2019 may be a long way away but the conversation about the next elections has already begun. Here are 11 people who will be there in the coming months.

2019 may be a long way away but the conversation about the next elections has already begun. Here are 11 people who will be there in the coming months.

Former VP, Atiku Abubakar is expected to be a frontrunner in the coming presidential elections  (Pulse)
In Nigeria, political parties begin to prepare for a new election as soon as one ends. The 2019 elections are closer than they seem and camps are already forming.

While the rest of Nigeria re-heated Sallah meat over the week, Aisha Al-Hassan, Buhari's Minister for Women affairs, endorsed Atiku Abubakar for president.

Minister of Women Affairs, Senator Aisha Alhassan right of President Muhammadu Buhari just declared her support for someone other than her boss.
Aisha Al-Hassan or Mama Taraba, as she is fondly called, has raised a storm by endorsing Atiku Abubakar ahead of 2019  (nairaland.com)
Atiku has since criticized President Buhari for being ungrateful, like a disappointed benefactor. While this reminds many of Atiku’s position as the perennial candidate, it has brought new attention to the rest of the political landscape.

Apart from the usual suspects, former governors, a few ministers are expected to run for the President’s office in the next general elections.

Besides Atiku, some of these potential aspirants have been making what may be interpreted as strategic moves, like Rabiu Kwakwanso.

Others, like Governor Rochas Okorocha, are battling to manage internal problems that may leave them weak going into 2019.

Here are the most likely suspects you should expect to see more as the next elections draw closer.