APC releases names of 24 approved governorship candidates (full list)

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the list of 24 cleared candidates for the 2019 governorship elections.


National publicity secretary of the party, Yekini Nabena, who released the list in a statement said it was a result of the meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) held on Thursday, October 4, Premium Times reports. “Following the governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held across the country, the Party’s National Working Committee (NWC) at its meeting held on Thursday, 4th October, 2018 ratified the reports of the various Electoral Committees and adopts the under-listed as governorship candidates of the APC for the forthcoming 2019 general elections,” Nabena said.

Here is the list:
 1. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje – Kano state
 2. Mohammed Abubakar – Bauchi state
 3. Simon Lalong – Plateau state
 4. Nasir El-Rufai – Kaduna state 
5. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar – Jigawa state 
6. Ahmed Aliyu – Sokoto State 
7. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu – Kebbi state 
8. Aminu Bello Masari – Katsina state 
9. Abubakar Sani Bello – Niger state 
10. Babagana Umara-Zulum – Borno state 
11. Mai Mala Buni – Yobe state 
12. Abubakar A. Sule – Nasarawa state 
13. Emmanuel Jimme – Benue state 
14. Babajide Sanwo–Olu – Lagos state 

15. Tonye Cole – Rivers state
 16. Uche Ogah – Abia state 
17. Nsima Ekere – Akwa-Ibom state 
18. Adebayo Adelabu – Oyo state 
19. Dapo Abiodun – Ogun state
 20. Great Ogboru – Delta state 
21. Owan Enoh – Cross-River state 
22. Inuwa Yahaya – Gombe state
 23. Sunny Ogboji – Ebonyi state 
24. Sani Abubakar Danladi – Taraba state