Ahead of the 2019 general elections, most political parties have chosen their presidential candidates after successful primary elections to meet deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in line with the electoral guidelines.
Our team present below names of presidential candidates that will take part in next year’s election from some of the political parties:
2019 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND THEIR PARTIES
| NO | NAME | PARTY | ACRONYM |
| 1 | MUHAMMADU BUHARI | ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS | APC |
| 2 | ATIKU ABUBAKAR | PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY | PDP |
| 3 | DR ADESINA FAGBENRO-BRYON | KOWA PARTY | KP |
| 4 | REVEREND CHRIS OKOTIE | FRESH DEMOCRATIC PARTY | FDP |
| 5 | MR GBENGA OLAWEPO HASHIM | AFRICAN PEOPLES TRUST | APT |
| 6 | HON HAMISU SANTURAKI | MEGA PARTY OF NIGERIA | MPN |
| 7 | CHIEF SAM EKE | GREEN PARTY OF NIGERIA | GPN |
| 8 | DR OLAPADE AGORO | NATIONAL ACTION COUNCIL | NAC |
| 9 | EDOZIE MADU | INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS | ID |
| 10 | ELDER WILLIAMS OLUSOLA AWOSOLA | DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES CONGRESS | DPC |
| 11 | USMAN IBRAHIM ALHAJI | NATIONAL RESCUE MOVEMENT | NRM |
| 12 | OBY EZEKWESILI | ALLIED CONGRESS PARTY OF NIGERIA | ACPN |
| 13 | ALHAJI AHMED SAKIL | UNITY PARTY OF NIGERIA | UPN |
| 14 | PRINCE IKE KEKE | NEW NIGERIA PEOPLES PARTY | NNPP |
| 15 | MR ISAAC BABATUNDE OSITELU | ACCORD | A |
| 16 | MAJOR GENERAL JOHN W.T GBOR | ALL PROGRESSIVES GRAND ALLIANCE | APGA |
| 17 | DR. OLUSEGUN MIMIKO | ZENITH LABOUR PARTY | ZLP |
| 18 | DR NICHOLAS FELIX | PEOPLES COALITION PARTY | PCP |
| 19 | BREAKFORTH ONWUBUYA | FREEDOM AND JUSTICE PARTY | FJP |
| 20 | APOSTLE SUNDAY CHUKWU EGUZOLUGU | JUSTICE MUST PREVAIL PARTY | JMPP |
| 21 | DONALD DUKE | SOCIAL DEMICRATIC PARTY | SDP |
| 22 | HAMZA ALMUSTAPHA | PEOPLES PARTY OF NIGERIA | PPN |
| 23 | DR OBADIAH MAILAFIA | AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS | ADC |
| 24 | DR RABIA CENGIZ | NATIONAL ACTION COUNCIL | NAC |
| 25 | ALHAJI ISA BASHIRU | ADVANCED NIGERIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | ANDP |
| 26 | OMOYELE SOWORE | AFRICAN ACTION CONGRESS | AAC |
| 27 | CHIKE UKAEGBU | ADVANCED ALLIED PARTY | AAP |
| 28 | YUSUF SANI YABAGI | ACTION DEMOCRATIC PARTY | ADP |
| 29 | PASTOR HABU AMINCHI | PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | PDM |
| 30 | MR CHUKS NWACHUKWU | ALL GRASSROOTS ALLIANCE | AGA |
| 31 | MALLAM HUSSEIN ABUBAKAR | MASS ACTION JOINT ALLIANCE | MAJA |
| 32 | MR ENIOLA OJAJUNI | ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY | AD |
| 33 | TOPE KOLADE FASUA | ABUNDANT NIGERIA RENEWAL PARTY | ANRP |
| 34 | MOSES SHIPI | ALL BLENDING PARTY | ABP |
| 35 | KINGSLEY MOGHALU | YOUNG PROGRESSIVE PARTY | YPP |
| 36 | MRS EUNICE ATUEJIDE | NATIONAL INTEREST PARTY | NIP |
| 37 | AHMED BUHARI | SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL PARTY | SNP |
| 38 | ALISTAIR SOYODE | YES ELECTORATES SOLIDARITY | YES |
| 39 | YUNUSA SALISU TANKO | NATIONAL CONSCIENCE PARTY | NCP |
| 40 | MR REX ADEBANJO | YOUTH PARTY OF NIGERIA | YPN |
| 41 | HON. HABIB MOHAMMED GAJO | YOUNG DEMOCRATIC PARTY | YDP |
| 42 | DR DAVIDSON ISIBOR AKHIMIEN | GRASSROOT DEVELOPMENT PARTY OF NIGERIA | GDPN |
| 43 | PROF PETER NWANGWU | WE THE PEOPLE OF NIGERIA PARTY | WPNP |
| 44 | ALHAJI YAHAYA NDU | AFRICAN RENAISSANCE PARTY | ARP |
| 45 | MR BABATUNDE ADEMOLA | NIGERIA COMMUNITY MOVEMENT PARTY | NCMP |
| 46 | MR ISHOLA BALOGUN | UNITED DEMOCRATIC PARTY | UDP |
| 47 | REV. DAVID ESOSA IZE-IYAMU | BETTER NIGERIA PROGRESSIVE PARTY | BNPP |
