Politics

2019: See list of APC, PDP candidates

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7 years ago

October 1, 2018

So far, Governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been held in 26 states of the federation.

Below is a list of those who have emerged as flag bearers of the two major political parties in the states:

	STATE	APC	PDP
1	ABIA		Gov Okezie Ikpeazu
2	ADAMAWA	Postponed	Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri
3	AKWA IBOM	Nsima Ekere	Gov Udom Emmanuel
4	BAUCHI	Gov Muhammed Abubakar
5	BENUE		Gov Samuel Ortom
6	BORNO	Babagana Umara-Zulum	Alhaji Mohammed Imam Alhaji Mohammed Wakil (Factional)
7	CROSS RIVER	Pastor Usani Usani	Gov Ben Ayade
8	DELTA	Pat Utomi (factional) Great Ogboru (factiona)	Gov Ifeanyi Okowa
9	EBONYI		Gov Dave Umahi
10	ENUGU	Postponed	Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
11	GOMBE	Inuwa Yahaya
12	IMO
13	JIGAWA	Gov Muhammad Badaru
14	KADUNA	Gov Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai	Isa Ahiru
15	KATSINA	Gov Aminu Bello Masari	Yakubu Lado
16	KANO	Gov Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
17	KEBBI	Gov Abubakar Bagudu	Isa Galaudu
18	KWARA	Kayode Abdulwahab (Factional)	Disrupted
19	LAGOS	Postponed
20	NASSARAWA	Disrupted	David Ombugadu
21	NIGER	Gov Sani Bello	Umar Nasko
22	OGUN	Postponed	Ladi Adebutu and Adeleke Shittu (Factional)
23	OYO	Bayo Adelabu	Seyi Makinde
24	PLATEAU	Gov Solomon Lalong	General Jeremiah Useni (rtd.)
25	RIVERS	Tonye Cole and Senator Magnus Abe (Factional)	Gov Nyesom Wike
26	SOKOTO	Dep. Gov. Ahmad Aliyu	Muhammad Mannir Dan Iya
27	TARABA		Governor Darius Ishaku
28	YOBE	Maimala Buni
29	ZAMFARA

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