29 for Adamawa gov poll, 284 for Assembly seats
A total of 313 candidates under 29 political parties in Adamawa State will be contesting for Governorship and House of Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday.
Four of the 29 governorship candidates are women, while 25 among the 284 candidates for the legislative poll are also women. They are incumbent Governor Mohammed Jibrilla Bindow of the All Progressives Congress , Hon Umaru Fintiri of main opposition Peoples Democratic Party , Sen Abdulaziz Nyako of African Democratic Congress , Chief Emmanuel Bello of Social Democratic Party and Rev Abel Behora of Alliance for New Nigeria .
Fintiri is a former acting governor whose short reign, 15 July to 1 October, 2014; earned for him a reputation for action and love for workers’ welfare and the popular nickname ATM to go with it, but he is said to have issues with an elite group.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
284 candidates contest House of Assembly election in AdamawaA total of 313 candidates under 29 political parties in Adamawa State will be contesting for Governorship and House of Assembly elections scheduled
Read more »
Governorship Polls: We Have Deployed 680 Observers Across 29 States – YIAGA – Channels Television
Read more »
INEC set for polls to elect 29 Govs, 991 state legislators - Vanguard News NigeriaABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has expressed readiness for tomorrow's election which will throw up 29 new governors and 991 members of the 36 state Houses of Assembly in the country.
Read more »
OML 29: Aiteo’s Milestones, Fake News And Mischief Makers By Felix Ugbechie | Sahara ReportersOML 29: Aiteo’s Milestones, Fake News And Mischief Makers By Felix Ugbechie Most importantly, it hasfinalized payments of the sum of about $82million to the Department of Petroleum Resources in respect of the license renewal. READ MORE:
Read more »
Livescore: Latest Premier League results for Week 29 (Saturday), 2018/2019 EPL scores - Daily Post NigeriaGame Week 29 in the Premier League kicks off with the North London Derby. Arsenal are away to rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the early kick off, with only fou
Read more »
Suspected bandits kill 29 in fresh Zamfara attack13 corpses were found, while 16 other corpses, mostly members of civilian JTF, were later discovered.
Read more »
29 People Killed In Fresh Zamfara Attack – Channels Television
Read more »