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Governorship Elections: Full List of Major Contenders in 28 States

Nigeria’s governorship elections hold on Saturday, March 18, 2023, across 28 states of the Federation after it was postponed on March 11, 2023.

Here is a full list of the major contenders as Nigerians vote to choose their preferred candidates for each states;

S/NOSTATEPOLITICAL PARTYCANDIDATE
AbiaAPCEmenike Ikechi
1LPOtti Alex
2NNPPUkpai Iro
3PDPOkey Ahiwa
4SDPJohnson Ugozika
5
AdamawaPolitical Party  Candidate
1APCDahiru Aishatu
2LPMustapha Madawaki
3NNPPMohammed Tahir
4PDPUmaru Fintiri
5SDPArdo Umar
Akwa IbomPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCAkanimo Udofia
2LPOkon Usen
3NNPPAkpandoedehe James
4PDPEno Bassey
5SDPUdoh Monday
BauchiPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCAbubakar Sadique
2LPAbubakar Ibrahim
3NNPPHalliru Jika
4PDPMohammad Bala
5SDPMohammed Aminu
BenuePolitical PartyCandidate
1APCAlia Hyacinth
2LPHembe Herman
3NNPPAngwe Bem
4PDPUba Tyoapine
5SDPMede James
BornoPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCBabagana Umaru
2LPGoni Abdulahi
3NNPPUmar Ali-Nasco
4PDPAli Mihammed
5SDPAlhaji Modu
Cross RiverPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCOtu Bassey
2LPObu Ogar
3NNPP
4PDPOnor Sandy
5SDPOkokon Epet
DeltaPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCOmo-Agege Ovie
2LPPela Kawhariebie
3NNPPAgbi Goodnews
4PDPOborevwori Sheriff
5SDPObagi Kenneth
EbonyiPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCNwifuru Francis
2LPNkwegu Edward
3NNPPAdol-Awam Chris
4PDPChukwuma Odii
5SDPNwankwo Michael
EnuguPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCNnaji Geoffrey
2LPEdeoga Chijioke
3NNPPEze Cajetan
4PDPMbah Peter
5SDPNweze Pearl
GombePolitical PartyCandidate
1APCYahaya Mohammed
2LPAmuga Keftin
3NNPPAhmed Khamisu
4PDPJibrin Muhammad
5SDPLazarus Kelmi
JigawaPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCNamadi Umar
2LPAbdullahi Tsoho
3NNPPIbrahim Aminu
4PDPLamido Mustapha
5SDPIbrahim Ahmed
KadunaPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCSani Uba
2LPAsake Jonathan
3NNPPOthman Hunkuyi
4PDPMohammed Ashiru
5SDPIdris Adamu
KanoPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCGawuna Nasiru
2LPAbdullahi Mohammed
3NNPPYusuf Abba
4PDPWali Mohammed
5SDPMohammed Bala
KatsinaPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCUmaru Dikko
2LPAbu Musawa
3NNPPKhalil Mohammed
4PDPGarba Yakubu
5SDPZakari Ibrahim
KebbiPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCGarba Abubakar
2LPTase Gambo
3NNPP
4PDPBande Aminu
5SDPAhmed Atiku
KwaraPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCAbdulrazaq Abdulrahman
2LPAbubakar Basambo
3NNPPAbdulraheem Shuaibu
4PDPAbdullahi Shuaibu
5SDPLawal Hakeem
LagosPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCSanwo-Olu Babajide
2LPRhodes-Vivour Gbadebo
3NNPPJim-Kamal Olarenwaju
4PDPAdediran Azeez
5SDPUthman Olakunle
NasarawaPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCSule Audu
2LPEwuge Joseph
3NNPPYakubu Abdullahi
4PDPEmmanuel David
5SDPMohammed Mustapha
NigerPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCMohammed Umaru
2LPBawa Joshua
3NNPPYahaya Ibrahim
4PDPLiman Isah
5SDPYarima Bukhari
OgunPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCAbiodun Adedapo
2LP
3NNPPOguntoyinbo Olufemi
4PDPOladipupo Adebutu
5SDPOjeshina Anthony
OyoPolitical Party Candidate
1APCFolarin Kolawole
2LPAkinwale Tawfiq
3NNPPPopoola Olukayode
4PDPMakinde Oluseyi
5SDPLana Michael
PlateauPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCGoshwe Nentawe
2LPDakum Patrick
3NNPPDabwan Alfred
4PDPMutfwang Caleb
5SDPBinchak Ibrahim
RiversPolitical Party Candidate
1APCCole Tonye
2LPItubo Beatrice
3NNPPAgwor Samuel
4PDPFubara Siminalayi
5SDPAbe Magnus
SokotoPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCAliyu Ahmed
2LPUmar Aminu
3NNPPDahiru Umaru
4PDPUmar Saidu
5SDPUmar Abubakar
TarabaPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCBwacha Emmanuel
2LPJoel Damladi
3NNPPYahaya Mohammed
4PDPKefa Agbu
5SDPBaido Danladi
YobePolitical PartyCandidate
1APCAbdullahi Mohammad
2LPMuhammad Ahmed
3NNPPUmar Garba
4PDPAbdulahi Sharif
5SDPAudi Dalhatu
ZamfaraPolitical PartyCandidate
1APCBello Mohammed
2LPAhmed Yahuza
3NNPP
4PDPLawal Dauda
5SDPWasho Sani

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