The gubernatorial election of Kogi state, is about to commence and 22 candidates are in the pool for the contest.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the number of registered voters is 1,397,786.
These are the governorship candidates and their political parties;
1. Isah Yakubu Kamaldeen -Action Alliance(AA)
2. Dickson F. Fred- Accord
3. Ukenya Musa- Advanced Congress Of Democrats (ACD)
4. Michael Abdullahi- Alliance For Democracy (AD)
5. Usman Zainab – African Democratic Congress (ADC)
6. Odufu Cosmas Friday- African Peoples Alliance (APA)
7. Abubakar Audu – All Progressive Congress (APC)
8. Akwu Umar Goodman- All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)
9. Yinka Cherry Oloruntoba- Citizens Popular Party (CPP)
10.Philips Ezekiel Koleola -Democratic Peoples Congress (DPC)
11. Abubakar Ibrahim- Democratic Peoples Party (DPP)
12. Ibrahim Adejoh – INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS (ID)
13.Raji Ogirima -KOWA
14. Philips Omeiza Ozovehe Salawu – Labor Party (LP)
15. Mohammed Ibrahim Dangana- National Conscience Party (NCP)
16. Abdul Hussein- New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)
17. Emmanuel Daikwo- People For Democratic Change (PDC)
18. Idris Ichalla Wada- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
19. Emmanuel Enesi Ozigi – Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA)
20. Ojuh Godwin Hussein – Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN)
21. Enema Paul – Social Democratic Party (SDP)
22. Saád Mukailu Yaro – United Democratic Party (UDP)
