By Goodluck Ikiebe.
Nigeria’s main opposition party, People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has released the list of its Senatorial Candidate for 2023 election.
The list obtained from its secretariat is as follows:
Abia State
Okezie Ikpeazu – Abia South
Col Austin Akobundu – Abia Central
Senator MAO Ohuabunwa – Abia North
Anambra State
Chris Uba – Anambra South
Stella Oduah – Anambra North
Uche Ekwunife – Anambra Central
Akwa Ibom State
Ekong Sampson – Akwa Ibom South
Aniekan Bassey – Akwa Ibom NorthEast
Emmanuel Enoidem – NorthWest
Adamawa State
Aminu Abbas – Adamawa Central
Binos Yaroe – Adamawa South
Rev Amos Yohana – Adamawa North
Bauchi State *
Sama’ila Dahuwa Kaila – Bauchi North
Dahiru Garba – Bauchi South
Bayelsa State
Seriake Dickson – Bayelsa West
Chief Benson Agadaga – Bayelsa East
Konbowie Benson – Bayelsa Central
Benue State
Abba Moro – Benue South
Gabriel Suswam – Benue NorthEast
Samuel Ortom – Benue NorthWest
Borno State *
Cross River State
Agom Jarigbe – Cross River North
Bassey Ewa – Cross River Central
Ntufam Okon – Cross River South
Delta State
Ighoyota Amori – Delta Central
Ned Nwoko – Delta North
Michael Diden – Delta South
Ebonyi State *
Sam Egwu – Ebonyi North
Edo State *
Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama – Edo South
Mike Onolememen – Edo Central
Pascal ogbome – Edo North
Ekiti State *
Biodun Olujimi – Ekiti South
Enugu State
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi – Enugu North
Engr. Osita Ngwu – Enugu West
Senator Chimaroke Nnamani – Enugu East
Federal Capital Territory
Senator Philip Aduda
Gombe State
Ibrahim Dankwambo – Gombe North
Anthony Siyako – Gombe South
Abubakar Aliyu – Gombe Central
Imo State
Uche Onyeagocha – Imo East
Emmanuel Okewulonu – Imo North
Jones Onyeriri – Imo West
Jigawa State
Saminu Turaki – Jigawa NorthWest
Hussaini Namadi – Jigawa NorthEast
Mustapha Habeeb – NorthCentral
Kaduna State
Khalid Mustapha – Kaduna North
Lawal Adamu Usman – Kaduna Central
Sunday Katung – Kaduna South
Kano State *
Danburam Nuhu – Kano Central
Katsina State
Sirajo Aminu Makera – Katsina Central
Ahmed Baba Kaita – Katsina North
Dr Shehu Garba Matazu – Katsina South
Kebbi State *
Kogi State
Natasha Akpoti – Kogi Central
Victor Adoji – Kogi East
Tajudeen Yusuf – Kogi West
Kwara State
Bolaji Abdullahi – Kwara Central
Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim – Kwara South
Adam Bawa – Kwara North
Lagos State
Segun Adewale – Lagos West
Wale Gomez – Lagos Central
Nicholas Akobada – Lagos East
Nasarawa State *
Umar Galadima – Nasarawa West
Ogoshi Onawo – Nasarawa South
Niger State *
Ogun State *
Olumide Aderinokun – Ogun Central
David Bamgbose – Ogun West
Ondo State
Ife Adedipe – Ondo Central
Agboola Ajayi – Ondo South
Adetokunbo Modupe – Ondo North
Osun State
Lere Oyewumi – Osun West
Oluseyi Fabiyi – Osun Central
Francis Fadahunsi – Osun East
Oyo State
Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe – Oyo South
Chief Bisi Ilaka – Oyo Central
Akinwale Akinwole – Oyo North
Plateau State *
Air Vice Marshal Napoleon Bali (rtd) – Plateau South
Hon. Simon Mwadkwon – Plateau North
Rivers State
Ipalibo Harry Banigo – Rivers West
Alwell Onyeso – Rivers East
Barry Mpigi – SouthEast
Sokoto State *
Taraba State
Darius Ishaku – Taraba South
Haruna Manu – Taraba Central
Shuaibu Isa Lau – Taraba North
Yobe State
Aji Kolomi – Zone A
Halilu Mazagane – Zone B
Ilu Alhaji Bello – Zone C
Zamfara State *
Alhaji Ikira Aliyu Bilbis – Zamfara Central
Colonel Bala Mande – Zamfara North.
Others are still being expected before the deadline on June 9th, 2022.
