Nigeria, Oct. 11 -- The Gombe State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on its members, supporters, and the general public to maintain calm following the omission of its governorship candidate, Isa Pantami, from the list of candidates published on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

In a statement signed by the state publicity secretary, Abdulkadir Dukku, the PDP said that the circulating list omitting Mr Pantami has raised concern, and the party has not received any formal document or official communication from INEC confirming the exclusion.

Mr Dukku stated that the party was concerned over the non-appearance of Mr Pantami's name, especially given that its court-ordered repeat primary...