15 candidates to contest Lagos governorship election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has displayed the list of 15 candidates seeking to contest the February 28 governorship election in Lagos state.

According to a NAN correspondent, who visited INEC office in Lagos on Friday, the names of the candidates’ running mates and candidates for house of assembly were also displayed.

Below is the list of the gubernatorial candidates:

National Conscience Party (NCP)

Ayodele Akele: governorship candidate

Akinlade Babafemi: running mate

Progressives Peoples’ Alliance (PPA)

Pauline Adegbe: governorship candidate

Olamide Oguntoyinbo: running mate

Action Alliance (AC)

Aregbesola Ishola: governorship candidate

Omolola Olorunnishola: running mate

Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN)

Godwin Mayor: governorship candidate

Ugochukwu Ekwebelem: running mate

All Progressives Congress (APC)

Akinwunmi Ambode: governorship candidate

Aderanti Adebule: running mate

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

Olujimi Agbaje: governorship candidate

Safirat Abdukareem: running mate

Kowa Party (KP)

Victor Adeniji: governorship candidate

Funmilayo Davidson running mate

New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP)

Olatunde Olusesan: governorship candidate

Abiodun Shuaib: running mate

Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD)

Ademola Razaq : governorship candidate

Folawiyo Adebayo: running mate

Mega Progressive Peoples Party (MPPP)

Kayode Jacobs: governorship candidate

Akeem Suberu: running mate.

United Progressive Party (UPP)

Festus Igbinoba: governorship candidate

Kanu Urji: running mate

Independent Democrat (ID)

Governorship candidate: blank

Omoshola Lawal: running mate

People Democratic Movement (PDM)

Akin Badmus: governorship candidate

Running mate:blank

All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)

Edwin Izuchukwu: governorship candidate

Running mate: blank

Labour Party (LP)

Olurotimi Olulana: governorship candidate

Running mate: blank

Candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are the most formidable among the 15.