By Taiwo Scholarstica
Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy under the administration of Late President Muhammadu Buhari, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, has received a certificate of return from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), officially confirming him as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2027 Gombe State governorship election.
Pantami, who emerged as the PDP candidate on May 26, was presented with the certificate on Wednesday during the party’s National Executive Committee meeting and the inauguration of its 2026–2030 National Executive Committee at the PDP national headquarters in Abuja.
The event was presided over by the PDP National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed.
The party used the occasion to present Certificates of Return to governorship candidates whose nominations had been recognised and published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the PDP’s duly nominated candidates for the 2027 general elections.
Pantami was among the candidates who received the certificates, a development the statement described as further confirmation of his status as the party’s officially recognised governorship flagbearer in Gombe State.
“The PDP presented Certificates of Return to its governorship candidates for the 2027 elections whose names have been recognised and published by INEC as the party’s duly nominated candidates,” the statement noted.
The presentation of the certificate marks another step in the PDP’s preparations for the 2027 elections, as the party continues to position its candidates ahead of the polls across the country.