Ahead of the 2019 elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has made public the names of all the governorship and State House of Assembly candidates vying for elective positions.
However, the list does not include the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers and Zamfara states.
Seventy-nine of the candidates are women with the majority from Kano and Delta states.
The commission resolved the controversy over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State in favour of Buruji Kashamu.
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The senator and another party chieftain and House of Representatives member, Ladi Adebutu, were battling for the ticket.
The commission also resolved the crisis over the APC governorship candidate in Abia State in favour of Uche Ogah, who battled Ikechi Emenike for the ticket.
Governorship elections are not holding in Ondo, Ekiti, Bayelsa, Osun, Edo, Kogi and Anambra states.
THE MAJOR CANDIDATES, STATE-BY-STATE RELEASED BY INEC
ABIA
Alex Otti, APGA
Ogah Samson, APC
Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, PDP
ADAMAWA
Mohammed Jibrilla, APC
Umaru Ahmadu, PDP
AKWA IBOM
Nsima Udo Ekere, APC
Udom Emmanuel, PDP
BAUCHI
Mohammed Abubakar, APC
Bala Mohammed, PDP
BENUE
Emmanuel Jime, APC
Samuel Ortom, PDP
BORNO
Baba Gana Umara, APC
Mohammed Imam, PDP
CROSS RIVER
Owan Enoh John, APC
Ben Ayade, PDP
DELTA
Great Ovedje Ogboru, APC
Ifeanyi Okowa, PDP
EBONYI
Sunday Oji Ogbuoji, APC
David Umahi Nweze, PDP
ENUGU
Ayogu Eze, APC
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, PDP
GOMBE
Mohammed Yahaya, APC
Nafada Usman Bayero, PDP
IMO
Ifeanyi Ararume, APGA
Uzodinma Hope, APC
Ihedioha Emeka, PDP
JIGAWA
Mohammed Abubakar, APC
Aminu Ibrahim Ringim, PDP
KADUNA
Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, APC
Isa Mohammad Ashiru, PDP
KANO
Ganduje Umar, APC
Abba Kabir Yusuf, PDP
KATSINA
Aminu Bello Masari, APC
Garba Yakubu Lado, PDP
KEBBI
Atiku Bagudu, APC
Isa Mohammed Galadu, PDP
KWARA
Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, APC
Razak Atunwa, PDP
LAGOS
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, APC
Jimi Agbaje, PDP
NASARAWA
Audu Alhaji Sule, APC
David Emmanuel Ombudagu, PDP
NIGER
Sani Abubakar Bello, APC
Umar Mohammed Nasko, PDP
OGUN
Adedapo Abiodun, APC
Adekunle Akinlade, AMP
Dimeji Bankole, ADP
Buruji Kashamu, PDP
OYO
Adelabu Adebayo Adekola, APC
Oluseyi Makinde, PDP
PLATEAU
Simon Bako Lalong, APC
Jeremiah Timbut Useni, PDP
SOKOTO
Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, APC
Tambuwal Aminu Waziri, PDP
TARABA
Abubakar Sani Danladi, APC
Darius Dickson Ishaku, PDP
YOBE
Mai Mala, APC
Umar Iliya Damaggum, PDP
ZAMFARA
Bello Mohammed M, PDP
