The Independent National Electoral Commission has released
the final list of candidates eligible to participate in the 2019 General
Elections.
The list contains the names of candidates for the
presidential, senatorial, House of Reps and state Assemblies.
The information was contained on the
verified Twitter handle of the Commission, @inecnigeria.
The presidential candidates’ list
features 144 names comprising parties’ presidential candidates and their
running mates.
The Social Democratic Party did not
present presidential candidate or running mate for the election, as two persons
–- a former Minister of Information, Jerry Gana; and a former Governor of Cross
River State, Mr. Donald Duke — are laying claim to the ticket.
Gana has been recognised by the
courts, but he has not been accepted by his party.
On the other hand, Duke has been
ousted by the courts but remains the acceptable candidate to the party.
There are 28 women on the list as
either the candidate or the running mate.
The youngest candidate is the
30-year-old Johnson Omede, being a vice-presidential candidate of the New
Nigeria People’s Party.
A total of 72 Presidential
candidates and another 72 Vice-Presidential candidates are expected to run for
the presidential election.
Others whose names appear on the
list include President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, who
are the candidates of the All Progressives Congress; former Vice-President
Atiku Abubakar, and former Governor Peter Obi who are the Presidential and
Vice-Presidential candidates, respectively, of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Others include Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili
of the Allied Peoples Movement of Nigeria; Mr. Omoyele Sowore of the African
Action Congress; Mr. Kingsley Moghalu of the Young Progressives Party; Mr. Sina
Fagbenro-Byron of the KOWA Party; and Mr. Fela Durotoye of the Alliance for New
Nigeria
Others include Mr. Obadaiah Mailafia
of the African Democratic Congress; Mrs. Eunice Atuejide of the National
Interest Party, among several others.
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