2015 Presidential Election: INEC Releases Names Of Presidential Candidates

The Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC, has released the
names of the presidential candidates
and their running mates who will
contest the 2015 elections.
Although there are 26 registered
political parties in Nigeria, only 11
have submitted names of candidates
to run for the presidency.
The ruling Peoples democratic party,
PDP, submitted the names of
President Goodluck Jonathan and his
vice, Namadi Sambo, while the main
opposition All Progressives
Congress, APC, submitted the names
of Muhammadu Buhari and Yemi
Osinbajo as presidential and vice
presidential candidates.
Others are Oluremi Sonaiya and
Saidu Bobboi for Kowa Party,
Ambrose Albert and Haruna Shaba
for Hope Democratic Party, Ganiyu
Galadima and Balarabe Ahmed of
Allied Congress Party of Nigeria,
ACPN, Rafiu Salau and Clinton Cliff
Akuchie for Alliance for Democracy,
AD and Godson Okoye and Haruna
Adamu, for United Democratic
Party, UDP.
Others are Nani Ibrahim Ahmad and
Obianuju Murphy-Uzohue of African
Democratic Congress, Martin Onovo
and Ibrahim Mohammed of National
Conscience Party, NCP, Tunde
Anifowoshe-Kelani and Paul Ishaka
Ofomile of Action Alliance and
Chekwas Okorie and bello Umar of
United Progressive Party.
The Labour Party, LP, and the All
Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA,
have already adopted the PDP
candidate, Goodluck Jonathan as
their candidate as well.
Of all the 11 candidates, only Messrs.
Jonathan and Buhari were
candidates in the last election in
2011.