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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.

  1. Abia: Professor Uche Ikonne
  2. Adamawa: Governor Ahmadu Fintiri
  3. Akwa Ibom:  Pastor Umo Eno
  4. Bauchi: Ibrahim Kashim Mohammed
  5. Benue: Titus Uba
  6. Borno: Mohammed Jajari
  7. Cross River: Senator Sandy Onor
  8. Delta: Sheriff Oborevwori
  9. Enugu: Peter Mbah
  10. Gombe: Jibrin Barde
  11. Jigawa: Mustapha Sule Lamido
  12. Kaduna: Isah Ashiru
  13. Kano: Muhammad Sani Abacha
  14. Katsina: Yakubu Lado
  15. Kebbi: Retired Major General Aminu Mohammad Bande
  16. Kwara: Abdullahi Shuaib Yaman
  17. Lagos: Olajide Adediran
  18. Nasarawa: David Ombugadu
  19. Niger: Liman Isah Kantigi
  20. Ogun: Ladi Adebutu
  21. Oyo: Seyi Makinde
  22. Plateau: Caleb Mutfwang
  23. Rivers: ​​Fubara Siminialayi
  24. Sokoto: Sa’idu Umar
  25. Taraba:  Agbu Kefas
  26. Yobe: Shariff Abdullahi
  27. Zamfara: Dauda Lawal Dare
Idoko Dennis

Idoko Dennis is a creative videographer/drone pilot and sport writer. He heads the sport desk and deputizes the head of Idoma TV

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