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2023: Full list of all PDP governorship candidates in 27 states
IDOMA VOICE reports that full list of all PDP governorship candidates
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have shown that they are in-charge in their various states as they or their candidates won the governorship tickets of the party.
A host of those who fought for the tickets with the governors withdrew before the contests or lost out eventually, IDOMA VOICE reports.
Notable politicians who pulled out of the race before the primaries include former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu in Enugu; Senate Minority Whip, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe in Abia; Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi in Delta and Deputy Governor Ude Oko Chukwu also in Abia.
Here is the complete list of PDP governorship candidates across 27 states of the federation.
- Abia: Professor Uche Ikonne
- Adamawa: Governor Ahmadu Fintiri
- Akwa Ibom: Pastor Umo Eno
- Bauchi: Ibrahim Kashim Mohammed
- Benue: Titus Uba
- Borno: Mohammed Jajari
- Cross River: Senator Sandy Onor
- Delta: Sheriff Oborevwori
- Enugu: Peter Mbah
- Gombe: Jibrin Barde
- Jigawa: Mustapha Sule Lamido
- Kaduna: Isah Ashiru
- Kano: Muhammad Sani Abacha
- Katsina: Yakubu Lado
- Kebbi: Retired Major General Aminu Mohammad Bande
- Kwara: Abdullahi Shuaib Yaman
- Lagos: Olajide Adediran
- Nasarawa: David Ombugadu
- Niger: Liman Isah Kantigi
- Ogun: Ladi Adebutu
- Oyo: Seyi Makinde
- Plateau: Caleb Mutfwang
- Rivers: Fubara Siminialayi
- Sokoto: Sa’idu Umar
- Taraba: Agbu Kefas
- Yobe: Shariff Abdullahi
- Zamfara: Dauda Lawal Dare