The 2023 general elections in Nigeria enter a crucial week as political gladiators – presidential aspirants in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) know their fate as they converge at the iconic Eagles Square in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on May 29, 2022 to secure the all important ticket – the presidential candidate of the APC.
The likes of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, Chibuike Amaechi, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, and 21 others will jostle for votes from 7,810 delegates of the party to secure the candidacy.
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As released on Friday, May 20, 2022, by Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the party, a state-by-state breakdown of the party’s delegates in Nigeria.
The top five states with the highest number of delegates are Kano, Katsina, Borno, Osun, and Lagos.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has the lowest number of delegates: 53 in all.
See the breakdown below:
Kano: 465 delegates
Katsina: 384 delegates
Borno: 324 delegates
Osun: 308 delegates
Lagos: 304 delegates
Oyo: 292 delegates
Jigawa: 266 delegates
Niger: 251 delegates
Ogun: 248 delegates
Nasarawa: 245 delegates.
Abia: 154 delegates
Adamawa: 184 delegates
Akwa Ibom: 165 delegates
Anambra: 163 delegates
Bauchi: 202 delegates
Bayelsa: 79 delegates
Benue: 180 delegates
Cross River: 194 delegates
Delta: 170 delegates
Ebonyi: 154 delegates
Edo: 168 delegates
Ekiti: 216 delegates
Enugu: 131 delegates
Gombe: 134 delegates
Imo: 236 delegates
Kaduna: 234 delegates
Kebbi 213 delegates
Kogi: 222 delegates
Kwara: 195 delegates
Ondo: 200 delegates
Plateau: 185 delegates
Rivers: 151 delegates
Sokoto: 193 delegates
Taraba: 146 delegates
Yobe: 222 delegates
Zamfara: 169 delegates
FCT: 53 delegates
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