Demystifying verse (An Interview on 234Next Newspaper)

By Bunmi Ajiboye  (c) 234Next Newspaper April 23, 2011 10:37PM

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.

‘Preserve My Saltiness’

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!

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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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

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

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

Culled from “Preserve My Saltiness”

“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”

Image via African American Odyssey

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:
 http://www.nigeriaelections.org