The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released names of candidates for the Niger state governorship election billed for next year.
Below are the candidates’ names alongside their political parties as displayed at the state INEC Office in Minna:
1. GOVERNOR ABUBAKAR SANI BELLO – APC
2. UMAR MOHAMMED NASKO – PDP
3. JOSHUA NUHU BAWA – APGA
4. MAHMOOD DANJUMA YUSUF SANI – SDP
5. ENGR. USMAN MUHAMMED – KOWA
6. KAWU ISAH BABANNA – ADP
7. COMR. MOHAMMED AUDU – WTPN
8. MUSTAPHA ALIYU WUSHISHI – LPN
9. SHARIEF SHEIKH ADAM YAKUB – AGA
10. MANI IBRAHIM AHMAD – ADC
11. AWWAL UMAR – ZLP
13. ABDULAZEEZ OYENIYI SALAUDEEN – NCP
14. YAHAYA SHUAIBU – APP
15. ISAH MOHAMMED BELLO – GPN
16. YAHAYA DANBABA DAUDU – PRP
17. MUSTAPHA ABDURRAHMAN – BNPP
18. LAWAL TSOHO – APA
19. BELLO BAWA BWARI – ACD
20. MUSA ABDULLAHI BABAKATUN – NCMP
21. YUSUF AYUBA – UDP
22. UMARU NASIRU ALBANI – PPC
23. SEN. IBRAHIM MUSA – PPN
24. IBRAHIM MUSA – ACPN
25. BAWA SALEH – DA
26. SHITTU SAHEED – MPN
27. DANTANI ABDULLAHI – NNPP
28. AISHAT MAHMUD – C.A
29. HUSSAINI MANUGA – TMPP
30. MRS PHOEBE EDWIN YARIMA – DMPP
31. ABUBAKAR IBRAHIM – NRM
32. MUSA ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED – P&J
33. ABDULSALAM AISHA – NO PARTY INDICATED
34. AMOS SUNDAY – FJP
35. JAMES ANDREW BEN – LP
The list showed a total of 35 political parties, including three female candidates.
