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2027 Nigerian elections: every candidate

15,103 candidates on INEC's final lists · presidential, governorship, Senate, House of Reps and State Houses of Assembly

Who are the presidential candidates for 2027?
INEC's final list has 18 presidential tickets for the January 2027 election, including Abubakar Atiku (ADC), Tinubu Bola Ahmed (APC), Okereke Sunday Chibuzo (LP), Obi Peter Gregory (NDC) and Onor Sandy Ojang (PDP).

2027 presidential candidates and running mates

PartyCandidateAgeVice-presidential candidateAge
AARufai Adekunle Omo-Aje71Shehu Hussaini56
AACSowore Omoyele55Magashi Haruna Garba49
ADCAbubakar Atiku79Amaechi Chibuike Rotimi61
ADPAbbas-Bin Aliyu44Ike Chinazam50
APCTinubu Bola Ahmed74Shettima Kashim59
APMMakinde Oluseyi Abiodun58Musa Lawal Daura73
APPYusuf Kabiru54Ofordile Peace Egobia47
BPAdenuga Sunday52Mustapha Usman Turaki40
DLAAdebisi Moses Olusoji35Abubakar Nafisat Usaku35
LPOkereke Sunday Chibuzo43Konto Hajja Bintu54
NDCObi Peter Gregory65Musa Mohammed Rabiu Kwankwaso69
NDPOkwori Ada Elizabeth Fredrick48Chukwuemeka Uchenna Anthony48
NRMOkereke Nkem Esther43Sulaiman Nasir Muhammed35
PDPOnor Sandy Ojang60Umaru Babangida61
PRPDuke Donald64Rabiu Kabiru80
SDPAdebayo Adewole Ebenezer54Bugaje Usman Muhammed74
YPPAgada Peter Ada54Key Patience Ndidi52
ZLPNwanyanwu Daniel Daberechukwu66Hassan Khalid37

Candidates by state

Abia State
Governor: 15 ticketsSenate: 40 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 92 candidates · 8 seatsState Assembly: 321 candidates · 24 seats
Adamawa State
Governor: 18 ticketsSenate: 38 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 95 candidates · 8 seatsState Assembly: 283 candidates · 25 seats
Akwa Ibom State
Governor: 20 ticketsSenate: 37 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 103 candidates · 10 seatsState Assembly: 255 candidates · 26 seats
Anambra State
Senate: 42 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 108 candidates · 11 seatsState Assembly: 245 candidates · 30 seats
Bauchi State
Governor: 15 ticketsSenate: 31 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 123 candidates · 12 seatsState Assembly: 367 candidates · 31 seats
Bayelsa State
Senate: 45 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 61 candidates · 5 seatsState Assembly: 261 candidates · 24 seats
Benue State
Governor: 12 ticketsSenate: 39 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 118 candidates · 11 seatsState Assembly: 422 candidates · 37 seats
Borno State
Governor: 13 ticketsSenate: 33 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 72 candidates · 10 seats
Cross River State
Governor: 8 ticketsSenate: 25 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 63 candidates · 8 seatsState Assembly: 145 candidates · 25 seats
Delta State
Governor: 18 ticketsSenate: 43 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 116 candidates · 10 seatsState Assembly: 344 candidates · 38 seats
Ebonyi State
Governor: 12 ticketsSenate: 30 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 65 candidates · 6 seatsState Assembly: 238 candidates · 24 seats
Edo State
Senate: 26 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 51 candidates · 9 seatsState Assembly: 164 candidates · 24 seats
Ekiti State
Senate: 19 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 36 candidates · 6 seatsState Assembly: 175 candidates · 26 seats
Enugu State
Governor: 16 ticketsSenate: 38 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 75 candidates · 8 seatsState Assembly: 191 candidates · 24 seats
FCT (Abuja)
Senate: 20 candidates · 1 seatsHouse of Reps: 37 candidates · 2 seats
Gombe State
Governor: 16 ticketsSenate: 37 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 64 candidates · 6 seatsState Assembly: 257 candidates · 24 seats
Imo State
Senate: 45 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 140 candidates · 11 seatsState Assembly: 364 candidates · 27 seats
Jigawa State
Governor: 13 ticketsSenate: 31 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 85 candidates · 11 seatsState Assembly: 234 candidates · 31 seats
Kaduna State
Governor: 16 ticketsSenate: 33 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 151 candidates · 16 seatsState Assembly: 317 candidates · 34 seats
Kano State
Governor: 17 ticketsSenate: 48 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 251 candidates · 24 seatsState Assembly: 449 candidates · 40 seats
Katsina State
Governor: 11 ticketsSenate: 23 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 104 candidates · 15 seatsState Assembly: 293 candidates · 34 seats
Kebbi State
Governor: 14 ticketsSenate: 35 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 62 candidates · 8 seatsState Assembly: 167 candidates · 24 seats
Kogi State
Senate: 42 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 94 candidates · 9 seatsState Assembly: 285 candidates · 36 seats
Kwara State
Governor: 12 ticketsSenate: 35 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 65 candidates · 6 seatsState Assembly: 264 candidates · 24 seats
Lagos State
Governor: 17 ticketsSenate: 36 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 184 candidates · 24 seatsState Assembly: 332 candidates · 40 seats
Nasarawa State
Governor: 13 ticketsSenate: 36 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 61 candidates · 5 seatsState Assembly: 251 candidates · 24 seats
Niger State
Governor: 15 ticketsSenate: 34 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 92 candidates · 10 seatsState Assembly: 316 candidates · 27 seats
Ogun State
Governor: 13 ticketsSenate: 37 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 95 candidates · 9 seatsState Assembly: 299 candidates · 26 seats
Ondo State
Senate: 31 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 91 candidates · 9 seatsState Assembly: 191 candidates · 26 seats
Osun State
Senate: 39 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 81 candidates · 9 seatsState Assembly: 263 candidates · 26 seats
Oyo State
Governor: 16 ticketsSenate: 38 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 151 candidates · 14 seatsState Assembly: 378 candidates · 32 seats
Plateau State
Governor: 17 ticketsSenate: 32 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 86 candidates · 8 seatsState Assembly: 257 candidates · 24 seats
Rivers State
Governor: 19 ticketsSenate: 41 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 146 candidates · 13 seatsState Assembly: 432 candidates · 32 seats
Sokoto State
Governor: 17 ticketsSenate: 36 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 138 candidates · 11 seatsState Assembly: 292 candidates · 30 seats
Taraba State
Governor: 19 ticketsSenate: 35 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 70 candidates · 6 seatsState Assembly: 288 candidates · 24 seats
Yobe State
Governor: 13 ticketsSenate: 36 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 62 candidates · 6 seatsState Assembly: 213 candidates · 24 seats
Zamfara State
Governor: 15 ticketsSenate: 37 candidates · 3 seatsHouse of Reps: 72 candidates · 7 seatsState Assembly: 249 candidates · 24 seats

Source: INEC final lists of candidates for the 2027 elections (statutory notices, inecnigeria.org). Names as published by INEC.

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