The Independent National Electoral Commission has published the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the January 2027 general elections. The list, signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, was released on Saturday in Abuja and contains candidates sponsored by 18 political parties. Of the 18 presidential candidates, 16 are male, while two are female.
The male presidential candidates include Bola Tinubu (APC), Atiku Abubakar (ADC), Peter Gregory Obi (NDC), Adewole Ebenezer Adebayo (SDP) and Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde (APM). Others are Donald Duke (PRP), Sunday Chibuzo Okereke (LP), Omoyele Sowore (AAC), Sandy Ojang Onor (PDP), Rufai Adekunle Omo-Aje (AA) and Aliyu Abbas-Bin (ADP). Also on the list are Kabiru Yusuf (APP), Sunday Adenuga (BP), Moses Olusoji Adebisi (DLA), Nkem Esther Okereke (NRM), Daniel Daberechukwu Nwanyanwu (ZLP) and Peter Ada Agada (YPP).
The two female presidential candidates are Ada Elizabeth Fredrick Okwori (NDP) and Nkem Esther Okereke (NRM). The full list with running mates: 1. APC: Bola Tinubu (74) / Kashim Shettima (59); 2. ADC: Atiku Abubakar (79) / Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi (61); 3. NDC: Peter Gregory Obi (65) / Musa Mohammed Rabiu Kwankwaso (69); 4. LP: Sunday Chibuzo Okereke (43) / Hajja Bintu Konto (54); 5.
PDP: Sandy Ojang Onor (60) / Umaru Babangida (61); 6. AA: Rufai Adekunle Omo-Aje / Shehu Hussaini; 7. ADP: Aliyu Abbas-Bin / Chinazam Ike; 8. APP: Kabiru Yusuf / Peace Egobia Ofordile; 9. AAC: Omoyele Sowore / Haruna Garba Magashi; 10. APM: Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde (58) / Musa Lawal Daura; 11. BP: Sunday Adenuga / Usman Turaki Mustapha; 12. DLA: Moses Olusoji Adebisi / Nafisat Usaku Abubakar; 13.
NDP: Ada Elizabeth Fredrick Okwori / Uchenna Anthony Chukwuemeka; 14. NRM: Nkem Esther Okereke / Nasir Muhammed Sulaiman; 15. PRP: Donald Duke / Kabiru Rabiu; 16. SDP: Adewole Ebenezer Adebayo / Usman Muhammed Bugaje; 17. YPP: Peter Ada Agada / Patience Ndidi Key; 18. ZLP: Daniel Daberechukwu Nwanyanwu / Hassan Khalid. The commission also released the final list of candidates for the Senate and House of Representatives elections. Source: punchng.com
