INEC publishes final list of Presidential Candidates for 2027 Election [FULL LIST]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of presidential and vice-presidential candidates for Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. The list contains 18 presidential candidates and their running mates across various political parties and was signed by the INEC Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony.
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Among those on the list are President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Oyo State Governor Oluseyi Makinde of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Sandy Ojang Onor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).
Other presidential candidates are Rufai Adekunle Omo-Aje of the Action Alliance (AA), Abbas-Bin Aliyu of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Yusuf Kabiru of the Action Peoples Party (APP), Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress (AAC), Sunday Adenuga of the Boot Party (BP), Adebisi Olusoji of the Democratic Labour Alliance (DLA), Sunday Okereke of the Labour Party (LP), Adewole Adebayo of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Peter Agada of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), and Nwanyanwu Daberechukwu of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).
The list also features two female presidential candidates, Ada Elizabeth Frederick Okwori of the National Democratic Party (NDP) and Nkem Esther Okereke of the National Rescue Movement (NRM). Four women are listed as vice-presidential candidates. They are Peace Egobia of the APP, Nafisat Usaku of the DLA, Hajja Konto of the LP and Patience Key of the YPP.
The published list shows that the presidential candidates are aged between 35 and 79, while the vice-presidential candidates range from 35 to 80. According to the list 79 is the oldest presidential candidate on the list, followed by 74. The youngest presidential candidate is Moses Adebisi of the DLA, who is listed as 35. The list also shows that none of the presidential or vice-presidential candidates declared a disability.
INEC’s publication follows the conclusion of political party primaries conducted between April 23 and May 30, 2026. The 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled for Saturday, January 16, 2027, while the governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections will hold on February 6, 2027. The commission revised the election timetable following the enactment of the Electoral Act 2026.
PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS FOR JAN. 2027 – PRESIDENTIAL
FINAL LIST OF CANDIDATES
Source: INEC
SN PARTY STATE POSITION NAME OF CANDIDATE PWD AGE GENDER QUALIFICATION(S) REMARKS
1 AA NIGERIA Presidential RUFAI ADEKUNLE OMO-AJE None 71 M FLSC WAEC
AA NIGERIA Vice-Presidential SHEHU HUSSAINI None 56 M FSLC G.S.S, Yabo F.C.E Zaria
2 ADP NIGERIA Presidential ABBAS-BIN ALIYU None 44 M FSLC SSCE BSC
ADP NIGERIA Vice-Presidential IKE CHINAZAM None 50 M FSLC SSCE BNG
3 APP NIGERIA Presidential YUSUF KABIRU None 54 M FSLC SSCE NATIONAL DIPLOMA
APP NIGERIA Vice-Presidential OFORDILE PEACE EGOBIA None 47 F SSCE
4 AAC NIGERIA Presidential SOWORE OMOYELE None 55 M FSLC WAEC MASTERS DEGREE
AAC NIGERIA Vice-Presidential MAGASHI HARUNA GARBA None 49 M FSLC WAEC LLB
5 ADC NIGERIA Presidential ABUBAKAR ATIKU None 79 M F.S.L.C. WASC MA. (INT. RELATIONS
ADC NIGERIA Vice-Presidential AMAECHI CHIBUIKE ROTIMI None 61 M FSLC WAEC B.A. ENGLISH STUDIES
6 APC NIGERIA Presidential TINUBU BOLA AHMED None 74 M B.Sc
APC NIGERIA Vice-Presidential SHETTIMA KASHIM None 59 M FSLC GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION B.Sc
7 APM NIGERIA Presidential MAKINDE OLUSEYI ABIODUN None 58 M BISHOP PHILIPS ACADEMY IBADAN UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, AKOKA
APM NIGERIA Vice-Presidential MUSA LAWAL DAURA None 73 M FSLC GCE B.A (HONS) ABU ZARIA
8 BP NIGERIA Presidential ADENUGA SUNDAY None 52 M FSLC SSCE Masters
BP NIGERIA Vice-Presidential MUSTAPHA USMAN TURAKI None 40 M FSLC NABTEB DIPLOMA
9 DLA NIGERIA Presidential ADEBISI MOSES OLUSOJI None 35 M FSLC SSCE BSC
DLA NIGERIA Vice-Presidential ABUBAKAR NAFISAT USAKU None 35 F FSLC SSCE BSC
10 LP NIGERIA Presidential OKEREKE SUNDAY CHIBUZO None 43 M FSLC NABTEC Ph.D., MLS (Distinction), MSC (Distinction) & BSC (Hons) (Nig)
LP NIGERIA Vice-Presidential KONTO HAJJA BINTU None 54 F FSLC WAEC MPH; BSC (Hons) Health Education & Certificate in General Nursing
11 NDP NIGERIA Presidential OKWORI ADA ELIZABETH FREDRICK None 48 F FSLC SSCE HND ACCOUNTANCY
NDP NIGERIA Vice-Presidential CHUKWUEMEKA UCHENNA ANTHONY None 48 M FSLC SSCE L.L.B
12 NRM NIGERIA Presidential OKEREKE NKEM ESTHER None 43 F FSLC SSCE Bsc, MSC, Phd
NRM NIGERIA Vice-Presidential SULAIMAN NASIR MUHAMMED None 35 M FSLC SSCE
13 NDC NIGERIA Presidential OBI PETER GREGORY None 65 M ST. AUGUSTINES PRIMARY SCHOOL ANAMBRA CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE (C.K.C) WASC UNN B.A.
NDC NIGERIA Vice-Presidential MUSA MOHAMMED RABIU KWANKWASO None 69 M FSLC TTC CRAFT TRAINING CERT., OND, HND, PGD, M.SC, PH.D
14 PDP NIGERIA Presidential ONOR SANDY OJANG None 60 M FSLC W.A.S.C. PH.D
PDP NIGERIA Vice-Presidential UMARU BABANGIDA None 61 M FSLC W.A.S.C. DIPLOMA
15 PRP NIGERIA Presidential DUKE DONALD None 64 M FSLC WASC LLB
PRP NIGERIA Vice-Presidential RABIU KABIRU None 80 M FLSC GRADE II B.A
16 SDP NIGERIA Presidential ADEBAYO ADEWOLE EBENEZER None 54 M FSLC WASCE LLB
SDP NIGERIA Vice-Presidential BUGAJE USMAN MUHAMMED None 74 M FSLC SSCE PHD
17 YPP NIGERIA Presidential AGADA PETER ADA None 54 M WAEC BSc, & MBA
YPP NIGERIA Vice-Presidential KEY PATIENCE NDIDI None 52 F WAEC BSc. & MBA
18 ZLP NIGERIA Presidential NWANYANWU DANIEL DABERECHUKWU None 66 M FSLC WAEC LLB, LLM
ZLP NIGERIA Vice-Presidential HASSAN KHALID None 37 M FSLC SSCE PGD
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