The Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio may have gained the acceptance of prominent Northern elites, politicians, academicians and opinion leaders to join the presidential race
Godwin Ijediogor (South-South Bureau Chief), Chido Okafor (Warri), Inemesit Akpan-Nsoh (Uyo), Agosi Todo and Godswill Sylvester (Calabar), Julius Osahon (Yenagoa) and Ann Godwin (Port Harcourt)