Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio’s name made the list of the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s senatorial candidates submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2023 elections.
This is despite INEC’s insistence that Akpabio didn’t participate in the primary for the Akwa Ibom Northwest senatorial district it monitored.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the State, Barrister, Mike Igini had said the May 27, 2022 primary, which produced a former Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Udum Ekpoudum (retd.), subsists, amid claims by the former governor that he emerged through a rerun election for the district.
21st Century Chronicle had earlier reported that Senate President Ahmad Lawan’s name also made the list as candidate for Yobe North even when the winner of the ticket, Bashir Machina said he would not step down.
Below is the full of candidates.
Abia central: Emeka Atuma
Abia north: Orji Uzor Kalu
Abia south: Blessing Nwagba
Adamawa central: Abdulaziz Nyako
Adamawa north: Elisha Ishaku
Adamawa south: Adamu Ismaila
Akwa Ibom north-east: Emaeyak Ukpong
Akwa Ibom north-west: Godswill Akpabio
Akwa Ibom south: Martins Udo-Inyang
Anambra central: Okelekwe Boniface
Anambra north: Ify Anaozuonwu
Anambra south: Chukwuma Umeorji
Bauchi central: Uba Umar
Bauchi north: Sirajo Tanko Moh’d
Bauchi south: Shehu Umar
Bayelsa central: Timipa Orunimighe
Bayelsa east: Degi Eremienyo
Bayelsa west: Wilson Dauyegha
Benue north-east: Emmanuel Udende
Benue north-west: Titus Zam
Benue south: Daniel Onjeh
Borno central: Kashim Shettima
Borno north: Mohammad Mynguno
Borno south: Mohammed Ali Ndume
Cross River central: Eteng Williams
Cross River north: Martin Orim
Cross River south: Asuquo Ekpenyong
Delta central: Ede Dafinone
Delta north: Peter Nwaoboshi
Delta south: Joel Onowakpo Thomas
Ebonyi central: Emeka Eze
Ebonyi north: Onyeka Peter
Ebonyi south: David Umahi
Edo central: Monday Okpebholo
Edo north: Adams Oshiomhole
Edo south: Valentine Asuen
Ekiti central: Michael Bamidele
Ekiti north: Cyril Oluwole Fasuyi
Ekiti south: Adaramodu Adeyemi
Enugu east: Adaku Aguocha
Enugu north: Simon Eze
Enugu west: Oby Nwofor
Gombe central: Danjuma Goje
Gombe north: Saidu Alkali
Gombe south: Joshua Lidani
Imo east: Prince Alex Mbata
Imo north: Patrick Ndubueze
Imo west: Osita Izunaso
Jigawa north-east: Ahmed Abdulhamid
Jigawa north-west: Babangida Hussaini
Jigawa south-west: Tijjani Kiyawa
Kaduna central: Muhammad Abdullahi
Kaduna north: Suleiman Kwari
Kaduna south: Bulus Audu
Kano central: Abdulsalam Zaura
Kano north: Barau Jibrin
Kaduna south: Kabiru Gaya
Katsina central: Abdulaziz Yara’dua
Katsina north: Nasiru Daura
Katsina south: Muktar Dandutse
Kebbi central: Atiku Bagudu
Kebbi north: Hussaini Kangiwa
Kebbi south: Bala Na‘Allah
Kogi central: Ohere Abubakar
Kogi east: Isah Jibrin
Kogi west: Karimi Sunday Steve
Kwara central: Saliu Mustapha
Kwara north: Sadiq Umar
Kwara south: Lola Ashiru
Lagos central: Eshilokun Sanni
Lagos east: Mukhail Abiru
Lagos west: Idiat Adebule
Nasarawa north: Danladi Halilu
Nasarawa south: Umaru Al-Makura
Nasarawa west: Shehu Tukur
Niger east: Mohammad Musa
Niger north: Abubakar Sani Bello
Niger south: Bima Enasi
Ogun central: Shuaib Salisu
Ogun east: Olugbenga Daniel
Ogun west: Olamilekan Adeola
Ondo central: Adeniyi Adegbonire
Ondo north: Ipinsagba Olajide
Ondo south: Jimoh Ibrahim
Osun central: Ajibola Basiru
Osun east: Israel Famurewa
Osun west: Amidu Raheem
Oyo central: Yunus Akintunde
Oyo north: Fatai Buhari
Oyo south: Sarafa Ali
Plateau central: Diiket Plang
Plateau north: Christopher Giwa
Plateau south: Simon Lalong
Rivers east: Ndubuisi Nwankwo
Rivers south-east: Oji Ngofa
Rivers west: Asita Honourable
Sokoto east: Ibrahim Lamido
Sokoto north: Aliyu Wamako
Sokoto south: Ibrahim Abdullahi
Taraba central: Marafa Abba
Taraba north: Sani Abubakar
Taraba south: Danjuma Shiddi
Yobe east: Ibrahim Gaidam
Yobe north: Ahmed Lawan
Yobe south: Mohammed Bomai
Zamfara central: Kabiru Marafa
Zamfara north: Sahabi Ya’u
Zamfara west: Abdulaziz Yari
FCT: Zakari Angulu
