Nigeria's INEC releases list of candidates for Feb 14 Presidential poll

Nigeria’s Electoral Body, the Independent National Commission, (INEC) has released the names of 14 presidential candidates and the deputies cleared to contest the February 14 Presidential election.

Of the number, 23 possessed either first degrees or the Higher National Diploma, HND and above while three, including the former Head of State and Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) possessed either the West African School Certificate, WASC or its equivalent.

One of the candidates possessed the National Certificate in Education, NCE, while another also had the Nursing and Midwifery certificate. Six of the candidates, including President Goodluck Jonathan, have Ph.Ds.