APC releases list of 24 governorship candidates

           Ihe National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) has made it public the names of 24 governorship              standard bearers of the party for the 2019 general election.  

          The candidates were those who emerged during its governorship primaries.

   According to a statement signed by its national publicity secretary, Yekeen Nabena, eight sitting governors won its tickets to seek a fresh mandate in the next general elections.

   The statement further revealed that the power game in Ogun has been settled in favour of the estranged APC chieftain, Chief Segun Osoba as his anointed candidate, Dapo Abiodun made the list, as against   Adekunle Akinlade, the choice of the Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun.

  In Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe lost out to Transport minister, Rotimi Amaechi as Tonye Cole backed by the former Rivers state governor made the list.   APC NWC has ordered for fresh primaries in states like Imo,  Zamfara and Adamawa.

The list is as follows: Abdullahi Umar Ganduje – Kano State; Mohammed Abubakar – Bauchi State; Simon Lalong – Plateau State; Nasir El-Rufai – Kaduna State; Mohammed Badaru Abubakar – Jigawa State; Ahmed Aliyu – Sokoto State; Abubakar Atiku Bagudu – Kebbi State; Aminu Bello Masari – Katsina State; Abubakar Sani Bello – Niger State; Babagana Umara-Zulum – Borno State; Mai Mala Buni – Yobe State; Abubakar A. Sule – Nasarawa State. Others are Emmanuel Jimme – Benue State; Babajide Sanwo–Olu – Lagos State; Tonye Cole – Rivers State; Uche Ogah – Abia State; Nsima Ekere – Akwa-Ibom State; Adebayo Adelabu – Oyo State; Dapo Abiodun – Ogun State; Great Ogboru – Delta State; Owan Enoh – Cross-River; Inuwa Yahaya – Gombe State; Sunny Ogboji – Ebonyi State and Sani Abubakar Danladi – Taraba State.