The presidential candidates: as of January, only 26 of the 50 political parties had submitted the names of their presidential candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Of the 26, seven did not submit the names of their presidential running mates. But of the 26 presidential candidates, only a few have name recognition in Nigeria.

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The presidential candidates: as of January, only 26 of the 50 political parties had submitted the names of their presidential candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Of the 26, seven did not submit the names of their presidential running mates. But of the 26 presidential candidates, only a few have name recognition in Nigeria.

Umaru Yar'Adua

--The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

The emergence of Yar'Adua as the PDP candidate caused so much disenchantment that his first act as a candidate was to visit aggrieved party members, particularly the state governors who were forced by Obasanjo to withdraw, in order to placate them.

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The Katsina governor is touted as transparent and prudent with public funds. The PDP...

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