By Hosea Parah
Two females made the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the January 2027 general elections published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday.
The other 16 candidates are males.
The list, signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, was released on Saturday in Abuja and contains candidates sponsored by 18 political parties.
The male presidential candidates include: Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress, Peter Gregory Obi of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, Adewole Ebenezer Adebayo of the Social Democratic Party and Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde of the Allied Peoples Movement.
Others are: Donald Duke of the People’s Redemption Party, Sunday Chibuzo Okereke of the Labour Party, Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress, Sandy Ojang Onor of the Peoples Democratic Party, Rufai Adekunle Omo-Aje of the Action Alliance and Aliyu Abbas-Bin of the Action Democratic Party.
Also on the list are: Kabiru Yusuf of the Allied Peoples Party, Sunday Adenuga of the Boot Party, Moses Olusoji Adebisi of the Democratic Leadership Alliance, Nkem Esther Okereke of the National Rescue Movement, Daniel Daberechukwu Nwanyanwu of the Zenith Labour Party and Peter Ada Agada of the Young Progressive Party.
The two female presidential candidates are Ada Elizabeth Fredrick Okwori of the National Democratic Party and Nkem Esther Okereke of the National Rescue Movement.
The commission also listed 14 male and four female vice-presidential candidates.
The female running mates are Peace Egobia Ofordile of the Allied Peoples Party, Nafisat Usaku Abubakar of the Democratic Leadership Alliance, Hajja Bintu Konto of the Labour Party and Patience Ndidi Key of the Young Progressive Party.
The complete list is: APC: Bola Tinubu (74)/Kashim Shettima (59), ADC: Atiku Abubakar (79)/Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi (61), NDC: Peter Gregory Obi (65)/Musa Mohammed Rabiu Kwankwaso (69), LP: Sunday Chibuzo Okereke (43)/Hajja Bintu Konto (54), PDP: Sandy Ojang Onor (60)/Umaru Babangida (61), AA: Rufai Adekunle Omo-Aje/Shehu Hussaini, ADP: Aliyu Abbas-Bin/Chinazam Ike, APP: Kabiru Yusuf/Peace Egobia Ofordile, and AAC: Omoyele Sowore/Haruna Garba Magashi.
Others are: APM: Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde (58) / Musa Lawal Daura, BP: Sunday Adenuga / Usman Turaki Mustapha, DLA: Moses Olusoji Adebisi / Nafisat Usaku Abubakar, NDP: Ada Elizabeth Fredrick Okwori / Uchenna Anthony Chukwuemeka, NRM: Nkem Esther Okereke / Nasir Muhammed Sulaiman, PRP: Donald Duke / Kabiru Rabiu, SDP: Adewole Ebenezer Adebayo / Usman Muhammed Bugaje, YPP: Peter Ada Agada / Patience Ndidi Key, and ZLP: Daniel Daberechukwu Nwanyanwu / Hassan Khalid.
The Commission also released the final list of candidates for the Senate and House of Representatives elections.