Former Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has expressed confidence in winning the governorship primary under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe State.
NewsWatch Nigeria reports that Pantami, speaking during an interview on TVC on Sunday, said he relied on strong evidence rather than opinion.
According to him, the evidence includes polls conducted both in person and online, in which he ranked first in all 13 polls.
The former Minister also referenced his contribution to the APC, the formation of the ruling party and support for President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 election.
He said, “I’m not just a member of APC, but I’m also a party leader. Tinubu appointed me as a special adviser in his campaign council for the 2023 election, addressed to me as a party leader.
“So why he addressed me as a party leader is that he knew very well the role I played during the merger of Congress for Progressives Change, CPC, on one hand and Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, on the other, since from 2010.
“Furthermore, the reason why I’m optimistic is because of the fact that I rely on strong evidence. It’s not opinion. And you cannot counter an evidence with an opinion.
“This evidence is the pools that have been conducted physically and also online. In each and everyone in which we have a result of around 13 of them, I emerged as number one, with all sense of humility. And you may wish to go there and verify what I have said.
“Thirdly, the reason I feel people love me so much and they appreciate my modest contribution is because of the fact that when I got the opportunity to serve as the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, I did my best for Nigeria in general and for Gombe in particular.”
