The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released the names of the presidential candidates and their running mates who will contest the 2015 elections.
Although there are 26 registered political parties in Nigeria, only 11 have submitted names of candidates to run for the presidency.
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, submitted the names of President Goodluck Jonathan and his vice, Namadi Sambo, while the main opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, submitted the names of Muhammadu Buhari and Yemi Osinbajo as presidential and vice presidential candidates.
Others are Oluremi Sonaiya and Saidu Bobboi for Kowa Party, Ambrose Albert and Haruna Shaba for Hope Democratic Party, Ganiyu Galadima and Balarabe Ahmed of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, ACPN, Rafiu Salau and Clinton Cliff Akuchie for Alliance for Democracy, AD and Godson Okoye and Haruna Adamu, for United Democratic Party, UDP.
Others are Nani Ibrahim Ahmad and Obianuju Murphy-Uzohue of African Democratic Congress, Martin Onovo and Ibrahim Mohammed of National Conscience Party, NCP, Tunde Anifowoshe-Kelani and Paul Ishaka Ofomile of Action Alliance and Chekwas Okorie and Bello Umar of United Progressive Party.
The Labour Party, LP, and the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, have already adopted the PDP candidate, Goodluck Jonathan as their candidate as well.
Of all the 11 candidates, only Messrs. Jonathan and Buhari were candidates in the last election in 2011.
Nigeria 2015 Presidential Candidates
Party Acronym Presidential Candidate Running Mate
Hope Democratic Party HDP Ambrose Albert Haruna Shaba
United Progressive Party UPP Chekwas Okorie Bello Umar
Allied Congress Party of Nigeria ACPN Ganiyu Galadima Balarabe Ahmed
United Democratic Party UDP Godson Okoye Haruna Adamu
All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA Goodluck Jonathan Namadi Sambo
Labour Party LP Goodluck Jonathan Namadi Sambo
Peoples Democratic Party PDP Goodluck Jonathan Namadi Sambo
National Conscience Party NCP Martin Onovo Ibrahim Mohammed
All Progressives Congress APC Muhammadu Buhari Yemi Osinbajo
African Democratic Congress ADC Nani Ibrahim Ahmad Obianuju Murphy-Uzohue
Kowa Party KP Oluremi Sonaiya Saidu Bobboi
Alliance for Democracy AD Rafiu Salau Clinton Cliff Akuchie
Action Alliance AA Tunde Anifowoshe-Kelani Paul Ishaka Ofomile
