19 candidates have been listed to contest the Sokoto State governorship election scheduled for 2027
The information is according to the list displayed by the Independent National Electoral Commission at its state office on Saturday, The Punch reports.
Among the political parties listed are the Action Alliance, Social Democratic Party, Action Peoples Party, Action Democratic Party, Allied Peoples Movement, Zenith Labour Party, All Progressives Grand Alliance, Peoples Redemption Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party, National Rescue Movement, African Action Congress, Accord, Young Progressives Party, National Democratic Party, Labour Party, National Democratic Congress, Peoples Democratic Party, and the All Progressives Congress.
Those listed include Aliyu Shamsudeen Ahmad of the NDC, Abdullah Sokoto Abubakar of the PDP, Manir Muhammad Dan’Iya of the ADC and the incumbent governor, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, of the APC.
The development has widened the field ahead of the election, with the various candidates expected to commence or intensify consultations, mobilisation and other political activities as the 2027 poll approaches.
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