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Apart from President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party and Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) of the All Progressives Party, little has been said about other candidates for the 2015 presidential election, writes Gbenro Adeoye

With less than two months to the 2015 presidential election in Nigeria, public discussions hardly veer too far from politics, and particularly the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, President Goodluck Jonathan, and that of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd).

It is indeed an interesting time in the countrys history and social media enthusiasts can attest to the silent war going on between supporters of the two parties or candidates, who have been using the platform to argue, insult and curse, all in a bid to outdo their perceived political opponents.

The trend continues as if the public is unaware of the other nine presidential candidates as it has been fixated on the candidates of the PDP and the APC.

Although the Independent National Electoral Commission recently released the names of all the presidential candidates and their running mates as submitted by 11 of the 26 registered parties in the country, the release of the list has failed to shift discussions from Jonathan and Buhari.

In fact, some members of the public played down the chances of the other nine candidates in the presidential contest.

Going by the information provided by INEC, the parties with the candidates to vie for the positions of president and vice-president on February 14, 2015 are: PDP, Jonathan and his vice, Namadi Sambo; APC, Buhari and his running mate, Yemi Osinbajo; KOWA Party, Prof. Oluremi Sonaiya and Saidu Bobboi; Hope Democratic Party, Ambrose Albert and Haruna Shaba; and Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Ganiyu Galadima and Balarabe Ahmed.

Others are Alliance for Democracy, Rafiu Salau and Clinton Cliff Akuchie; United Democratic Party, Godson Okoye and Haruna Adamu; African Democratic Congress, Nani Ibrahim Ahmad and Obianuju Murphy-Uzohue; National Conscience Party, Martin Onovo and Ibrahim Mohammed; Action Alliance, Tunde Anifowoshe-Kelani and Paul Ishaka Ofomile; and United Progressive Party, Chekwas Okorie and Bello Umar.

Labour Party and the All Progressives Grand Alliance will not be fielding candidates as both parties have adopted Jonathan as their presidential candidate.

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2015: Other options aside from Jonathan, Buhari