INEC
INEC: The final list of names of candidates to participate in the 2019
General Elections has been released by the Independent National
Electoral Commission. 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 president
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.
See the final list here:
2019-GENERAL-ELECTIONS-FINAL-LIST-OF-PRESIDENTIAL-CANDIDATES