2027 · GubernatorialLP
Mbaba Michael Bush & Mathew Salome Ignatius
- Mathew Salome Ignatius’s role
- Running mate
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- Akwa Ibom
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Mathew Salome Ignatius
2027 governorship running mate
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MSTHE PERSON
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- Akwa Ibom
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- Nigeria
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Mathew Salome Ignatius is the Labour Party (LP) deputy governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State, running mate to Mbaba Michael Bush (who campaigns as Michael Bush), for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026). INEC lists her as a 56-year-old woman whose declared qualifications are the First School Leaving Certificate, the Senior School Certificate and a degree (BE). Premium Times, which prints her…
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Mathew Salome Ignatius is the Labour Party (LP) deputy governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State, running mate to Mbaba Michael Bush (who campaigns as Michael Bush), for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026). INEC lists her as a 56-year-old woman whose declared qualifications are the First School Leaving Certificate, the Senior School Certificate and a degree (BE). Premium Times, which prints her name as Salome Ignatius Matthew, reported on 28 September 2026 that she accompanied Bush on a campaign visit to former Governor Victor Attah. When and how she was named, her career and any earlier public office were not found in public sources as of October 2026.
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2027
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2027 Deputy-governorship election
Labour Party · Akwa Ibom
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Akwa Ibom State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 12; INEC name: MATHEW SALOME IGNATIUS; age 56; female; qualification (as declared to INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE SSCE DEGREE (BE); governorship candidate: Mbaba Michael Bush · Named as LP's deputy governorship candidate on INEC's final list (10 Oct 2026); Premium Times (28 Sep…
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Akwa Ibom State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 12; INEC name: MATHEW SALOME IGNATIUS; age 56; female; qualification (as declared to INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE SSCE DEGREE (BE); governorship candidate: Mbaba Michael Bush · Named as LP's deputy governorship candidate on INEC's final list (10 Oct 2026); Premium Times (28 Sep 2026) already calls her Bush's running mate ('Salome Ignatius Matthew'). When and how she was named was not found in public sources as of 2026-10-19. Her ticket's governorship candidate is disputed within the LP (rival faction candidate Emmanuel Friday Ben, Leadership 31 May 2026); INEC's list names Bush.
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Declared to INEC for the 2027 final list: First School Leaving Certificate, Senior School Certificate and a degree (BE); institutions and years not published.
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Labour Party (LP) deputy governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State on INEC's final list (10 October 2026); date joined not found
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