Senate Race: 28 serving, ex-governors in race to 10th Senate

No fewer than 28 serving and former governors will be on the ballot to contest for different senatorial seats as they continue the tradition of governors moving to the red chamber as a retirement home.

Nine serving governors and 19 former governors are on the INEC list for the February 25 election. A further review of the INEC list by DAILY POST shows that 15 of them are running on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, 12 belong to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, while Ibrahim Shekarau’s name appears under the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP.

It would be recalled that Mr Shekarau already left the NNPP, however, his name appears as the candidate for the NNPP.

DAILY POST reviews the candidates and their chances of winning the seat.

Chimaroke Nnamani

Mr Nnamani, a former Governor of Enugu State, is seeking re-election in Enugu East Senatorial District for another term.

Ordinarily, as the candidate of the PDP, election in Enugu is always a one-party affair, but two things may give the Nnamani a challenging time.

First, he was recently expelled by the PDP for his support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. However, he has challenged the power of the National Working Committee of the PDP to expel him.

Nnamani also has to contend with the impact of the Obedient movement as the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi is very popular in the State.

Adams Oshiomhole

The former Governor Oshiomhole seems to have set his sights on the Red Chamber to represent Edo North Senatorial District.

The Edo North senatorial district remains the stronghold of the APC in Edo State and the former APC National Chairman fancies himself to get the votes in the zone.

He will have to contend with the Labour Party and the PDP in the region. Also, the ongoing scarcity of the redesigning of the naira is one other fact he may have to contend with.