INEC published lists show Buhari retains Osinbajo, as running mate, as Commission unveils 76 Nigerians fighting for Nigria’s Presidency
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the forms and particulars of presidential and National Assembly candidates of political parties submitted for the 2019 general elections.
According to the details published on Friday, names of 76 presidential aspirants being sponsored by their political parties, including detailed information about their personalities were also published by the electoral empire.
The published lists confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari of th All Progressives Congress (APC) retains his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo, as running mate for the all-important electoral contest thereby laying to rest rumours by people considered to be political jobbers who had told fictitious stories of how and why Buhari planned to changed him, while Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), despite political risks steering him in the face, has been confirmed to have settled down for Peter Obi as running mate.
It was the same for candidates vying for seats in the National Assembly.
The forms/ particulars which were for purposes of claims and objections ,were pasted at the offices of INEC in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as well as its offices across the federation.
It was gathered that at the FCT office of INEC, the lists were still being pasted at the entrance as at 8:30 pm of Friday.
A senior official of the commission explained that what the commission did does not amount to the publication of the full list of candidates as that would be done by January 17 next year as provided in the time table and schedule of activities.
A scrutiny of the particulars of candidates pasted at the FCT office of the commission showed that President Muhammadu Buhari is the candidate of the APC with Professor Yemi Osinbajo as his running mate; while Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is the candidate of the opposition PDP with former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi as his running mate.
Others included Obadiah Mailafia as presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) with Professor Tanimowo Nasiru as his running mate.
The forms and particulars of 22 candidates for the single FCT senatorial seat as well as 24 candidates vying for two House of Representatives seats were also displayed at the FCT office of INEC.
Those contesting for the Senate seat were Zephania Jisalo (APC), Senator Philip Aduda (PDP), Esther Audu (ADC) and Eric Ibe (SDP).
The forms indicated that the candidate for the House of Representatives for AMAC/Bwari is Lamorde Halilu (APC), Micah Jiba (PDP) while Ene Idoko-Abel is of the ADC.
Other political parties whose candidates’ particulars/forms were displayed included the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), KOWA party and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
