Election 2015: INEC Releases List Of 10 Presidential Candidates And Their VP's.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
on Saturday released the list of the presidential
candidates to run in the 2015 elections.
They are:
President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP)
General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives
Congress (APC)
Prof. Comfort Oluremi Sonaiya of Kowa Party
Ambrose Albert of Hope Democratic Party
Ganiyu Galadima of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria
Rafiu Salau of Alliance for Democracy
Godson Okoye of United Democratic Party
Dr. Nani Ibrahim Ahmad of African Democratic
Congress
Martin Onovo of National Conscience Party
Tunde Anifowoshe-Kelani of Action Alliance
Chekwas Okorie of United Progressive Party.
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Their corresponding running mates are:
The Incumbent Vice-President, Namadi Sambo (PDP),
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (APC),
Saidu Bobboi (Kowa Party)
Haruna Shaba (Hope Democratic Party),
Balarabe Ahmed (ACPN),
Prof. Clinton Cliff Akuchie (AD),
Haruna Adamu (United Democratic Party),
Obianuju Murphy-Uzohue (African Democratic
Congress)
Ibrahim Mohammed(NCP),
Comrade Paul Ishaka Ofomile (Action Alliance),
and Bello Umar( United Progressive Party).
INEC's deadline for the submission of names was
December 25 and the commision provided this list in
line with the provisions of the Electoral Act; saying the
grounds for qualification are as specified in Sections 65′
106, 131 and 177 of the 1999 Constitution.
The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr.
Kayode Robert Idowu, said: “We have complied with the
law; we have published the list of all the presidential
candidates in all the states of the Federation. For other
elective offices, the lists will be published in their
constituencies and senatorial districts as applicable.”
The electoral agency said Nigerians are free to screen
the particulars and raise issues if they think any
candidate should be disqualified.
INEC said: “The personal particulars are displayed in all
the state and local government offices of the commission
in the constituencies of the candidates.
“Any person who has reasonable grounds to believe that
any information given by any candidate is false or that
the candidate is not qualified or is disqualified from
contesting the elections should notify the commission in
writing within seven days of this publication.”
Eleven conditions under which any of the presidential
candidates or other candidates can be disqualified are:
”While a person is disqualified if he or she
(i) has declared allegiance to another country;
(ii) has been elected to the office of President or
Governor at any two previous elections;
(iii) adjudged to be a lunatic or declared to be of
unsound mind;
(iv) is under a sentence of death or is under a sentence
of imprisonment or fine for an offence involving
dishonesty or fraud
(v) has in the last 10 years been convicted and
sentenced for an offence involving dishonesty
(vi) has been found guilty of a contravention of the
code of conduct;
(vii) is an undischarged bankrupt;
(viii) is employed in the public service and does not
resign, withdraw or retire at least 30 days to the
election;
(ix) is a member of a secret society;
(x) has been indicted for embezzlement or fraud by a
Judicial Committee of Inquiry or an Administrative
Panel of Inquiry or a Tribunal and which indictment
has been accepted by the Federal or State Government;
(xi) has presented a forged certificate to INEC”