No fewer than 14 political parties have fielded candidates for the governorship election in Kano State in 2023.
The list of the political parties and candidates were pasted on Friday by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The list was displayed at the state headquarters of the INEC in Kano, Kano State.
The list of deputy governorship candidates were also displayed, which is in line with the provision of the Electoral Law.
The State House of Assembly candidates were also pasted at the INEC offices at each of the 40 Constituencies in the state.
The political parties included the All Progressives Congress, Peoples Democratic Party, New Nigerian Peoples Party, Peoples Redemption Party, Allied Peoples Party and Zenith Labour Party.
Others are Social Democratic Party, Action Peoples Party, Labour Party, National Rescue Party and African Democratic Congress.
The remaining are All Progressives Grand Alliance, Action Alliance and African Action Congress.
Aishatu Mahmud of NRP is the only female candidate contesting for the governorship seat, while Fatima Muhammad is the only Deputy Governor candidate contesting on the platform of the Action Alliance.
A renowned Islamic scholar in Kano State, Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil, is among the governorship candidates who is contesting on the platform of the African Democratic Congress.
Also, Kano State Deputy Governor, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf-Gawuna, is the APC candidate, while Alhaji Abba Kabir-Yusuf, popularly called Abba Gida-gida, is contesting on the platform of the NNPP.
The News Agency of Nigeria observed that name of Sadiq Wali appeared on the list as the PDP candidate instead of Mohammed Abacha, who was earlier mentioned by the commission as the party’s candidate.
Responding to the issue, the INEC Public Relations Officer, Adam Ahmad-Maulud, said that the duty of INEC was to supervise the conduct of party primaries.
Ahmad-Maulud said: “It is the responsibility of the parties to submit names of their candidates to INEC.
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