Here's a list of front-line Governorship candidates contesting election across the States
These are the front-line candidates contesting governorship elections on March 9.
Sanwo-Olu and Agbaje, Lagos governorship candidates, meet at a function (Daily Post)
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Nigeria will conduct governorship elections on Saturday March 9, 2019 in 29 States of the federation.
Here are the front-line candidates in all the states where the elections will hold, except for states where candidates of political parties have been excluded because of litigation.
Delta State
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- Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa (PDP)
- Great Ovedje Ogboru (APC)
Abia State
- Ogah Uchechukwu Samson (APC)
- Alex Otti (APGA)
- Okezie Victor Ikpeazu (PDP)
Adamawa
- Mohammed Umar Jibrilla (APC)
- Umaru Ahmadu (PDP)
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Akwa Ibom
- Nsima Udo Ekere (APC)
- Udom Emmanuel (PDP)
Bauchi
- Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar (APC)
- Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed (PDP)
Benue
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- Emmanuel Jime (APC)
- Samuel Ortom (PDP)
Borno
- Baba Gana Umara (APC)
- Mohammed Alkali Imam (PDP)
Ebonyi
- Sunday Ogbuoji (APC)
- David Umahi (PDP)
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Enugu
- Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (PDP)
Cross River
- Ben Ayade (PDP)
- Owan Enoh (APC)
Gombe
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- Mohammed Yahaya (APC)
- Nafada Usman Bayero (PDP)
Imo
- Hope Uzodinma (APC)
- Ihedioha Emeka (PDP)
- Uche Nwosu (AA)
Jigawa
- Mohammed Abubakar (APC)
- Aminu Ibrahim Ringim (PDP)
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Kaduna
- Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai (APC)
- Isa Mohammad Ashiru (PDP)
Kano
- Ganduje Abdullahi Umar (APC)
- Abba Kabir Yusuf (PDP)
Katsina
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- Aminu Bello Masari (APC)
- Garba Yakubu Lado (PDP)
Kebbi
- Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (APC)
- Isa Mohammed Galadu (PDP)
Kwara
- Abdulrahman Abbulrazaq (APC)
- Razak Atunwa (PDP)
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Lagos
- Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (APC)
- Jimi Agbaje (PDP)
- Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi (ADP)
Nasarawa
- Audu Sule (APC)
- David Emmanuel Ombudagu (PDP)
Niger
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- Sani Abubakar Bello (APC)
- Umar Mohammed Nasko (PDP)
Ogun
- Adedapo Abiodun (APC)
- Buruji Kashamu (PDP)
- Isiaka Nasir Adegboyega (ADC)
- Akinlade Adekunle (APM)
Oyo
- Adelabu Adebayo Adekola (APC)
- Oluseyi Makinde (PDP)
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Plateau
- Simon Lalong (APC)
- Jeremiah Useni (PDP)
Sokoto
- Ahmed Aliyu (APC)
- Aminu Tambuwal (PDP)
Taraba
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- Abubakar Danladi (APC)
- Darius Ishaku (PDP)
- Alhassan Aisha Jummai (UDP)
Yobe
- Mai Mala (APC)
- Umar Iliya Damaggum (PDP)
Zamfara
- Idris Mukhtar Shehu (APC)
- Bello Mohammed (PDP)
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