The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
released the final list of presidential and national assembly candidates for
the 2023 general election.
In a statement on Tuesday, the commission said it approved
the final list of candidates “pursuant to section 32(1) of the Electoral Act
2022 and item 8 of the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023
general election”.
“In summary, all the 18 political parties have fielded
candidates and their running mates for the Presidential election. For
legislative elections, 1,101 candidates are vying for 109 Senatorial seats and
3,122 candidates for Federal Constituencies i.e. House of Representatives
seats, making a total of 4,223
candidates contesting for 469 legislative positions,” the statement reads.
“In terms of gender distribution, 3,875 candidates are male,
made up of 35 for Presidential and Vice Presidential, 1,008 for Senate and
2,832 for House of Representatives.
“Similarly, 381
females comprising 1 for Presidential, 92 for Senate, and 288 for House of
Representatives are contesting. There are also 11 Persons with Disability
(PWDs) in the race.”
According to the list, David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, is
the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Ebonyi south,
while for Yobe north district, there is no senatorial candidate listed for the
APC.
For Yobe north, there has been some controversy over the APC
senatorial ticket, and the matter is currently in court.
At a primary organised by the party in May, Bashir Machina
had won unopposed, but Ahmad Lawan, senate president, was said to have
participated in another primary organised by the APC, after he contested the
party’s presidential ticket and lost in June.
Meanwhile, Godswill Akpabio, former minister of Niger Delta
affairs, also made the final list as the APC candidate for Akwa Ibom
north-west.
You can view the full list HERE.
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