Nigeria, May 26 -- Rival aspirants have protested the nomination of the immediate past Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, as the governorship candidate of the Nyesom Wike faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State.

Mr Pantami, who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in protest against irregularities in the party's governorship primary, joined the PDP early this week and was nominated as the governorship candidate by voice affirmation on Tuesday in Gombe.

His affirmation came despite protests against his participation in the primary by the aspirants he met in the PDP, who insisted he could not participate in the party's primary after contesting in the APC.

In a communique ...