2019 Elections: 25 Governors, Ex-governors Pick PDP, APC Senatorial Tickets

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have picked 25 current and former state governors as their senatorial candidates for the February 14, 2019 election.

Kano and Kwara states lead the pack with five serving and former governors jostling for the senatorial seats.

The APC, which is the ruling party, has 17 serving and ex-governors as senatorial candidates for the 2019 poll.

On the other hand, the leading opposition party, PDP, has eight serving and former governors that are contesting to win a seat in the Red Chamber.

Also, six serving and former deputy governors are also in the race for senatorial seats at the 2019 general elections. While PDP has two former deputy governors vying for senatorial seats, the APC has two serving deputy governors and one ex-deputy governor, while the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has one former deputy governor.

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