A former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, has urged his supporters to stay steadfast in prayers and never be distracted by critics, saying those that labored towards his candidacy would quickly be uncovered.
Pantami, an Islamic scholar, has been within the information since his formal declaration of intention to contest governorship election in Gombe State.
Previously a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pantami left the celebration after it settled for Jamilu Isyaku Gwamna as its consensus governorship candidate within the State.
He subsequently joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to pursue his political ambition, the place he emerged because the celebration’s governorship on May 26, 2026.
But one of many aspirants, who sought the PDP governorship ticket, Khamisu Ahmed Mailantarki, nonetheless, challenged Pantami’s emergence because the celebration’s flag-bearer in a Federal High Court in Gombe, which nullified the election and ordered contemporary major, which the previous Minister clinched once more.
But a September 24 Supreme Court judgement, which barred political events from fielding candidates whose names weren’t within the membership register submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) inside the stipulated time later forged uncertainty on Pantami’s participation within the 2027 election.
Although his title was listed as a governorship candidate by INEC on August 29, the brand new record launched by the fee in October excluded Pantami.
He had assured his supporters that the problem could be resolved and described the exclusion of his title as a short lived problem, which was not out of the same old within the electoral course of.
The former Minister, by way of his attorneys, later issued a three-day ultimatum to INEC to reinstate his title as a guber candidate, citing that he made and complied with all the necessities.
On its half, the INEC insisted that Pantami, alongside others not on the ultimate record, remained excluded.
The fee requested political events not happy with the choice to make their case and notify it on or earlier than October 24, 2026, in the event that they believed their candidates have been wrongly excluded.
With the expiration of the deadline final weekend, Pantami, in a video shared Saturday on his Facebook web page, talking in Hausa, mentioned no man can destroy somebody whom Allah had predestined to succeed.
“I need to start by expressing my profound gratitude to my fellow good folks of Gombe State for his or her prayers, together with the recitation of the Holy Qur’an, and for gathering in mosques and church buildings to hope for us for days on finish.
“This has made me very glad and gave me the encouragement that Allah has blessed us with individuals who really love us. I pray that Allah will proceed to assist us.
“May Allah save us from letting one another down. May Allah reward us more than we can ever repay. Indeed, whoever does not appreciate people does not appreciate God.” he mentioned within the video.
He recommended his supporters and people who stood firmly behind him amid the challenges, asking them to not relent or be distracted by critics.
“You canvassed help, mobilised folks, enlightened them and remained steadfast all through this era. This is commendable, and it is a signal of true piety.
“Do not relent. Do not be offended or discouraged, as a result of you’re the ones who shall be elevated, supplied you stay steadfast in your perception in Allah.
“I noticed folks mocking you for gathering in mosques and church buildings to hope for us and search Allah’s assist. Those who do that are to be pitied as a result of they don’t perceive the ability and would possibly of Allah. They aren’t our enemies, however they need to be pitied.
“Mocking or ridiculing someone who seeks help from Allah is a serious matter that could provoke calamity. Let this not discourage you. Such things have happened even to the Prophets of Allah.”
Chuks Okocha in Abuja
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