NNPP unveils Idahosa as Kwankwaso’s running mate

By our reporter| A day after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has not filed the name of its vice presidential candidate, the party on Thursday picked pastor Isaac Idahosa as the running mate to Rabiu Kwankwaso, its presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections

NNPP made the disclosure in a post on its Twitter handle.

Bishop Idahosa is the Senior Pastor of God First Ministry, a.k.a Illumination Assembly, with its headquarters in Lekki, Lagos State.

Prior to being named as the NNPP vice presidential candidate, Bishop Idahosa, has shared several posts about Kwankwaso and was in Kano over the weekend to celebrate Sallah with the former Kano State Governor.

Bishop Idahosa started his ministry more than two decades ago in Minna, Niger State, before moving to Lagos.

INEC had on Wednesday in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the NNPP and the African Action Congress (AAC) were yet to submit nominations to the portal.

“So far, the Commission has processed 6,995 nomination forms (EC9) uploaded by 16 out of 18 political parties for the constituencies where they intend to sponsor candidates. However, two political parties, the African Action Congress (AAC) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), are yet to upload a single nomination to the portal, Okoye said on Wednesday.

“The Commission hereby reminds all political parties that they have three days left to upload their list of candidates to the ICNP. The deadline is Friday 15th July 2022. The portal will automatically shut down at 6.00 pm on that date.”