Of the 72 presidential candidates on the final list recently released by the Independent National Electoral Commission that are eligible to contest the presidential election, two contenders are generally believed to be the front runners. KadunaKaduna was a PDP state from 1999 to 2015 when Buhari and Nasir el-Rufai, respectively, won the presidential and governorship elections in the state. KogiOne week to the presidential election, the likely voting pattern in the confluence state of Kogi is gradually unfolding. Many are of the view that the governor’s support would be to the advantage of Buhari in the presidential election. AdamawaIn Adamawa State, where the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, hails from, the presidential poll will be a tough race between him and President Buhari.

Source: Punch February 09, 2019 23:33 UTC