Bolat Nubu is the incumbent all-progressive Congress candidate. He's a Muslim man from the south of the country, but he hopes that his faith will help him gain support in the mainly Muslim north. Tikka Wababaka was vice president in 1999 and runs for the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Both candidates face real questions over their character. Peter Obie owes his popularity in part to Nigerian's desperation for an alternative to the sort of ego-laden politicians that typically have ruled the country.