INEC Releases Names of Candidates for 2015 Presidential Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
released the names of the 11 presidential candidates and their
running mates who will contest the 2015 general elections.
This is contained in a statement signed by Kayode Idowu , the
Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman in Abuja.
The statement noted that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) submitted the names of President Goodluck Jonathan
and his vice presidential running mate, Namadi Sambo.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) submitted the names of
Muhammadu Buhari and Yemi Osinbajo as presidential and
vice presidential candidates respectively.
Others, the statement stated, were Oluremi Sonaiya and Saidu
Bobboi for Kowa Party, Ambrose Albert and Haruna Shaba for
Hope Democratic Party.
Also on the list were Ganiyu Galadima and Balarabe Ahmed
for Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Rafiu Salau and
Clinton Cliff Akuchie for Alliance for Democracy (AD) and
Godson Okoye and Alhaji Haruna Adamu for United
Democratic Party (UDP).
Mani Ibrahim Ahmad and Obianuju Murphy-Uzohue for
African Democratic Congress, while Martin Onovo and Ibrahim
Mohammed are running under the National Conscience Party
(NCP).
Others are Tunde Anifowoshe-Kelani and Paul Ishaka Ofomile
for Action Alliance and Chekwas Okorie and Bello Umar for
United Progressive Party.
Out of the 11 presidential candidates, only Jonathan and
Buhari contested in the last election held in 2011.