VANTAGE NEWS reports that the governorship candidates elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have been made known and some of them have chosen their running mates ahead of the 2023 election.
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set July 15, 2022 as the deadline for the ‘substitution’ of candidates submitted by the gubernatorial candidates.
See the full list below:
Akwa Ibom: Akanimo Asuquo Udofia
Benue State: Rev Fr. Hyacinth Alia
Abia State: Uche Ogah
Niger State: Umar Bago/Mr. Yakubu Garba
Oyo State: Teslim Folarin
Taraba State: Emmanuel Bwacha
Sokoto State: Ahmed Aliyu
Bauchi State: Sadique Abubakar
Kano State: Nasiru Gawuna/Murtala Sule Garo
Adamawa State: Senator Aishatu Binani/Titsi Ganama
Ebonyi State: Ogbonna Nwifuru/Mrs. Patricia Obila
Katsina State: Dikko Rada
Kaduna State: Senator Uba Sani/Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe
Jigawa State: Umar Namadi/Engr. Aminu Usman
Cross River State: Senator Bassey Otu
Plateau State: Nentanwe Yilwatda Goshwe/Pam Bot-mang
Kebbi State: Dr Nasiru Idris
Lagos State: Babajide Sanwo-Olu/Babafemi Hamzat
Enugu State: Uche Nnaji
Gombe State: Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya
Nasarawa State: Abdullahi Sule/Dr Emmanuel Akabe
Borno State: Babagana Zulum
Ogun State: Dapo Abiodun/Noimot Salako-Oyedele
Delta State: Ovie Omo-Agege/Friday Ossai Osanebi
Zamfara State: Bello Matawalle
Rivers State: Tonye Cole/Dr Innocent Bariate Barikor
Yobe State: Mai Mala Buni
NOTE that the list will be updated as more APC governorship candidates make known their their running mates.
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