The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday released the approved list of candidates for the 2023 general elections.
Among the shortlisted candidates are Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP), Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
INEC disclosed this in a statement issued by the National Commissioner in Charge of Voters’ Education, Festus Okoye.
The list released by the electoral umpire contains 36 presidential candidates and the running mates of 18 political parties. Also, a total of 4,223 candidates will battle for 469 legislative positions (senatorial and federal constituencies) at the federal level.
The presidential candidates cleared include Christopher Imumolen (Accord); Hamza Al-Mustapha (AA); Omoyele Sowore (AAC); Dumebi Kachikwu (ADC); Yabagi Sani (ADP); Bola Ahmed Tinubu (APC); and Peter Umeadi (APGA).
The rest are Princess Chichi Ojei (APM); Osita Charles Nnadi (APP); Oluwafemi Adenuga (BP); Peter Obi (LP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (NNPP); Felix Osakwe (NRM); Atiku Abubakar (PDP); Kola Abiola (PRP); Adewole Adebayo (SDP); Abdulmalik Ado-Ibrahim (YPP) and Dan Nwanyanwu (ZLP).
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Meanwhile, Senate President Ahmad Lawan may have finally lost out in his bid to return to the Senate following the omission of his name from the final list of candidates for next year’s National Assembly elections.
Lawan resorted to retaining his Yobe North seat after losing the presidential primaries of the APC, but Bashir Machina, who had won the ticket, refused to step down. In the final list, INEC left the APC Yobe North senatorial slot blank. By implication, APC will not field a candidate for the position.
The commissioner, however, said the final list of candidates for state elections (governorship and state constituencies) would be published on October 4, 2022, as indicated in the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 general elections.
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