Sunday, April 24, 2011

Demystifying verse (An Interview on 234Next Newspaper)



Writer, journalist and youth advocacy enthusiast, Jennifer Ehidiamen, took another step towards self-achievement with the release of her second collection of poems titled ‘Preserve My Saltiness’ in February. Her first, ‘In Days to Come’, was published in 2004 by the Young Poets Society, an online poetry club. Ehidiamen, who has a column in the Sunday edition of ‘The Nation’ newspaper, called ‘Dis Generation’, was awarded the LEAP Africa Nigerian Youth Leadership Award in November 2010 for her work as an outstanding youth leader. She had a 12-month stint as a fellow at the Atlas Corps in Washington DC, USA, and is currently features editor at Celebrating Progress Africa (CP Africa), an online portal which reports progressive African news. Ehidiamen talks about her craft and career pursuits.

Background
I am from Edo State. I attended Federal Government Girls College, Benin City briefly but returned to Lagos and completed my secondary school at Ikeja High School. After completing secondary school, I had a gap-year. I was reading a lot and I wanted to know what else I could do with my life. I figured that there’s got to be more to being young so I decided to volunteer with a friend, Dayo Israel, who used to run a youth group at Ebute Metta. We arranged summer camps. While I was involved with the group, I got to know about Journalists Against AIDS (JAAIDS), where I later did a six-month internship. This was where I learnt how to use the media for advocacy. I also got opportunity to participate in an exchange programme organised by the British Council. Shortly afterwards, I gained admission to study journalism at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Lagos.

Writing
Writing has always been a passion. I was a member of the press club at my secondary school. I started out reading Wole Soyinka’s poems, also J.P. Clark and Emily Dickinson. I began writing lots of poetry and I also joined online writing clubs. In 2004, I signed up to get published by an online poetry club, Young Poets Society. That encouraged me to keep writing. I also write short stories. Hopefully, that will be my next work.

It is a collection of 52 poems written over a period of three years. Some of it is raw poetry because I live the stories I tell. Aside from this, the poems deal with political, social, personal and spiritual issues. They are all written in the narrative form. I like to write in the first person narrative. The poems are like a collection of short stories. The book is targeted at young people and the young at heart. Many believe poetry is not the ‘in thing’ for this generation because it is not a celebrated genre of literature.

However, I believe one of the ways we can reverse this is to encourage schools, especially English and Literature teachers, to pay attention to it and engage their classes in critical discussion of different types of poetry. In addition, poets and writers should organise more reading sessions. I think we should also have more poetry slam and writers’ lounge. People should not conclude that poetry is a difficult genre of literature. I tell people, for every narrative poem they read, they get a combination of short story and poetry. It is very exciting to tell stories through poems.

Development journalist
I have always wanted to be a journalist. During my internship at JAAIDS, we were offering training sessions for journalists. We would bring young people living with HIV/AIDS and journalists together for sessions on how journalists can create awareness about HIV/AIDS. That was how I first learnt about development journalism. I started thinking of a column for young people. Luckily, the editor of ‘The Nation’ newspaper, then known as ‘The Comet’, approached me with an idea similar to what I had in mind about running a column for young people. That was how I started writing the column.

Giving back
Someone once told me that young Nigerians are very lazy and I refuted it. I like working with young people at the grassroots and I created an online forum for young people to interact, where they can get opportunities to develop themselves. I also reach out to youth through my column and work with some NGOs with a focus on youth development. ‘Before Graduation’ is another project we are running. It is a forum which creates opportunities for young undergraduates and secondary school students to do other things. We train them in life skills and inform them of internship opportunities.

We’ve done this at Yaba College of Technology and Obafemi Awolowo University. One World Youth Project is running a project which will connect schools from different parts of the world and we are currently trying to get University of Ibadan into the programme. We are also working on screening a documentary on social media and development journalism. The documentary, titled ‘Ten Tactics on How to Turn Information into Action’, was made by Tactical Technology based in the United Kingdom. LEAP Africa is sponsoring the screening of the documentary which is intended to train young people. Participants in the screening can mentor secondary school press clubs.

Culled from 234Next.com

An attitude to adopt this Easter!

Taking into consideration that this season signifies the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, Easter is a good time to reminisce about everything. With a thankful heart, we reflect on the gift of life, the small victories of everyday and the opportunity to grow and expand our sphere of influence. We also thank God for the failures.
Sometimes, we dwell too much on our failures and inadequacies. Forgetting that those things can also be our opportunities to excel. I mean, failing should not mean the end of the world. In fact, it can be used as an opportunity to try harder and excel. 
A young reader sent me an SMS last week, sharing how frustrated he/she was about the Nigeria education system. If you have written JAMB or WAEC more than once, you would be able to empathize with this person. Many young people are in the same position- fretting over the future, worrying about failing etc. This attitude can only add up to our problems. Worrying has never been said to bring victory.
This Easter, as we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we must remember to key into the victory. Jesus rose up victoriously from death. We must live life victoriously. Sometimes, when we look at the reality around us, it pays more to squat in self-pity and defeat than operate in victory. 
But Maryanne Williamson’s famous quote also used by Nelson Mandela in his 1994 inaugural speech highlights some truth- “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
And so we MUST celebrate Easter with the knowledge that we are more than we are allowing ourselves to become, with the knowledge that we can live in victory and excel. Celebrate knowing we now have a new President elect- congratulation President Goodluck Jonathan! And that Nigeria’s democracy will not fall apart. We also celebrate Easter with our hearts reaching out to the families of many Nigerians who lost their lives in the Election violence in some areas and Post election riots in the North. No doubt, many agree that the violence was not needed.
Happy Easter celebration!

Monday, April 18, 2011

NEWS: Geographical Analysis (2011 Nigeria Presidential Election)


Summary Geographical Analysis (2011 Presidential Election)
PARTY VOTES MARGIN
PDP 22,045,693 59.6%
CPC 11,956,528 32.3%
ACN 2,049,260 5.5%
ANPP 909,769 2.5%

The Ruling Party PDP clearly won in the South while the major Opposition party CPC also replicated the same in the North. Voter turnout was abysmally low in the North whereas in the South, Turnout was as high as 85% though the North contributes a higher percentage of Nigerian Voters.


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Sunday, April 17, 2011

Where are you heading?

 Imagine the creation of everything on earth without a desirable goal. Wouldn’t it look awkward? We accomplish things by directing our desire and not by ignoring them.
A goal-less life is like the case of a man who wakes up in the morning, sets out of his home to a location unspecified and unknown to him, and then at dusk, he returns to his home.
For everything under the surface of the earth, there is a purpose or reason for which it is created or invented.
Too many people do not know where they are going but they are on their way; if you do not know where you are going, you will probably end someplace else. The man who has no direction is the slave of his own circumstance.
Most people think that the only way to live a satisfactory and happy life is to be filled with diverse talents but the amazing truth is that more men fail through lack of purpose than lack of talent. Having the talent is just not enough. Without it being given a direction, it is as good as useless. 
It will interest you to know that firmness of purpose is the most necessary sinews of character and one of the best instruments of success. Without it, genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.
If you do not have a vision for your life, then you probably have not focused in on anything. in the absence of vision, there can be no clear and constant focus. Once your purpose is well cut and laid out, well defined, decisions will not be far from your reach.
Have a definite sense of direction and purpose for your life and you will soon realize that successful lives are motivated by dynamic purpose.
Visualizing things entails a person having the right picture of his dream, how he would go about it how he wants it and how it should be done.
When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand; it will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.
Some think that the position they find themselves in is as a result of what fate has in store for them. But dear, it is very much advisable that you don’t resign to fate. As soon as you resign to fate, your resignation is promptly accepted. Knowing the purpose for your existence is the only determinant to knowing the step to take and the angle to approach a particular challenge; it is the driving force to great achievements.
By Joy Ekeledo (joybecky57@yahoo.com)
  Joy Ekeledo is a first year student of Nigerian Institute of Journalism. She is passionate about inspiring other young people and this week featured on Dis Generation as a guest columnist.

2011 Nigerian Presidential Election Results. Official Updates and Analysis.

Here is the official result of the just concluded Presidential Election in Nigeria as published by Nigeria Elections Coalition, a virtual network backed by real networks that in two conferences in 2009 and 2010 agreed to work cooperatively with in the shared goals and common purpose of achieving a free and fair election in 2011. Click here for more info


Updates and Analysis:

S/N
PU
PDP
ACN
CPC
ANPP
TOTAL
Reg. Voters
Voter Turnout
PDP Margin
CPC Margin
ACN Margin
1
OSUN STATE
188,409
299,711
6,997
3,617
498,734
1,293,967
38.5%
37.8%
1.4%
60.1%
2
ONDO STATE
387,376
74,253
11,890
6,741
480,260
1,616,091
29.7%
80.7%
2.5%
15.5%
3
KWARA STATE
268,243
52,432
83,603
1,672
405,950
1,152,361
35.2%
66.1%
20.6%
12.9%
4
KOGI STATE
399,816
6,516
132,201
16,491
555,024
1,316,849
42.1%
72.0%
23.8%
1.2%
5
OGUN STATE
309,177
199,555
17,654
2,969
529,355
1,941,170
27.3%
58.4%
3.3%
37.7%
6
LAGOS STATE
1,281,688
427,203
189,983
*
1,898,874
6,108,069
31.1%
67.5%
10.0%
22.5%
7
EKITI STATE
135,009
116,981
*
*
251,990
764,726
33.0%
53.6%

46.4%
8
ABIA STATE
1,175,954
4,156
3,608
1,418
1,185,136
1,524,484
77.7%
99.2%
0.3%
0.4%
9
KANO STATE
441,576
42,353
1,624,343
526,000
2,634,272
5,027,297
52.4%
16.8%
61.7%
1.6%
10
BAUCHI STATE
258,404
*
1,315,205
*
1,573,609
2,523,614
62.4%
16.4%
83.6%

11
OYO STATE
484,758
252,240
92,396
7,156
836,550
2,572,140
32.5%
57.9%
11.0%
30.2%
12
ENUGU STATE
             802,144
1,755
3,753
1,111
808,763
1,303,155
62.1%
99.2%
0.5%
0.2%
13
FCT
253,444
2,323
131,576
3,170
390,513
943,473
41.4%
64.9%
33.7%
0.6%
14
BENUE STATE
694,776
223,007
109,680
*
1,027,463
2,390,884
43.0%
67.6%
10.7%
21.7%
15
SOKOTO STATE
309,057
20,144
540,769
*
869,970
2,267,509
38.4%
35.5%
62.2%
2.3%
16
KATSINA STATE
282,477
*
864,343
*
1,146,820
3,126,898
36.7%
24.6%
75.4%

17
GOMBE STATE
290,347
3,420
459,898
*
753,665
1,318,377
57.2%
38.5%
61.0%
0.5%
18
JIGAWA STATE
419,252
*
663,994
*
1,083,246
2,013,974
53.8%
38.7%
61.3%

19
RIVERS STATE
1,817,762
16,382
13,182
1,449
1,848,775
2,429,231
76.1%
98.3%
0.7%
0.9%
20
BAYELSA STATE
504,811
370
691
136
506,008
591,870
85.5%
99.8%
0.1%
0.1%
21
DELTA STATE
1,368,851
13,146
8,960
*
1,390,957
2,032,191
68.4%
98.4%
0.6%
0.9%
22
ADAMAWA STATE
508,314
32,786
344,526
2,706
888,332
1,816,094
48.9%
57.2%
38.8%
3.7%
23
KEBBI STATE
369,198
26,171
501,453
*
896,822
1,638,308
54.7%
41.2%
55.9%
2.9%
24
KADUNA STATE
1,190,179
11,278
1,334,244
17,301
2,553,002
3,905,387
65.4%
46.6%
52.3%
0.4%
25
EBONYI STATE
480,572
1,102
1,025
14,296
496,995
1,050,534
47.3%
96.7%
0.2%
0.2%
26
EDO STATE
543,173
54,242
17,795
2,174
617,384
1,655,776
37.3%
88.0%
2.9%
8.8%

TOTAL
15,164,767
1,881,526
8,473,769
608,407
26,128,469
54,324,429
48.1%





58.0%
7.2%
32.4%
2.3%








For more updates, visit Nigeria Elections' website http://nigeriaelections.org/presidential.php


Saturday, April 16, 2011

2011 Nigeria Presidential Elections


First off- Thank you Prof Jega and all INEC team for an effective and efficient electoral process!!! It was not perfect but the best we have had so far in Nigeria! (Did you just nod your head in affirmation? I thought so!).

The presidential results are trickling in... interesting trend so far... click Nigeria Elections to view full analysis...(the results will be published there soon!).

Social Media played a significant role in the 2011 Nigeria Elections as young people tweeted and re-tweeted their experiences and first-hand report from their polling units.  It was a very participatory process.



The Ruling Party PDP won in the South while the major Opposition party CPC also replicated the same in the North. Voter turnout was abysmally low in the North whereas in the South, Turnout was as high as 85% though the North contributes a higher percentage of Nigerian Voters.


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On Blackberry by adding BB Pin: 26E23AB7
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View the Presidential Results Breakdown Here.

Read a much more detailed analysis on www.nigeriaelections.org

Friday, April 15, 2011

Social Analysis of 2011 Nigeria Presidential Candidates



Here is a social analysis of some of the 2011 Presidential candidates in Nigeria!

Caught staring into yesterday #NigeriaDecides


Dear Son,
I got the note that you sent to me
and those horrifying pictures too,
the memory of both I can’t still erase.
I cannot begin to tell you
how pained I was to see all those bodies lying
there lifeless and wasted.
Bodies without faces, faces without traces!
Was it war? The war caused by greed!
I could tell most victims were innocent
Poor innocent always fall victim in war.
To answer your question on war:
There was never any war yesterday
Oh! Do not get me wrong, friend.
We fought for each other,
Our war was never against our own brother.
There was greed, sure there was greed
but power was never imposed on the greedy.
When I look back at yesterday,
I see a lot of differences in today.
Isn’t today the easier and wiser?
But a great madness has befallen the land.
Men no longer grieve for their own sin.
Now to answer your question on sin:
All have sinned, that is true.
But the lack of fear of God
has hardened so many hearts.
Men trembled in reverence to God yesterday,
but today, high sounding philosophies
and the wisdom of this world
mix-up what is and ought to be.
I hear taboos have become legalized.
Pre-marital sex is now displayed like wares on market stall.
And the media, the whistle-blowers
provide a bewildering array of choices.
A preacher walked into this ward to pray
I couldn’t say amen until he left.
I was afraid he would charge me for responding to his prayer.
And you know your poor old man have got no money.
I hear preaching is now a lucrative business
for every Jim, Joe and James.
The pulpit is now a hot spot for showcasing
the acrobatic display of wolves in sheep clothing.
Does that answer your question on religion?
Be careful where you lay your head son.
Look at the direction of where the sun is rising
before you take a step, for the days are evil.
May God forgive those politicians in old political boots
Who are still using youths,
the posterity of the nation
for selfish political war against their rivals.
They shamelessly pant after the next election
instead grooming the next generation.
Ostracize yourself from their dissent,
and go on your knees when everyone else take up arms.
I do not mean the usual hypocritical SOS call made in a rush.
The prayer of the humble, God never neglects.
I feel rejuvenated writing you these lines,
and I am looking forward to seeing you again!
How old are you now? Twenty?
You remind me so much of my youth.
Except, yours is an age plagued by political and religious unrest,
fear of economic recession, negligence of societal values,
burden of broken relationships and dysfunctional homes.
How time changes yesterday!
But still, your drive and passion for change,
brings sunshine to my gloomy old-age.
In your voice,
I hear the joyful drum of what tomorrow holds,
daring me to hope beyond hope, despite the brokenness of today.
Regards,
Your great-grand-uncle.
(c) Jennifer Ehidiamen
“In Preserve My Saltiness Jennifer addresses life’s everyday experiences to our world’s trends and shared challenges of the 21st century.  Every poem embodies piercing insight and breathless passion. Click here for more info about “Preserve My Saltiness”

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

NASS Elections 2011: Graphs and Table. Where are the youths?


Still on the just concluded Nigeria Elections- here a descriptive statistics provided by Nigeria Elections Coalition (using confirmed results from INEC). For more info please visit http://nigeriaelections.org/nass.php

I cannot help but wonder how in a country where over 70% are under 40 why we have no reflection of this age group in the newly elected office. I mean, why are we, Nigerian youths, not active in taking up political offices :/ Public service? Anyone?
  • School Certificate level is the minimum requirement for election into NASS.        
  • The minimum age for being a member of the Senate is 35 years                    
  • The minumum age for being a member of House-of-Rep is 30 years


Senatorial Elections (Based on 87 results)


House of Reps Elections (Based on 89 results)



Senatorial Elections Results
District Party Candidate Gender Age
Abia NORTH PDP UCHE CHUKWUMERIJE Male 72
Abia CENTRAL PDP NKECHI J. NWAOGU Female 54
Abia SOUTH PDP ENYINNAYA A. HARCOURT Male 55
Adamawa NORTH PDP SEN. MOHAMMED MANA Male 60
Adamawa CENTRAL PDP BELLO MOHAMMED TUKUR Male 50
Akwa Ibom NORTH EAST PDP HON. ITA SOLOMON J. ENANG Male 49
Akwa Ibom SOUTH PDP MRS. HELEN U. ESUENE Female 61
Anambra NORTH PDP JOHN OKECHUKWUEMEKA Male 48
Anambra CENTRAL ACN DR. CHRIS N. NGIGE Male 58
Anambra SOUTH PDP ANDY EMMANUEL UBA Male 53
Bauchi CENTRAL PDP HON. AHMED ABDUL NINGI Male 50
Bauchi NORTH PDP ALH. BABAYO GARBA GAMAWA Male 44
Bayelsa EAST PDP IKISIKPO CLEVER Male 51
Bayelsa CENTRAL PDP EMMANUEL I. PAULKAR Male 56
Bayelsa WEST PDP LOKPOBIRI HEINEKEN Male 43
Benue NORTH EAST PDP CHIEF BARNABAS ANDYAR GEMADE Male 62
Benue SOUTH PDP SEN. DAVID B.A. MARK Male 62
Borno NORTH ANPP SEN. MAINA M. LAWAN Male 57
Borno CENTRAL PDP ALH. AHMED ZANNA Male 55
Borno SOUTH PDP MOHAMMED ALI Male 51
Cross River NORTH PDP AYADE B. BENEDICT Male 42
Delta CENTRAL DPP EWHERIDO AKPOR PIUS Male 47
Delta NORTH PDP OKOWA IFEANYI ARTHUR Male 51
Edo CENTRAL PDP ELDER ODION M. UGBESIA Male 62
Edo NORTH ACN DOMINGO ALABA OBENDE Male 56
Edo SOUTH ACN SEN. (ARCH) EHIGIE UZAMARE Male 55
Enugu EAST PDP HON. PRINCE GILBERT E. NNAJI Male 45
Enugu WEST PDP SEN. IKE EKWEREMADU Male 48
Enugu NORTH PDP SEN. AYOGU EZE Male 48
FCT SENATE PDP HON. PHILIPS TANIMU ADUDA Male 41
Gombe CENTRAL PDP ALH. MOHAMMED DANJUMA GOJE Male 58
Gombe SOUTH PDP JOSHUA M. LIDANI Male 43
Imo EAST APGA CHRISTIANA N.O. ANYANWU Female 59
Imo WEST PDP HOPE O. UZODINMA Male 50
Imo NORTH PDP AMB. MATTHEW IFEANYI Male 67
Jigawa NORTH WEST PDP ABDULLAHI S. DANLADI Male 57
Jigawa SOUTH WEST PDP ABDULMUMINI M. HASSAN Male 50
Jigawa NORTH EAST PDP ABDULAZIZ USMAN Male 49
Kaduna CENTRAL CPC MAJOR GEN. MOHAMMED SALEH (RTD) Male 55
Kaduna SOUTH PDP NENADI USMAN Female 44
Kano NORTH PDP SEN. BELLO HAYATU GWARZO Male 50
Kano CENTRAL PDP BASHEER GARBA MOH’D Male 44
Kano SOUTH ANPP SEN. KABIRU GAYA Male 58
Katsina NORTH CPC SEN. ABDU U. YANDOMA Male
Katsina SOUTH CPC SEN. ABU IBRAHIM Male
Katsina CENTRAL CPC AHMED SANI STORES Male
Kebbi NORTH PDP ISA MUHAMMED Male 54
Kebbi CENTRAL PDP SEN. ABUBAKAR ATIKU BAGUDU Male 49
Kebbi SOUTH PDP TUKUR AHMED JIKAMSHI Male 53
Kogi WEST PDP ADEYEMI SMART Male 51
Kogi CENTRAL PDP NURUDEEN ABATEMI Male 61
Kogi EAST PDP OCHEJA EMMANUEL DANGANA Male 55
Kwara NORTH PDP MOHAMMED SHAABA LAFIA Male 70
Kwara CENTRAL PDP DR. ABUBAKAR O. SARAKI Male 48
Kwara SOUTH PDP SIMEION SULE AJIBOLA Male 58
Lagos CENTRAL ACN H.E. MRS. OLUREMI TINUBU Female 50
Lagos EAST ACN Alhaji GBENGA BAREEHU ASHAFA Male 55
Lagos WEST ACN GANIYU OLANREWAJU SOLOMON Male 51
Nassarawa NORTH CPC DR. YUSUF MUSA NAGOGO Male 54
Nassarawa WEST PDP ALH. ABDULLAHI ADAMU CON. Male 56
Nassarawa SOUTH PDP SEN. SULEIMAN A. ASONYA Male 56
Niger NORTH CPC BARR. IBRAHIM MUSA Male 46
Ogun CENTRAL ACN OLUGBENGA, ONAOLAPO Male 51
Ogun EAST ACN SEFIU ADEGBENGA KAKA Male 59
Ogun WEST ACN ODUNSI, AKIN BABALOLA KAMAR Male 60
Ondo NORTH LP ROBERT AJAYI BOROFFICE Male 61
Ondo CENTRAL LP AKINYELURE PATRICK AYO Male 54
Ondo SOUTH LP KUNLERE BOLUWAJI Male 50
Osun CENTRAL ACN OLUSOLA ADEYEYE Male 59
Osun EAST ACN OMOWORARE BABAJIDE CHRISTOPHER Male 45
Osun WEST ACN MUDASHIRU HUSAIN OYETUNDE Male 55
Oyo CENTRAL ACN AYOADE ADEMOLA ADESEUN Male 58
Oyo NORTH PDP AGBOLA HOSEA AYOOLA Male 50
Oyo SOUTH ACN OLUFEMI LANLEHIN Male 58
Rivers EAST PDP SEN. GEORGE T. SEKIBO Male 53
Rivers SOUTH PDP HON. MAGNUS NGEI ABE Male 51
Rivers WEST PDP AKE WILSON ASINOBI Male 55
Sokoto EAST PDP SEN. ABUBAKAR UMAR GADA Male 45
Sokoto SOUTH PDP UMARU DAHIRU Male 59
Taraba SOUTH PDP EMMANUEL G. BWACHA Male 59
Taraba NORTH PDP AISHA JUMMAI Female 51
Yobe EAST ANPP SEN. DR. BUKAR ABBA IBRAHIM Male 61
Yobe NORTH ANPP SEN. AHAMED I. LAWAN Male 52
Yobe SOUTH ANPP ALHAJI ABDULKADIR JAFERE Male 47
Zamfara CENTRAL ANPP KABIR M. GARBA Male 50
Zamfara NORTH PDP SAHABI YAU ALHAJI Male 54
Zamfara WEST ANPP SEN. AHMAD RUFAI SANI Male 50

Federal House of Assemblies Election Results
Constituency Party Candidate Gender Age
Abia Aba North/Aba South APGA UKAEGBU A. PRINCE Male 43
Anambra Njikoka/Dunukofia/Anaocha APGA UCHE LILIAN EKWUNIFE (MRS.) Female 40
Anambra Awka North/Awka South APGA CHUKWUEMEKA E, NWOGBO Male 45
Bauchi Bauchi CPC ALIU IBRAHIM GEBI Male 36
Bauchi Darazo/Gunjuwa ACN HALLIRU DAUDA JIKA Male 35
Bauchi Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa PDP HON. YAKUBU DOGARA Male 43
Bauchi Ningi/Warji PDP ABDULRASAK NUHU ZAKI Male 60
Bayelsa Yenagoa/Kolokuna/Opokuma PDP OGORIVA W. WARMAN Male 39
Benue Apa/Agatu PDP ADEMU ENTUONU Male
Benue Buruku ACN ORKER-JEV YISA Male 48
Benue Gboko/Tarka ACN DYEGH JOHN Male 49
Benue Guma/Makurdi PDP EMMANUEL JIME Male 48
Benue Otukpo/Ohimini PDP EZEKIEL ADAJI Male 47
Delta Ika North East/Ika South ACCORD NWOKOLO VICTOR ONYEMAECHI Male 46
Ebonyi Abakaliki/Izzi PDP HON. SYLVESTER OGBAGA Male 49
Edo Egor/Ikpoba-Okha ACN JIM AIKU ADUN Male 66
Edo Esan North East/Esan South East PDP ITULAH O. FRIDAY Male 50
Edo Etsako East/Etsako West/ Etsako Central ACN ABUBAKAR M. ESHIOKPEKHA Male 51
Edo Oredo ACN RASAQ BELLO OSAGIE Male 55
Edo Owan East/Owan West ACN IRIASE PALLY Male 55
Enugu Enugu East/Isi Uzo PDP HON. DR. KINGSLEY S. EBENJI Male 46
Enugu Enugu North/Enugu South PDP HON. PRINCE OFOR CHWUKWUEBO Male 40
Enugu Igbo-Eze North/Udenu PDP HON. IFEANYI UGWUANYI Male 46
Enugu Nkanu East/Nkanu West PDP HON. PRINCE PEACE N. UZOAMAKA Male 58
Enugu Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South PDP HON. PATRICK O. ASADU Male 46
Enugu Aninri/Awgu/Oji River PDP BARR. TOBY EKECHUKWU Male 48
Enugu Ezeagu/Udi PDP CHIEF OGBUEFI O. OZOMGBACHI Male 50
Gombe Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye CPC KHAMISU A. MAILAFIA Male 36
Imo Owerri Municipal/Owerri North/Owerri West APGA ONYEWUCHI EZENWA FRANCIS Male 42
Jigawa Birniwa Guri/Kirikasamma PDP HASSAN ADAMU Male 51
Jigawa Birnin Kudu/Buji PDP MOHAMMED SABO Male 51
Jigawa Dutse/Kiyawa PDP IBRAHIM K. TUANI Male 42
Jigawa Babura/Garki PDP USMAN WADA Male 49
Jigawa Gumel/Maigatari/Sule Tankarkar/Gagarawa PDP MOHAMMED G. IBRAHIM Male 52
Jigawa Gwaram PDP YUSUF SHITU GALAMBI Male 36
Jigawa Hadejia/Kafin Hausa/Auyo PDP HUSSAINI NAMADI Male 45
Jigawa Mallam Madori/Kaugama PDP YUSUF D. SULE Male 51
Jigawa Kazaure/Roni/Gwiwa/Yankwashi PDP ADAMU BASHIR Male 50
Jigawa Jahun/Miga PDP KHABEEB MUSTAPHA Male 60
Jigawa Ringim/Taura PDP UBALE SAFIYANU Male
Kaduna Kaduna South CPC RUFAI AHMED CHANCHAGI Male 33
Katsina Funtua/Dandume CPC Alhaji MUNTARI DANDUTSE Male 2010
Kogi Ajaokuta PDP SADIQ ASEMA MOHAMMED Male 51
Kogi Ijumu/Kabba-Bunu PDP YUSUF AYO TAJUDEEN Male 42
Kogi Kogi (Lokoja)/Kogi (K.K.) CPC UMAR BUBA JIBRIL Male 50
Kwara Ilorin East/Ilorin South PDP DR. ALI AHMED Male 45
Kwara Ilorin West/Asa PDP MUSTAPHA MOSHOOD Male 46
Lagos Badagry ACN RAFEESUAT ARINOLA ONABAMIRO Female 60
Lagos Eti-Osa ACN AKINLOYE HAZEEZ BABAJIDE Male 42
Lagos Ikeja ACN HON. FALEKE JAMES ABIODUN Male 51
Lagos Lagos Island I ACN OLAJUMOKE ABIDEMI OKOYA-THOMAS Female 53
Lagos Lagos Island II ACN YAKUB ABIODUN AKANNI BALOGUN Male 60
Lagos Lagos Mainland ACN MONSURU ALAO OWOLABI Male 66
Niger Agaie/Lapai PDP IBRAHIM ABDUL EBBO Male 46
Niger Agwara/Borgu PDP HALIRU ZAKARI JIKANTORO Male 48
Niger Chanchaga CPC UMAR MOHAMMED BAGO Male 36
Niger Booso/Paikoro PDP HON. JAMES BAITACHI Male 63
Ogun Abeokuta South ACN WILLIAMS OLUSEGUN SAMUEL Male 51
Ogun Ado-Odo/Ota ACN BABATUNDE OLABODE OGUNOLA Male 51
Ogun Egbado North/Imeko-Afon PPN ADEWUSI TUNDE RAZAQ Male 51
Ogun Ifo/Ewekoro ACN ADEYEMI ADEKUNLE SAHEED Male 43
Ogun Abeokuta North/ Obafemi- Owode/Odeda ACN OSOBA OLUMIDE BABATUNDE Male 34
Ondo Akure North/Akure South LP ABEGUNDE S. IFEDAYO Male 55
Ondo Owo/Ose LP OMOSULE ENIOLORUNDA Male 47
Osun Boluwaduro/Ifedayo/Ila ACN JULIUS OLUFEMI FAKEYE Male 58
Osun Ede North/Ede South/ Egbedore/Ejigbo ACN TAJUDEEN ADETUNJI AJAGBE Male 47
Osun Obokun/Oriade ACN NATHANIEL AGUNBIADE Male 51
Osun Odo-Otin/Ifelodun/Boripe ACN ADEYINKA AYANTUNJI AJAYI Male 43
Oyo Akinyele/Lagelu ACCORD MURITALA KAYODE B. ADEWALE Male 57
Oyo Egbeda/Ona-Ara ACCORD BUSARI OLAYEMI SIKIRU Male 49
Oyo Ibadan North ACN AWOLEYE ABIODUN DADA Male 40
Oyo Oluyole ACCORD DR. IBRAHIM A. OLAIFA Male 43
Plateau Barkin Ladi/Riyom PDP NWADKWON D. SIMON Male 42
Plateau Jos South/Jos East PDP BITRIUS B. KAZE Male 42
Plateau Langtang North/Langtang South PDP BENI LAR Male 43
Plateau Bokkos/Mangu PDP AMINU JONATHAN PUNUWET Male 48
Plateau Mikang/Qua’an/Pan/Shedam PDP COMRADE INNOCENT T. ZETTET Male 42
Plateau Wase ACN IDRIS AHMED Male 46
Rivers Akuku-Toru/Asari-Toru PDP DAWARI IBIETELA GEORGE Male 40
Rivers Etche/Omuma PDP OGBONNA NWUKE Male 51
Rivers Ikwerre/Umohua PDP ANDREW IGBONULE UCHENDU Male 58
Rivers Khana/Gokana PDP HON. PRONEN MAURAICE Male 45
Rivers Obio Akpor PDP CHINDA KINGSLEY OGUNDU Male 44
Rivers Okrika/Ogu-Bolo PDP GOGO BRIGHT TAMUNO Male 45
Rivers Port Harcourt I PDP KENNETH ANAYO CHIKERE Male 55
Rivers Eleme/Tai/Oyigbo PDP MPIGI BARINADA Male 49
Sokoto Kware/Wamakko PDP ABDULLAHI W. MUHAMMED Male 43
Sokoto Sokoto North/Sokoto South PDP UMAR MUHAMMED BATURE Male 41
Sokoto Tangaza/Gudu PDP ISA SALIHU BASHIR Male 38


Source:
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