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FORTHERECORD:Nigeria’s73presidential

The 2019 presidential election will feature the highest number of candidatesinNigeria’shistory.Seventy-threeoutofthe91registered politicalpartieshavepresentedcandidatesfortheelectionholdingon Saturday, February16.
TheIndependentNationalElectoralCommission(INEC)onJanuary17 releaseditsfinallistofpresidentialcandidates.
Twooftheparties,theSocialDemocraticParty(SDP)andAlliedCongress PartyofNigeria(ACPN)haveissuesoverthenominationofpresidential candidates,butbothremainonINEC’sfinallist.
TheelectionsalsohavethehighestnumberofregisteredvotersinNigeria’s historywithover84millionontheregister.
Presidential candidates in past elections

The first presidential election that began the Fourth Republic held on February 27, 1999. It was between Olusegun Obasanjo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Olu Falae, who ran on a joint ticket of the AllianceforDemocracy(AD)andtheAllPeople’sParty(APP).MrObasannjo wontheelectionwith18,738,154votes.MrFalaescored11,110,287votes.
Thesecondpresidentialelectionin2003had20candidates.MrObasanjo again won with 24,456,140 votes. His closest opponent, Muhammadu BuhariwhoranontheplatformoftheAllNigeriaPeoplesParty(ANPP), scored 12,710,022votes.
Thethirdelectionin2007witnessedadeclineinthenumberofpresidential candidates. There were 18 candidates and former governor of Katsina State,UmarYar’Adua,wonwith24,638,063.MrBuhariagaincamesecond scoring 6,605,299votes.
Thefourthelectionin2011featured15candidates.PresidentGoodluck Jonathanwonwith22,495,187votes,aheadofMrBuhariwhoranunder the platform of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and polled 12,214,853votes.
Inthefifthcycleofthepresidentialelectionin2015,14candidateswereon the ballot. President Buhari won the election on the platform of the All ProgressiveCongress(APC),defeatingMrJonathan.
Meet your presidential candidates and their political parties

Belowisthelistofcandidatesandtheirrunningmateswhowillbeonthe ballot onSaturday.
IsaacOsitelu(64–M)–Accord(A)V.P–LawalMuhammad(33–M)– Accord(A)
AbdulRashidBaba(46–M)–ActionAlliance(AA)V.P–UchenduOzoka (49–F)–ActionAlliance(AA)
OmoyeleSowore(47–M)–AfricanActionCongress(AAC)V.P–Rabiu Rufai(42–M)–AfricanActionCongress(AAC)
ChikeUkaegbu(35–M)–AdvancedAlliedParty(AAP)VP–SafiyaOgoh (47–F)–AdvancedAlliedParty(AAP)
ShipiGodia(39–M)–AllBlendingParty(ABP)V.P–OkwuanyasiShaliat (44–F)–AllBlendingParty(ABP)
NwokeaforIkechukwu(42–M)–AdvancedCongressofDemocrats(ACD) VP–AliAbdullahi(65–M)–AdvancedCongressofDemocrats(ACD)
ObiageliEzekwesili(55–F)–AlliedCongressPartyofNigeria(ACPN)V.P– GaniyuGaladima(54–M)–AlliedCongressPartyofNigeria(ACPN)

ObadiahMailafia(61–M)–AfricanDemocraticCongress(ADC)V.P NasiruTanimowo(65–M)–AfricanDemocraticCongress(ADC)
YusufYabaji(64–M)–ActionDemocraticParty(ADP)V.P–Olateru Martin(60–M)–ActionDemocraticParty(ADP)
NwachukwuNwabuikwu(53–M)–AllGrassrootsAlliance(AGA)V.P– TijjaniAlli(39–F)–AllGrassrootsAlliance(AGA)
UmenwaGodwin(54–M)–AllGrandAllianceParty(AGAP)V.P– IbrahimOlaika(43–M)–AllGrandAllianceParty(AGAP)
YusufuObaje(69–M)–AdvancedNigeriaDemocraticParty(ANDP)V.P
SuleGaniyu(54–M)–AdvancedNigeriaDemocraticParty(ANDP)

FelaDurotoye(47–M)–AllianceforNewNigeria(ANN)V.P–Khadijah Abdullahi-Iya(44–F)–AllianceforNewNigeria(ANN)
ShittuMoshood(49–M)–AllianceNationalParty(ANP)V.P–Okere Evelyn(43–F)–AllianceNationalParty(ANP)
TopeFasua(47–M)–AbundantNigeriaRenewalParty(ANRP)V.P– YakubuZakari(42–M)–AbundantNigeriaRenewalParty(ANRP)
AliyuIbrahim(51–M)–AfricanPeoplesAlliance(APA)V.P–Adeleke Aderemi(58–M)–AfricanPeoplesAlliance(APA)
MuhammaduBuhari(76–M)–AllProgressivesCongress(APC)V.P– YemiOsinbajo(61–M)–AllProgressivesCongress(APC)
ShittuMohammed(51–M)–AdvancedPeoplesDemocraticAlliance (APDA)
VP–OlayemiMahmud(53–F)–AdvancedPeoplesDemocraticAlliance (APDA)
JohnGbor(70–M)–AllProgressivesGrandAlliance(APGA)V.P–Gerald Chukwueke(61–M)–AllProgressivesGrandAlliance(APGA)
MammanYusuf(46–M)–AlliedPeoplesMovement(APM)V.P–Duru Nwabueze(43–M)–AlliedPeoplesMovement(APM)
ObinnaIkeagwuonu(38–M)–ActionPeoplesParty(APP)V.P– OmotoshoEmmanuel(39–M)–ActionPeoplesParty(APP)
JohnDara(63–M)–AllianceofSocialDemocrats(ASD)V.P–Abubakar Salisu(60–M)–AllianceofSocialDemocrats(ASD)
AngelaJohnson(59–F)–AllianceforaUnitedNigeria(AUN)V.P– ZayyanuAbubakar(40–M)–AllianceforaUnitedNigeria(AUN)

DavidIze-Iyamu(52–M)–BetterNigeriaProgressiveParty(BNPP)V.P– KofarUmar(39–F)–BetterNigeriaProgressiveParty(BNPP)
GeffOjinikaChizee(57–M)–CoalitionforChange(C4C)V.P–Yakubu Usman–CoalitionforChange(C4C)
LewisAbah(48–M)–ChangeAdvocacyParty(CAP)V.P–MichaelOkojie (43–M)–ChangeAdvocacyParty(CAP)
EmmanuelEtim(38–M)–ChangeNigeriaParty(CNP)V.P–Adeola Zainab(39–F)–ChangeNigeriaParty(CNP)
FrankUkonga(58–M)–DemocraticAlternative(DA)V.P–MusaSaidu (37–M)–DemocraticAlternative(DA)
AwosolaOlusola(58–M)–DemocraticPeoplesCongress(DPC) VP–SeiyefaFetepigi(46–F)–DemocraticPeoplesCongress(DPC)
FelixOsakwe(54–M)–DemocraticPeoplesParty(DPP)V.P– MohammedAli(42–M)–DemocraticPeoplesParty(DPP)
JohnOnwubuya(47–M)–FreedomandJusticeParty(FJP)V.P–Ahmad Muhammad(64–M)–FreedomandJusticeParty(FJP)
ChrisOkotie(60–M)–FRESHpartyV.P–BinutuAdefela(57–M)– FRESH
DavidsonAkhimien(53–M)–GrassrootsDevelopmentPartyofNigeria (GDPN)V.P–IbrahimHamman(56–M)–GrassrootsDevelopmentPartyof Nigeria(GDPN)
SamuelEke(48–M)–GreenPartyofNigeria(GPN)V.P–HadizaMusa (42–F)–GreenPartyofNigeria(GPN)
AlbertOwuru(56–M)–HopeDemocraticParty(HDP)V.P–Yahaya Shaba(42–M)–HopeDemocraticParty(HDP)
NnamdiMadu(48–M)–IndependentDemocrats(ID)V.P–Adamu Abubakar(41–M)–IndependentDemocrats(ID)
SundayChukwu-eguzolugo(46–M)–JusticeMustPrevailParty(JMPP)
V.P – Salihu Iman (44 – M) – Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP)

AdesinaFagbenro-Byron(59–M)–KowaParty(KP)V.P–UmmarAbbas (54–M)–KowaParty(KP)
KrizDavid(44–M)–LiberationMovement(LM)V.P–AzaelVashi(35–F)
Liberation Movement(LM)

UsmanMuhammed(69–M)–LabourPartyV.P–TomAkpan(42–M)– Labour Party(LP)

Olufunmilayo Adesanya-Davies (56 – F) – Mass Action Joint Alliance (MAJA)V.P–AnthonyIbeneme(43–M)–MassActionJointAlliance(MAJA)
IsahBashayi(43–M)–MassesMovementofNigeria(MMN)V.P– OluwatoyinAdepoju(35–F)–MassesMovementofNigeria(MMN)
HamisuSanturaki(44–M)–MegaPartyofNigeria(MPN)V.P–Chinwe Ufondu(45–F)–MegaPartyofNigeria(MPN)
RabiaHassan(66–F)–NationalActionCouncil(NAC)V.PChineme Uhuegbu(44–M)–NationalActionCouncil(NAC)
BabatundeAdemola(37–M)–NigeriaCommunityMovementParty (NCMP)V.P–AishaTataji(51–F)–NigeriaCommunityMovementParty (NCMP)
YunusaSalisu(48–M)–NationalConscienceParty(NCP)V.P–Funmi James(53–F)–NationalConscienceParty(NCP)
JohnsonEdosomwan(64–M)–NigeriaDemocraticCongressParty (NDCP)V.P–NasiruMohammed(51–M)–NigeriaDemocraticCongress Party(NDCP)
RobinsonAkpua(39–M)–NationalDemocraticLibertyParty(NDLP)V.P
UmaruAhamadu(49–M)–NationalDemocraticLibertyParty(NDLP)

PaulIshaka(60–M)–NigeriaElementsProgressiveParty(NEPP)V.P– AkinfelamiVincent(46–M)–NigeriaElementsProgressiveParty(NEPP)
AsukwoArchibong(50–M)–NigeriaforDemocracy(NFD)V.P–Ite Donald-Ekpo(41–F)–NigeriaforDemocracy(NFD)
EuniceAtuejide(40–F)–NationalInterestParty(NIP)V.P–Muhammad Bello(39)–NationalInterestParty(NIP)
IkeKeke(39–M)–NewNigeriaPeoplesParty(NNPP)V.P–Johnson Omede(30–M)–NewNigeriaPeoplesParty(NNPP)
MaimunaMaina(41–F)–NigeriaPeoplesCongress(NPC)V.P–Yetunde Oluwole(44–F)–NigeriaPeoplesCongress(NPC)
UsmanIbrahim(48–M)–NewProgressiveMovement(NPM)V.P– OnwaNwafor-Orizu(45–M)–NewProgressiveMovement(NPM)
MosesAjibiowu(45–M)–NationalUnityParty(NUP)V.P–Michael Idoko(46–M)–NationalUnityParty(NUP)
FelixNicholas(37–M)–PeoplesCoalitionParty(PCP)V.PBabaAdo(49
M)–PeoplesCoalitionParty(PCP)

AtikuAbubakar(72–M)–PeoplesDemocraticParty(PDP)V.P–Peter Obi(57–M)–PeoplesDemocraticParty(PDP)

PeterAmeh(41–M)–ProgressivePeoplesAlliance(PPA)V.P–Kehinde Edun(52–M)–ProgressivePeoplesAlliance(PPA)
VictorOkhai(52–M)–ProvidencePeople’sCongress(PPC)V.PIyan TamaHamisu(52–M)–ProvidencePeople’sCongress(PPC)
HamzaAl-Mustapha(58–M)–PeoplesPartyofNigeria(PPN)V.P– RobertOpara(53–M)–PeoplesPartyofNigeria(PPN)
GbengaOlawepo-Hashim(49–M)–People’sTrust(PT)V.P–Nwankwo Agwuncha(76–M)–People’sTrust(PT)
IsraelNonyeremDavidson(59–M)–ReformandAdvancementParty (RAP)V.P–DawudHassan(31–M)–ReformandAdvancementParty(RAP)
ChukwudiOsuala(59–M)–Re-buildNigeriaParty(RBNP)V.P– MuhammadFalali(56–M)–Re-buildNigeriaParty(RBNP)
NseobongNsehe(33–M)–RestorationPartyofNigeria(RP)V.P– MohammedAbuh(44–M)–RestorationPartyofNigeria(RP)
SocialDemocraticParty–notfilleded

ThomasDa-Silva(56–M)–SaveNigeriaCongress(SNC)V.P–Aisha Muhammed(54–F)–SaveNigeriaCongress(SNC)
AhmedBuhari(36–M)–SustainableNationalParty(SNP)VP–Nwagu Kingsley(38–M)–SustainableNationalParty(SNP)
IsiakaBalogun(59–M)–UnitedDemocraticParty(UDP)V.P–Shuaibu Muhammad(49–M)–UnitedDemocraticParty(UDP)
MarkEmmanuel(46–M)–UnitedPatriots(UP)V.P–OkekeMoses(72–
M) – United Patriots (UP)

AhmedInwa(62–M)–UnityPartyofNigeria(UPN)V.P–Echemor Nkwocha(59–M)–UnityPartyofNigeria(UPN)
NwangwuUchenna(69–M)–WeThePeopleNigeria(WTPN)V.P OlanrewajuAdebowale(58–M)–WeThePeopleNigeria(WTPN)
AliSoyode(55–M)–YESElectoratesSolidarity(YES)V.PBalkisu Abdullahi(42–F)–YESElectoratesSolidarity(YES)
KingsleyMoghalu(55–M)–YoungProgressiveParty(YPP)V.P–Umma Getso(37–M)–YoungProgressiveParty(YPP)

This is how the certificate looks like..

S/N	NAME OF SCHOOL	STATUS	DISTRICT
1	LAGOS STATE MODEL JUNIOR COLLEGE, MEIRAN	BOARDING ONLY	I
2	VETLAND  JUNIOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL, IFAKO-IJAIYE	DAY ONLY	I
3	LAGOS STATE MODEL JUNIOR COLLEGE, IGBOKUTA	BOARDING ONLY	II
4	L/S CIVIL SERVICE MODEL JNR. COLLEGE , IGBOGBO	BOARDING ONLY	II
5	ORIWU MODEL JUNIOR COLLEGE,IKORODU	BOARDING ONLY	II
6	GOVERNMENT JUNIOR COLLEGE, IKORODU	BOARDING ONLY	II
7	EVA-ADELAJA  MEM JNR SEC. SCHOOL, BARIGA	BOARDING ONLY	II
8	LAGOS STATE MODEL JUNIOR COLLEGE, BADORE	BOARDING ONLY	III
9	LAGOS STATE MODEL JUNIOR COLLEGE,IGBONLA	BOARDING ONLY	III
10	LAGOS MODEL JUNIOR COLLEGE, AGBOWA	BOARDING ONLY	III
11	GOVERNMENT JUNIOR COLLEGE, KETU- EPE	BOARDING ONLY	III
12	EPE JUNIOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL, EPE	BOARDING ONLY	III
13	LAGOS STATE MODEL JNR COLLEGE, KANKON	BOARDING ONLY	V
14	LAGOS STATE JNR MODEL COLLEGE , OJO	BOARDING ONLY	V
15	BADAGRY JNR GRAMMAR SCHOOL, BADAGRY	BOARDING ONLY	V

1 LAGOS STATE MODEL JUNIOR COLLEGE, MEIRAN	BOARDING ONLY	I
2	VETLAND  JUNIOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL, IFAKO-IJAIYE	DAY ONLY	I
3	LAGOS STATE MODEL JUNIOR COLLEGE, IGBOKUTA	BOARDING ONLY	II
4	L/S CIVIL SERVICE MODEL JNR. COLLEGE , IGBOGBO	BOARDING ONLY	II
5	ORIWU MODEL JUNIOR COLLEGE,IKORODU	BOARDING ONLY	II
6	GOVERNMENT JUNIOR COLLEGE, IKORODU	BOARDING ONLY	II
7	EVA-ADELAJA  MEM JNR SEC. SCHOOL, BARIGA	BOARDING ONLY	II
8	LAGOS STATE MODEL JUNIOR COLLEGE, BADORE	BOARDING ONLY	III
9	LAGOS STATE MODEL JUNIOR COLLEGE,IGBONLA	BOARDING ONLY	III
10	LAGOS MODEL JUNIOR COLLEGE, AGBOWA	BOARDING ONLY	III
11	GOVERNMENT JUNIOR COLLEGE, KETU- EPE	BOARDING ONLY	III
12	EPE JUNIOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL, EPE	BOARDING ONLY	III
13	LAGOS STATE MODEL JNR COLLEGE, KANKON	BOARDING ONLY	V
14	LAGOS STATE JNR MODEL COLLEGE , OJO	BOARDING ONLY	V
15	BADAGRY JNR GRAMMAR SCHOOL, BADAGRY

May God Almighty prosper you and bless you this week and beyond 

The problems of Nigeria started with confusion in speaking English...
British: Extreme
American : End
Nigerian : Extreme end
British: Knicker
American: Short
Nigerian: Short knicker
British : Salon
American : Barbershop
Nigerian: Barbing salon
British: Bend
American: corner
Nigerian: Bending corner
British: so,
American: Therefore
Nigerian: So therefore,
British: tell me the reason
America: tell me why
Nigeria: tell me the reason why
British: Ten Pounds each
American: Ten Dollars each
Nigerian: Ten Ten naira each.
You see where our problem started?
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