before the ward executive committee to substantiate the claim.
The development has sparked debate within political circles in Gombe State, particularly as Professor Pantami has already secured the governorship ticket of a faction of the PDP ahead of the 2027 elections.
Whether the controversy surrounding his resignation will have any implications for his political ambition remains to be seen.
