The final list of national candidates qualified to run in Nigeria’s general election in 2023 was made public by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday.
The list includes candidates for the National Assembly (House of Representatives) and the Senate, as well as the presidency.
In a statement to that effect, INEC stated that it issued the list in compliance with the Electoral Act of 2022’s provision.
The statement read in part; “In summary, all the 18 political parties have fielded candidates and their running mates for the Presidential election. For legislative elections, 1,101 candidates are vying for 109 Senatorial seats and 3,122 candidates for Federal Constituencies i.e. House of Representatives seats, making a total of 4,223 candidates contesting for 469 legislative positions.
“In terms of gender distribution, 3,875 candidates are male, made up of 35 for Presidential and Vice Presidential, 1,008 for Senate and 2,832 for House of Representatives.
“Similarly, 381 females comprising 1 for Presidential, 92 for Senate, and 288 for House of Representatives are contesting. There are also 11 Persons with Disability (PWDs) in the race.”
See the list of the presidential candidates below;
