Nigeria 2027
Who is running, and what is documented.
Presidential and National Assembly elections
103days to 16 Jan 2027
Campaigns opened 19 Aug 2026 and close 24 hours before polling day.
Governorship and State Assembly elections
124days to 6 Feb 2027
Campaigns opened 9 Sept 2026 and close 24 hours before polling day.
4,881
candidates are on INEC's final lists for 470 federal seats on 16 Jan 2027: the presidency, 109 Senate seats and 360 House of Representatives seats.
President
18 for 1 seat
One winner
Women candidates
2 of 18 (11.1%)
Plus 4 women among the 18 running mates.
Age · median 54.5
- Under 350
- 35–495
- 50–648
- 65 and over5
Senate
1,303 for 109 seats
About 12 per seat
Women candidates
123 of 1,303 (9.4%)
Age · median 51
- Under 350
- 35–49606
- 50–64552
- 65 and over145
House of Reps
3,560 for 360 seats
About 10 per seat
Women candidates
346 of 3,560 (9.7%)
Age · median 44
- Under 35486
- 35–491,864
- 50–641,069
- 65 and over140
1 age printed incorrectly by INEC left out.
Every candidate
18 presidential tickets on INEC's final list, signed by Rose Oriaran-Anthony, Secretary, INEC. Names are shown in INEC's order, surname first. Every ticket gets the same card and the same monitoring.
- ADPOn INEC final listFull tracking
Abbas-Bin Aliyu
Action Democratic Party · Presidential candidate
Running mate: Ike Chinazam
- Campaigning since
- 19 Aug 2026
- Documented activity
- Monitoring not started
- Finance disclosures
- Not yet searched
- ADCOn INEC final listFull tracking
Abubakar Atiku
African Democratic Congress · Presidential candidate
Running mate: Amaechi Chibuike Rotimi
- Campaigning since
- 19 Aug 2026
- Documented activity
- Monitoring not started
- Finance disclosures
- Not yet searched
- SDPOn INEC final listFull tracking
Adebayo Adewole Ebenezer
Social Democratic Party · Presidential candidate
Running mate: Bugaje Usman Muhammed
- Campaigning since
- 19 Aug 2026
- Documented activity
- Monitoring not started
- Finance disclosures
- Not yet searched
- DLAOn INEC final listFull tracking
Adebisi Moses Olusoji
Democratic Leadership Alliance · Presidential candidate
Running mate: Abubakar Nafisat Usaku
- Campaigning since
- 19 Aug 2026
- Documented activity
- Monitoring not started
- Finance disclosures
- Not yet searched
- BPOn INEC final listFull tracking
Adenuga Sunday
Boot Party · Presidential candidate
Running mate: Mustapha Usman Turaki
- Campaigning since
- 19 Aug 2026
- Documented activity
- Monitoring not started
- Finance disclosures
- Not yet searched
- YPPOn INEC final listFull tracking
Agada Peter Ada
Young Progressives Party · Presidential candidate
Running mate: Key Patience Ndidi
- Campaigning since
- 19 Aug 2026
- Documented activity
- Monitoring not started
- Finance disclosures
- Not yet searched
- PRPOn INEC final listFull tracking
Duke Donald
Peoples Redemption Party · Presidential candidate
Running mate: Rabiu Kabiru
- Campaigning since
- 19 Aug 2026
- Documented activity
- Monitoring not started
- Finance disclosures
- Not yet searched
- APMOn INEC final listFull tracking
Makinde Oluseyi Abiodun
Allied Peoples Movement · Presidential candidate
Running mate: Musa Lawal Daura
- Campaigning since
- 19 Aug 2026
- Documented activity
- Monitoring not started
- Finance disclosures
- Not yet searched
- ZLPOn INEC final listFull tracking
Nwanyanwu Daniel Daberechukwu
Zenith Labour Party · Presidential candidate
Running mate: Hassan Khalid
- Campaigning since
- 19 Aug 2026
- Documented activity
- Monitoring not started
- Finance disclosures
- Not yet searched
- NDCOn INEC final listFull tracking
Obi Peter Gregory
Nigeria Democratic Congress · Presidential candidate
Running mate: Musa Mohammed Rabiu Kwankwaso
- Campaigning since
- 19 Aug 2026
- Documented activity
- Monitoring not started
- Finance disclosures
- Not yet searched
- NRMOn INEC final listFull tracking
Okereke Nkem Esther
National Rescue Movement · Presidential candidate
Running mate: Sulaiman Nasir Muhammed
- Campaigning since
- 19 Aug 2026
- Documented activity
- Monitoring not started
- Finance disclosures
- Not yet searched
- LPOn INEC final listFull tracking
Okereke Sunday Chibuzo
Labour Party · Presidential candidate
Running mate: Konto Hajja Bintu
- Campaigning since
- 19 Aug 2026
- Documented activity
- Monitoring not started
- Finance disclosures
- Not yet searched
- NDPOn INEC final listFull tracking
Okwori Ada Elizabeth Fredrick
National Democratic Party · Presidential candidate
Running mate: Chukwuemeka Uchenna Anthony
- Campaigning since
- 19 Aug 2026
- Documented activity
- Monitoring not started
- Finance disclosures
- Not yet searched
- PDPOn INEC final listFull tracking
Onor Sandy Ojang
Peoples Democratic Party · Presidential candidate
Running mate: Umaru Babangida
- Campaigning since
- 19 Aug 2026
- Documented activity
- Monitoring not started
- Finance disclosures
- Not yet searched
- AAOn INEC final listFull tracking
Rufai Adekunle Omo-Aje
Action Alliance · Presidential candidate
Running mate: Shehu Hussaini
- Campaigning since
- 19 Aug 2026
- Documented activity
- Monitoring not started
- Finance disclosures
- Not yet searched
- AACOn INEC final listFull tracking
Sowore Omoyele
African Action Congress · Presidential candidate
Running mate: Magashi Haruna Garba
- Campaigning since
- 19 Aug 2026
- Documented activity
- Monitoring not started
- Finance disclosures
- Not yet searched
- APCOn INEC final listFull tracking
Tinubu Bola Ahmed
All Progressives Congress · Presidential candidate
Running mate: Shettima Kashim
- Campaigning since
- 19 Aug 2026
- Documented activity
- Monitoring not started
- Finance disclosures
- Not yet searched
- APPOn INEC final listFull tracking
Yusuf Kabiru
Action Peoples Party · Presidential candidate
Running mate: Ofordile Peace Egobia
- Campaigning since
- 19 Aug 2026
- Documented activity
- Monitoring not started
- Finance disclosures
- Not yet searched
Last updated: candidate lists retrieved from INEC on 4 Oct 2026. OpenPolls does not rank candidates or predict results.