18 to vie for President

The Nation

15 Feb 2011

18 to vie for President

The list of presidential candidates for the April 9 election emerged yesterday.

Eighteen candidates have so far cleared the hurdle to contest the election, sources told The Nation.

More candidates are likely to emerge before the expiration of the deadline for substitution.

The deadline, which was expected to end yesterday, has been extended to February 28.

The candidates belong to 18 of the 63 parties.

PARTY                                               CANDIDATE                    RUNNING MATE

•Hope Demoocratic                            Ambrose Awuru                      Ibrahim Abdullahi  

•National Conscience Party                Dele Momodu                         Yunusa Tanko 

•United National Party for Dev.          Ebiti Ndok                               Galadima Samari  

•People’s Democratic Party               Goodluck Jonathan                Mohammed Sambo 

•All Nigeria People’s Party                 Ibrahim Shekarau                    John Odigie-Oyegun

•Better Nigeria Progress  Party          Iheanyichukwu Nnaji             Kadijat Abubakar 

•People for Democratic Change        Mahmud Waziri                       Clement Eze 

•Congress for Progressive Change    Muhammadu Buhari               Tunde Bakare

•Action Congress of Nigeria               Nuhu Ribadu                           Sunny Ugochukwu [changed to   Chris Ngige]

•Social Democratic Mega Party         Pat Utomi                               Lawal Funtua 

•African Democratic                           Peter Nwangwu                      Mani Ibrahim Ahmad

Twelve of them are Southerners; six are from the North....