The Independent National Electoral Commission has released the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the January 2027 general elections.
The commission’s Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, announced the publication in a statement on Saturday, stating that 18 political parties have fielded candidates for the presidential election.
According to the list, 16 of the presidential candidates are men, while two are women.
The female presidential candidates are Ada Elizabeth Fredrick Okwori of the National Democratic Party and Nkem Esther Okereke of the National Rescue Movement.
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The commission also listed 14 male and four female candidates for the vice-presidential positions.
The presidential candidates and their running mates, as released by INEC, are:
- APC: Bola Tinubu (74) / Kashim Shettima (59)
- ADC: Atiku Abubakar (79) / Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi (61)
- NDC: Peter Gregory Obi (65) / Musa Mohammed Rabiu Kwankwaso (69)
- LP: Sunday Chibuzo Okereke (43) / Hajja Bintu Konto (54)
- PDP: Sandy Ojang Onor (60) / Umaru Babangida (61)
- AA: Rufai Adekunle Omo-Aje / Shehu Hussaini
- ADP: Aliyu Abbas-Bin / Chinazam Ike
- APP: Kabiru Yusuf / Peace Egobia Ofordile
- AAC: Omoyele Sowore / Haruna Garba Magashi
- APM: Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde (58) / Musa Lawal Daura
- BP: Sunday Adenuga / Usman Turaki Mustapha
- DLA: Moses Olusoji Adebisi / Nafisat Usaku Abubakar
- NDP: Ada Elizabeth Fredrick Okwori / Uchenna Anthony Chukwuemeka
- NRM: Nkem Esther Okereke / Nasir Muhammed Sulaiman
- PRP: Donald Duke / Kabiru Rabiu
- SDP: Adewole Ebenezer Adebayo / Usman Muhammed Bugaje
- YPP: Peter Ada Agada / Patience Ndidi Key
- ZLP: Daniel Daberechukwu Nwanyanwu / Hassan Khalid
The publication of the final list formally identifies the presidential and vice-presidential candidates who will contest the January 2027 election under the 18 political parties.