List Of APC & PDP Governorship Candidates For 2019 General Elections – The 2019 general elections in Nigeria is heating up. As usual, many politicians had declared interest to contest for one political office or the other. The two major political parties in Nigeria are the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). Since a lot of people declare interest for single political offices, the parties usually conduct a primary election to choose who becomes the party’s flag-bearers.
A primary election is the type of elections conducted by different parties to determine who will represent them in an election. In a situation where about 10 persons want to contest for governorship under the APC, the APC will conduct a primary election to choose only one candidate out of the 10. As it stands, the PDP and the APC has been conducting the primaries to choose their representatives.
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So, who are the APC & PDP Governorship Candidates For 2019 General Elections? Below are some of the already concluded primary election results from some of the states.
List Of APC & PDP Governorship Candidates For 2019 General Elections
| S/NO. | STATE | APC | PDP |
| 1 | |||
| 2 | Adamawa | Not yet known | Ahmadu Fintiri |
| 3 | Akwa-Ibom | Nsima Ekere | Udom Emmanuel |
| 4 | Bauchi | Muhammed Abubakar | Bala Mohammed |
| 5 | Benue | Emmanuel Jime | Samuel Ortom |
| 6 | Borno | Babagana Umaru-Zulum | Muhammed Imam |
| 7 | Cross River | John Owan-Enoh | Ben Ayade |
| 8 | Delta | Great Ogboru | Ifeanyi Okowa |
| 9 | Ebonyi | Sonni Ogbuoji | David Umahi |
| 10 | Enugu | Not yet known | Ifeanyi Ugwanyi |
| 11 | Imo | Hope Uzodinma/ | Emeka Ihedioha |
| 12 | Jigawa | Badaru Abubakar | Aminu Ringim |
| 13 | Kaduna | Nasir El-Rufai | Isa Ashiru |
| 14 | Kano | Abdullahi Ganduje | Abba Yusuf |
| 15 | Katsina | Aminu Masari | Lado Danmarke |
| 16 | Kebbi | Abubakar Bagudu | Galaudu Augie |
| 17 | Kwara | Razak Atunwa | |
| 18 | Nasarawa | Abdullahi Sule | David Ombugadu |
| Lagos | BABAJIDE SANWO–OLU | ||
| 19 | Niger | Abubakar Bello | Umar Nasko |
| 20 | Ogun | Oladipupo Adebutu | |
| 21 | Oyo | Adebayo Adelabu | Seyi Makinde |
| 22 | Plateau | Simon Lalong | Jeremiah Useni |
| 23 | Rivers | Tonye Cole/ Magnus Abe | Nyesom Wike |
| 24 | Sokoto | Ahmad Aliyu | Manir Dan-Iya |
| 25 | Taraba | Ishaku Darius | |
Before the year runs out, the complete list from all states will be noted.
What is your view on this current situation? Do you think these crop of incoming leaders will deliver on the dividends on democracy? Let’s hear fro you below.
