The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, has promised to tackle poverty, create employment opportunities and support youths, women, farmers, traders and local contractors if elected governor in 2027.
Pantami made the promises on Wednesday shortly after receiving the PDP governorship flag from the party’s National Chairman, Abdurrahman Muhammad, at a rally in Gombe, marking the party’s formal presentation of its candidate ahead of the next governorship election.
Addressing party supporters and stakeholders, Pantami said his administration would prioritise the welfare of residents, with particular attention to employment creation, economic empowerment and improving the livelihoods of different groups across the state.
“Insha Allah, we will fight hunger, we will fight poverty, create employment opportunities and support young people and mothers,” he said.
The former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy also promised to open up economic opportunities for farmers, traders and contractors, saying his administration would award contracts to local contractors and support businesses to grow.
He said the interests of Gombe residents would guide his administration’s policies, adding that farmers would receive government support, while traders would be assisted in expanding their businesses.
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Pantami also pledged to protect public resources from waste and mismanagement, insisting that the state’s wealth should benefit its residents rather than a privileged few.
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“Gombe’s resources are not spoils of war. The wealth of Gombe belongs to the people of Gombe State. It will not be mismanaged,” he said.
He argued that the state’s resources should be managed responsibly and used to improve the living conditions of its people.
The PDP candidate’s promises came amid renewed political mobilisation by the opposition party following his emergence as its governorship candidate and his subsequent reinstatement after his name was initially omitted from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s list of candidates.
The rally was attended by PDP figures, including former Gombe State Governor and Senator representing Gombe North, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo; Senator Anthony Siyako Yaro, representing Gombe South; the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Haruna Mohammed Jingudo; National Organising Secretary, Captain Muhammad Umar Bature; and Deputy National Chairman (North), Yusuf Akiriken, SAN.
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