By Goodluck Ikiebe in Abuja.
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*l 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*l 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 (rtd)– Zamfara North.
Others are still being expected as at the time of this report, before the deadline on June 9, 2022.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
