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Okowa, Ochei, Omo-Agege, Dafinone, others on the ballot as INEC releases final list of Senatorial candidates

Intriguing clashes now loom in Delta

 

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday released the final list of flag bearers of parties for the Senatorial election, just days after doing same for the presidential election.

There were no surprises or controversies as the persons nominated by the major parties were all listed.

In Delta State, the stage is now set for a titanic contest among the heavy weights that picked up the tickets from various parties. In Delta North, both former governor Ifeanyi Okowa of APC and former speaker Victor Ochei who left APC to fly the NDC flag are set for a battle to watch. Missing in the list is the current senator representing the zone, Ned Nwoko who lost out in the primaries.

Similarly, in Delta Central, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, Deputy President of the 9th Senate and candidate of the NDC, having left APC on which he had won election twice into the upper legislative chamber is seeking to upstage Ede Dafinone, the incumbent and flagbearer of the APC.

An exciting contest also looms in Delta South where Kingsley Otuaro, former deputy governor of the state under Okowa is on the ticket of the PDP. Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, the incumbent and candidate of the APC is the other major contender.

The full list issued by INEC is as follows:

 

 

 

1Abia North

APC: Kalu Orji Uzor

ADC: Okoronkwo Ikechukwu Bishop Godswill

NDC: Nkole Uko Ndukwe

PDP: Udeachara Jude

 

2Abia Central

APC: Atuma Emeka

ADC: Austine Okwudiri Akobundu

NDC: Nkechi Nwaogu

PDP: Ogu Bob

 

3Abia South

APC: Ikonne Prince Paul

ADC: Isiguzor Chukwuemeka Victor

NDC: Enyinna Kasarachi Michael

PDP: Onuoha Ishmael Chinyere

LP: Enyinnaya Abaribe

 

4Adamawa North

APC: Umaru Ahmadu

ADC: Iya Umar

NDC: Abubakar Rabiu

PDP: Lawan Mohammed Ribado

 

5Adamawa South

APC: Tangwami Felix Bilishan

ADC: Binos Dauda Yaroe

NDC: Peter Fwa Barata

PDP: Ahmed Hassan

 

6Adamawa Central

APC: Salihu Mustapha

ADC: Ibrahim Mustapha

NDC: Ahmed Abdullahi Musa

PDP: Attahamohammed Ibrahim

 

7Akwa Ibom North East

APC: Bassey Aniekan Etim

ADC: Sunday Etim Umoren

NDC: Afia Ekere S.

PDP: Udobang Cletus Kufre

 

8Akwa Ibom North West

APC: Akpabio Godswill

ADC: Akpabio Patience Christopher Ibanga Obot

NDC: Inemeh Patty Etete

PDP: —

 

9Akwa Ibom South

APC: Akpan Ekong Sampson

ADC: Louis Paul Udoh

NDC: Frank Okon Daniel

PDP: Isong Etim

 

10Anambra North

APC: Nnalue Chimzobam Kingsley

ADC: Udedibia Sunday Ikenna

NDC: Nwoye Tony Okechukwu

PDP: Oliatachinenye Edith

 

11Anambra Central

APC: Ekwunife Uche Lilian

ADC: Nwobu Geoffery Ndubuisi

NDC: Umeh Victor Chukwunonyelum

PDP: Ughamadu Lawrence Chijioke

 

12Anambra South

APC: Benson-Oraelosi Chibuogwu Maryanne

ADC: Anagwu Fredrick Emeka

NDC: Onunkwo Ebuka Josephat

PDP: Nwosu Ikechukwu Samben

 

13Bauchi South

APC: Shehu Yakubu Abdullahi

ADC: Garba Dahiru

NDC: no NDC candidate

PDP: Dabo Danjuma Adamu

 

14Bauchi Central

APC: Misau Isah Hamma

ADC: Abdul Ahmed Ningi

NDC: no NDC candidate

PDP: Aliyu Bello

 

15Bauchi North

APC: Baba Ibrahim Mohammed

ADC: Suleiman Mohammed Nazif

NDC: no NDC candidate

PDP: Adamu Abdulkadir

 

16Bayelsa East

APC: Sunny-Golu Israel

ADC: Sylva Ngo Nathaniel

NDC: Tekenah Dau Kenny

PDP: Joseph Ateki Boabofa

 

17Bayelsa Central

APC: Benson Friday Konbowei

ADC: Aistine Inei Asamaowei

NDC: Okoyareuben Boutuaowei

PDP: Akinaka Erepamo Richard

 

18Bayelsa West

APC: Agbiki Fidelis

ADC: Ogola Christopher

NDC: Dickson Seriake Henry

PDP: Ebebi Onduakpo Polycarp

 

19Benue North East

APC: Udende Emmanuel Memga

ADC: Tyough Robert Aondona

NDC: no NDC candidate

PDP: Unongo Thomas Tyolumun

 

20Benue North West

APC: Zam Titus Tartenger

ADC: Tsegba Terngu

NDC: Utaan Conrad Terhide

PDP: Ortom Eunice Erdoo

 

21Benue South

APC: Agbo Frances Ottah

ADC: Olofu David Adejo

NDC: Onjeh Daniel Donal

PDP: Moro Abba Patrick

 

22Borno North

APC: Monguno Mohammed Tahir

ADC: Abdullahi Modu Kura

NDC: Abubakar Tijjani

PDP: Kareto Mohammed Abdullah

 

23Borno Central

APC: Lawan Kaka Shehu

ADC: Baba Gana Zannah

NDC: Abdulkadir Fema

PDP: Kyari Alhaji Grema

 

24Borno South

APC: Ndume Mohammed Ali

ADC: Idris Mamman Gatumbwa

NDC: Kwajafailliya Habu

PDP: Apaguaminu Mallum

 

25Cross River North

APC: Jarigbe Jarigbe Agom

ADC: Ugbong Casmir

NDC: Ake Abuashe Grace

PDP: No candidate

 

26Cross River Central

APC: Ewa Oden Ibiang

ADC: Akin Rickett

NDC: Ewa Bassey Eko

PDP: John Ifere

 

27Cross River South

APC: Ekpenyong Asuquo

ADC: Edet Joseph

NDC: Egwu Egwu Arong

PDP: Inyang Florence

 

28Delta Central

APC: Dafinone Ede Omueya

ADC: Ewhrudjakpor Benjamin

NDC: Omo-Agege Ovie Augustine

PDP: Arhagba Ighogbedjere

 

29Delta North

APC: Okowa Ifeanyi Arthur

ADC: Ogoliegbune Valentine Chibuzor

NDC: Ochei Victor Onyekachi

PDP: Ogannah Onyeama Austyn

 

30Delta South

APC: Joel-Onowakpo Thomas Ewomazino

ADC: No candidate

NDC: Adhekpukoli Elo

PDP: Otuaro Kingley Burutu

 

31Ebonyi North

APC: Nwebonyi Onyeka Peter

ADC: Ikeria Chibuike Solomon

NDC: Nwite James N

PDP: Opoke Sunday Andrew

 

32Ebonyi Central

APC: Eze Kenneth Emeka

ADC: Ugo Maginus Kel

NDC: Odoh Benard Ifeanyi

PDP: Ngwuta Elechi Christopher

 

33Ebonyi South

APC: Ani Anthony Okorie

ADC: Silas Joseph Onu

NDC: Ndubuisi Emmanuel C

PDP: Nwachi Maria Ude

 

34Edo North

APC: Oshiomhole Adams

ADC: Aruna Abubakari

NDC: Oisamoje Maria Evuarherhe

PDP: Momoh-Dejih Bashir Eugine

 

35Edo Central

APC: Ikpea Joseph

ADC: Okonofua Herberta Inemezele

NDC: Inemezele Ikpea Igiagbe Joseph

PDP: No Candidate

 

36Edo South

APC: Ogbeide-Ihama Omoregie

ADC: Iduoriyekemwen Matthew Aigbuhuenze

NDC: Epelle-Asemota Bridgitte

PDP: Ojediamen Benjamin Ehichioya

 

37Ekiti North

APC: Oguntoye Ayobami Samuel

ADC: Ayeni Funso

NDC: OGUNTOYE AYOBAMI

SAMUEL

PDP: No candidate

 

38Ekiti Central

APC: Bamidele Opeyemi

ADC: AKINYEMI VICTOR

BABAFEMI

NDC: Omolayotaiwo Oluwagbenga

PDP: Fatuyi-Olajuyigbe Monica Adesola

 

39Ekiti South

APC: Adaramodu Adeyemi Raphael

ADC: Kolawole Job Nathaniel

NDC: no NDC candidate

PDP: Ayeni Oyeolabisi

 

40Enugu East

APC: Chukwu Kelvin

ADC: IDOKO MECHIKA

NDC: ASADU PATRICK

OZIOKOJA

PDP: Ukwueke Kingsley

 

41Enugu West

APC: Ngwu Osita

ADC: Ani Juliet Nkechi

NDC: ENEH KINGSLEY

UCHENNA

PDP: Amadi Dennis

 

42Enugu North

APC: Asogwa Ikeje Israel

ADC: Chika Idoko Emmanuel

NDC: Asadu Patrick Oziokoja

PDP: Ezeme Nestor Chika

 

43FCT

APC: Philip Tanimu Aduda

ADC: Ireti Kingibe

NDC: Austen Peters-Pam Iyabode Amanda

PDP: Angulu Bako

 

44Gombe North

APC: Yahaya Muhammed Inuwa

ADC: Mustapha Mohammed Aliyu

NDC: Mohammed Dukku

PDP: Dankwambo Ibrahim Hassan

 

45Gombe Central

APC: Mohammed Ahmed

ADC: Idris Audu Umar

NDC: Kabiru Mohammed

PDP: Hammadu Aliyu

 

46Gombe South

APC: Hamma Tabitha

ADC: Mela Audu Nunghe

NDC: Amos Bulus Kilawangs

PDP: Siyako Anthony Yaro

 

47Imo East

APC: Uzodinma Ezebuihe Anayochukwu

ADC: OFOEGBU UCHENNA

DANIEL

NDC: ONYEAGOCHA

UCHECHUKWU

PDP: MADUMERE PRINCE EZE

 

48Imo West

APC: Uzodinma Goodhope Odidika

ADC: IWUCHUKWU VINCENT

OGADINMA NNABUGO

NDC: Nwogu Nze Ndieze

PDP: Onyereri Chukwudi Victor Jones

 

49Imo North

APC: NDUBUEZE PATRICK

CHIWUBA

ADC: IBEKWE NKIRU

NDC: Omegara Mathew

PDP: Ejiogu Micheal Duru

 

50Jigawa South-West

APC: Ibraheem Sani Garba

ADC: Ahmed Isah Dutse

NDC: Aminu Mustapha

PDP: Suleiman Abba

 

51Jigawa North-East

APC: Madori Ahmed Abdulhamid Malam Ali

ADC: Muhammad Ubali Shitu

NDC: no NDC candidate

PDP: Salisu Mamuda

 

52Jigawa North-West

APC: Hussaini Babangida Uba

ADC: Ahmed Mahmud Gumel

NDC: Sabo Salisu

PDP: Abdullahi Aminu Taura

 

53Kaduna North

APC: Yero Mukhtar Ramalan

ADC: Khalid Ibrahim Mustapha

NDC: Sha’aban Mohammad Turad

PDP: Ahmed Abdullahi Zubairu

 

54Kaduna Central

APC: Sani Shehu

ADC: Lawal Adamu Usman

NDC: Adamu Haruna

PDP: Ibrahim Usman

 

55Kaduna South

APC: Marshall Sunday Katung

ADC: Godfrey Ali Gaiya

NDC: no NDC candidate

PDP: Gumbari Joseph Mataimaki

 

56Kano Central

APC: Shekarau Ibrahim

ADC: Samaila Abdullahi Mukhtar

NDC: Yusuf Nasiru Gawuna

PDP: Sankara Nafiu Danladi

 

57Kano North

APC: Barau I. Jibrin

ADC: Saleh Shehu Kudawa

NDC: Usman Sunusi Danbatta

PDP: Sagir Abdulkadir Ahmad

 

58Kano South

APC: Kawa Suleiman Abdurrahaman

ADC: Baba Aminu Zubair

NDC: Ibrahim Kassim Bataiya

PDP: Isa Umar Sambo

 

59Katsina North

APC: Yahaya Nasir

ADC: Lawal Sani

NDC: Yahaya Aminu

PDP: Daura Umar Dauda

 

60Katsina Central

APC: Abubakar Sadiq Yar’Adua

ADC: Lawal Sani

NDC: no NDC candidate

PDP: Abdulaziz Amina Lawal Rafindadi

 

61Katsina South

APC: Dandutse Muntari Mohammed

ADC: Lawal Umar

NDC: Hussain Ishaq Suleim

PDP: Bawa Rabiu

 

62Kebbi North

APC: Adamu Muhammad Aliero

ADC: Mera Ibrahim Mohammed

NDC: Abdurrahaman Aliyu

PDP: Mukhtar Mohammed Tafarki

 

63Kebbi Central

APC: Adamu Mohammed Aleiro

ADC: Aminu Bande

NDC: Umar Yarotela

PDP: Andarai Haruna Saidu

 

64Kebbi South

APC: Muhammed Ja’afaru Ngaski

ADC: Maidoki Garba Musa

NDC: Hassan Mustapha

PDP: Abubakar Hamza

 

65Kogi Central

APC: Bello Yahaya

ADC: Ogembe Salau Ahmed

NDC: Salau Muritala Audu

PDP: Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

 

66Kogi East

APC: Ameh Erico Joseph

ADC: Abubakar Aminu Suleiman

NDC: Ameh Peter Ojonugwa

PDP: Muhammed Abdullahi

 

67Kogi West

APC: Karimi Sunday

ADC: Musa Ibrahim Ahmadu

NDC: Fatosa Olumuyiwa Adedokun

PDP: Yusuf Ayo Tajudeen

 

68Kwara Central

APC: Abdulrazaq Abdulrahaman

ADC: Abdulahi Risikat Motunrayo

NDC: Suleiman Abdulrasheed Olufemi Omoda

PDP: Saliu Mustapha

 

69Kwara North

APC: Umar Sadiq

ADC: Bala Taoheed Usman

NDC: Gana Thomas Audu

PDP: Kolo Baba Jiya

 

70Kwara South

APC: Adewoye Olalekan

ADC: Oyedepo Iyiola

NDC: Oni Samuel Omoniyi

PDP: Popoola Adekeye Lekan Saheed

 

71Lagos Central

APC: Sanni Eshilokun Wasiu Olatunji

ADC: Abayomi Idowu Omotayo

NDC: Johnson Lawrence Adeniyi Oladipupo

PDP: Dakova-Vaughan Kolawole David

 

72Lagos East

APC: Abiru Adetokunbo Mukhail

ADC: Moshood Babatunde Olanrewaju

NDC: Adebanjo Adeola Damilola

PDP: Adeniji Victorin

 

73Lagos West

APC: Adebule Idiat Oluranti

ADC: Bello Owolabi Hafis

NDC: Salvador Adegoke Moshood

PDP: Phillips Adebiyi Abiodun

 

74Nasarawa North

APC: Sule Abdullahi

ADC: Victor Affiku Tsaku

NDC: Danladi James

PDP: Madaki Benbella Anthony

 

75Nasarawa West

APC: Haruna Dauda

ADC: Umar Musa Galadima

NDC: Adamu Auta Umar Farouq

PDP: Kaura Danlami Kefas

 

76Nasarawa South

APC: Abdul Ibrahim Baba

ADC: Hassan Abubakar Nalaraba

NDC: Baba Ayinwulu

PDP: Agbo-Omeri Mike

 

77Niger East

APC: Musa Mohammed Sani

ADC: Ahmed Mohammed Mukhtar

NDC: BAWA JOHN AGMADA

PDP: No candidate

 

78Niger North

APC: Bello Abubakar Sani

ADC: Abdullahi Shehu Mohammed

NDC: BAWA JOSHUA NUHU

PDP: Abdullahi Yahaya

 

79Niger South

APC: Idris Mohammed Sani

ADC: Umar Danjuma Emimaru

NDC: SADIQ MOHAMMED

RABIU

PDP: Jiya Peter Ndalikali

 

80Ogun Central

APC: Salisu Shuaibu Afolabi

ADC: Samuel Oluwafemi Abiodun-Oni

NDC: George-Taylor Oluwadurotimi

PDP: Obasanjo Iyabo

 

81Ogun East

APC: Abiodun Adedapo Olusegun

ADC: Adebanjo Babatunde Olalekan

NDC: Shokoya Adewale Oluwasegun

PDP: Omotayo Oluwafemi Abdulhameed

 

82Ogun West

APC: Ojugbele Jimo Olusola

ADC: Olanrewaju Abdul-Lateef Ajani

NDC: Abioro Itunu

PDP: Ogunola Babatunde

 

83Ondo North

APC: Ipinsagba Olajide Emmanuel

ADC: Foluso Mayowa Felix Adefemi

NDC: DAODU BABATUNDE

OLUMAYOKUN

PDP: ADENEKAN OLATERU

OLAGBEGI

 

84Ondo Central

APC: Adegbonmire Adeniyi Ayodele

ADC: Akinyelure Patrick Ayo

NDC: FALAIYE OLUGBENGA

AKINWALE

PDP: No candidate

 

85Ondo South

APC: Kekemeke Duerimini Isaacs

ADC: Tofowomo Gbadamosi Tola

NDC: NEJO MYSON ADEYEMI

PDP: Oyerinmade Mathew Oye

 

86Osun Central

APC: Adegoke Rasheed Adekunle

ADC: Olaoye Akeem

NDC: Oduyemi Morenikeji Nathaniel

PDP: Fadeyi Olubiyi Oluwole

Accord: GANIYU AYOBAMI

OLAOLUWA

 

87Osun East

APC: Fadahunsi Francis Adenigba

ADC: Babatunde Olaniyi Loye

NDC: Derin-Ologbenla Charles Adewale

PDP: No candidate

Accord: FADIPE IBUKUN ISOLA

 

88Osun West

APC: Ogunbiyi Akinade Akanmu

ADC: Oriolowo Adelere

NDC: Ayoola Alaba

PDP: No candidate

Accord: OYEWUMI KAMORUDEEN OLALERE

 

89Oyo Central

APC: Akintunde Yunus Abiodun

ADC: Kamil Akinlabi

NDC: SALAWU AKEEM

PDP: OLUNLOYO AYOBAMI

AKINYODE

 

90Oyo North

APC: Ogunesan Hannah Olawumi

ADC: Agoro Lanre Adehirah

NDC: OJEKUNLE ABIGAIL

OLANIKE

PDP: ADEOYE BEULAH

OLUFEMI AYODEJI

 

91Oyo South

APC: Oseni Abasi Aderemi

ADC: Lukman Adeola Adetunji

NDC: Abdulateef Gbolagade

PDP: Adeleke Kehinde Saheed

 

92Plateau North

APC: Mwadkwon Simon Davou

ADC: Rose Bitrus Mwanti

NDC: Bature Musa Jonathan

PDP: Gwottson Dalyop

 

93Plateau Central

APC: Kasuwa Bitrus David

ADC: Yusuf Bello

NDC: Yusuf Ishaku

PDP: Goliath Timothy

 

94Plateau South

APC: Lalong Simon Bako

ADC: Solomon Selcap Dalung

NDC: Kefas Peter Kefas Dandam

PDP: Shekarau Johnbull

 

95Rivers East

APC: Onyesoh Allwell Iheacho

ADC: Agwor Samuel Ndubuisi

NDC: OKWUWOLU WOLU

EKELECHI BENJAMIN

PDP: ANELE AKOR WISDOM

 

96Rivers South-East

APC: Osarosaka Ebenezer Erewari

ADC: Ikuru Tele Betram

NDC: ABIANTE AWAJI-INOMBEK

PDP: NWOGU OLAKA

 

97Rivers West

APC: Obuah Amechi Felix

ADC: Otto Josiah

NDC: OGBOBULA ISAAC

PDP: Job Vincent

 

98Sokoto North

APC: Wamakko Aliyu Magatakarda

ADC: Maishinko Mani Katami

NDC: Abubakar Mainasara Sani

PDP: Maccido Ahmed

 

99Sokoto East

APC: Tukur Muhammad

ADC: Hassan Muhammad

NDC: Ummar Maisalati

PDP: Umar Abubakar

 

100Sokoto South

APC: Abdullahi Ibrahim Danbaba

ADC: Yabo Faruk Malami

NDC: Tanimu Bodinga

PDP: Yusuf Dahiru

 

101Taraba North

APC: Lau Shuaibu Isa

ADC: Maigari Kasimu Bello

NDC: Bandawa Anfani

PDP: Bubajoda Hilkiah

 

102Taraba Central

APC: Manu Haruna

ADC: Ahmadu Benni Umaru Salim

NDC: Nyan-Ganji Gilbert Gills

PDP: Iliyasu Goje

 

103Taraba South

APC: Aliyu Yusuf

ADC: Afiniki Yarima

NDC: Ezekiel Yakubu Ambo

PDP: Istifanus Musa

 

104Yobe North

APC: Lawan Ahmad Ibrahim

ADC: Imamuddeen Ahmad Abubakar Talba

NDC: no NDC candidate

PDP: Abubakar Chigari

 

105Yobe East

APC: Buni Mai Mala

ADC: Kale Kawu

NDC: no NDC candidate

PDP: Mustapha Maigoro

 

106Yobe South

APC: Bomai Ibrahim Mohammed

ADC: Gambo Jajere Baba

NDC: Hassan Mohammed

PDP: Hamma Ibrahim Barde

 

107Zamfara North

APC: Sahabi Ya’u

ADC: Shehu Rafi

NDC: Nasiru Garba

PDP: Musa Hanafi Moriki

 

108Zamfara Central

APC: Bilbis Ikra Aliyu

ADC: Abubakar Atiku Sale

NDC: Ibrahim Sanusi

PDP: Bala Sanusi

 

109Zamfara West

APC: Abdulaziz Yari

ADC: Ibrahim Mikailu Barau

NDC: Abdullahi Hassan Anka

PDP: Lawal Farun

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