Dino Melaye, was among the 18 contestants whose names were published in Lokoja by INEC to contest the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State.
By Emma Ogbuehi
Erstwhile Senator and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dino Melaye, was among the 18 contestants whose names were published in Lokoja by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to contest the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State.
The release of the list was consequent on the announcement by INEC on Thursday that it would publish the personal particulars of the candidates participating in the governorship elections in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi States.
National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Festus Okoye, in a statement disclosed that the publication would be done in the state headquarters and local government offices in the three states.
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Consequently, the Kogi governorship list was released on Friday in Lokoja at the INEC office with the name of Melaye listed among the contestants. He has Mohammed Deen Habibat as his running mate.
Others were Olayinka Braimoh of the Action Alliance (AA), with his running mate Prince Ojoneme Ogwu. Also included in the list are the candidate of Accord Party (AP), Jimoh Francis Ayo and his running mate, Ahmed Ibrahim; while the AAC has
Abel Yaba Emmanuel and Abu Moses Felix as running mate; All Peoples Party (APP) has Sunday Frank Onoja and Kekere Rahamatas running mate and the ruling party,
All Progressives Congress (APC), Ododo Ahmed Usman and Suleiman Abubakar as running mate. The candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) is Dauda Utenwojo, with his running mate as Ologe John Kola; All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has Arkigofa Musa Abdullazeez with Nweke Benjamin Ikechukwu as running mate;
Action Democratic Party (ADP), Julius Elupo is running with Mohammed Yahaya as running mate; African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr. Leke Joseph Abejide has Dauda Usman as running mate. The list also included the Boot Party’s Mohammed Kabir Umar who is running alongside Eleojo Usman; the Labour Party (LP)’s, Okeme Adejoh, with Ocheja Edegbo as running mate; National Reformation Party (NRM) has Sirius Bala Abdulgafar as candidate and and Onoja Ernest Braiwere as running mate; Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) ‘ flagbearer is Dr. Abdullahi Bayawo, with Sunday Davis Ozomata
The Young Peoples Party (YPP) will be fielding Omale Samson Agada, who is contesting alongside Suleiman Abubakar; the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) candidate, Suleiman Taiye Fatimah has Oluwole Mathew as running mate.
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has Musa Salihu Mubarak and Tanimu Idris; the Social Democratic Party (SDP)’ s candidate is Jimoh Sheik Ibrahim, ho is running alongside Ajodo Damian Monday.
