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2027 Guber: FULL LIST Of 420 Candidates As Defectors, Incumbents, Heavyweights Battle For 28 Govt Houses
2027 Guber: FULL LIST Of 420 Candidates As Defectors, Incumbents, Heavyweights Battle For 28 Govt Houses
A total of 420 governorship candidates are listed in the 28 states heading to the February 6, 2027 governorship elections.
Incumbent governors, defectors and political heavyweights face make-or-break contests as political alliances forged since 2023 are put before voters.
Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Delta, Niger, Rivers and other battlegrounds feature sitting governors, returning challengers and succession battles.
Supreme Court ruling on political party membership registers opens a potentially consequential legal front alongside the battle for votes.
October 13, () – The battle for control of 28 Government Houses in the 2027 general elections has taken shape, with 420 governorship candidates emerging across the participating states as incumbent governors, political defectors, established heavyweights and emerging challengers prepare for what could become a defining test of Nigeria’s shifting political alliances.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final governorship candidate lists for the participating states ahead of the February 6, 2027 governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections.
Its official portal carries the state-by-state final lists of governorship candidates and their running mates.
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Across the country, however, the numbers tell only part of the story. For sitting governors seeking another term, February 6 will amount to a referendum on their records in office. For politicians who changed political parties after the 2023 elections, the ballot could become a day of reckoning over whether their electoral support moved with them.
For opposition parties, the contests provide opportunities to dismantle established political machines and capture Government Houses. In states where governors are completing their constitutionally permitted terms, powerful political interests are simultaneously preparing for battles over succession.
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From Lagos to Kano, Kaduna, Delta, Niger, Ogun, Oyo, Rivers and Plateau, the candidate lists contain familiar adversaries, returning challengers and new contenders hoping to exploit the realignments that have transformed Nigeria’s political map.
Incumbents Face Day Of Reckoning
One of the defining features of the 2027 contests is the number of incumbent governors returning to voters under a dramatically altered political landscape.
Alex Otti is listed on the Labour Party ticket in Abia, while Umo Eno is on the APC ticket in Akwa Ibom.
Hyacinth Alia is the APC candidate in Benue, Bassey Otu in Cross River and Francis Nwifuru in Ebonyi.
Delta Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, is seeking another term on the APC platform, with veteran governorship contender, Great Ogboru, flying the ADC flag.
Peter Mbah is listed for the APC in Enugu, while Umar Namadi flies the party’s flag in Jigawa.
Uba Sani is the APC candidate in Kaduna, while Abba Kabir Yusuf is listed on the APC ticket in Kano.
Dikko Radda is the APC candidate in Katsina, Nasir Idris in Kebbi and Mohammed Umaru Bago in Niger.
Caleb Mutfwang is listed for the APC in Plateau, Ahmed Aliyu in Sokoto, Agbu Kefas in Taraba and Dauda Lawal in Zamfara.
The final lists underline the scale of the political realignment that has occurred since the 2023 elections.
For defectors, however, crossing from one political party to another is only the beginning.
Politicians can change party membership through political negotiations and public declarations. Electoral loyalty cannot.
The 2027 elections will therefore test whether politicians who crossed party lines carried the voters and political coalitions responsible for their earlier victories with them.
Lagos: Hamzat, Rhodes-Vivour Headline Succession Battle
Few of the contests will attract as much attention as Lagos Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, is the APC candidate seeking to succeed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, who mounted a major opposition challenge during the 2023 governorship election, returns on the ADC platform.
The contest places the APC’s succession machinery against an opposition challenger attempting another assault on the political establishment that has controlled Lagos since the return to civilian rule in 1999.
Among those listed is Sowore Otitoloju Robert of Accord. The AAC governorship candidate is Sol-Nuyi Oluwadamola Adesoca.
Delta: Oborevwori, Ogboru Head For Showdown
Delta presents another major South-South battlefield. Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, 63, is seeking another mandate on the APC platform, while Great Ogboru, 68, returns to the governorship battlefield as the ADC candidate.
Peter Adogbejire Mrakpor, 61, is flying the PDP flag, while Chris Iyovwaye, 62, is contesting for the NDC.
Altogether, 18 governorship candidates are on the Delta list.
Niger: Bago Faces 14 Challengers
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago Heads a 15-candidate Field in Niger.
Bago is contesting on the APC platform against candidates including Mohammed Kpautagi of the ADC, Alhaji Idris Usman of the ADP, Mohammed Adamu of APGA and Muhammad Mamman Nami of the PDP.
Others include candidates of the AAC, APM, APP, Labour Party, NDC, NDP, PRP, SDP, YPP and ZLP.
Kano: Battle For Northern Electoral Giant
Kano promises another major confrontation. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf is listed on the APC ticket, while Muhammed Sani Abacha is flying the PDP flag.
ADC’s Ibrahim Ali Amin is also among those seeking control of Government House.
The importance of the contest extends beyond Kano itself. As one of Nigeria’s biggest electoral prizes, control of its political machinery could have significant implications for the wider national contest.
Kaduna: Uba Sani, Ashiru Return To Battlefield
Kaduna also presents a contest involving familiar political forces. Governor Uba Sani is flying the APC flag, while Isa Mohammed Ashiru is contesting on the ADC platform.
Ashiru’s return puts an experienced governorship challenger back before voters and provides another test of whether opposition political realignments can translate into enough votes to defeat an incumbent.
Ogun, Oyo Face Succession Battles
In Ogun, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola is the APC candidate, while Jimi Adebisi Lawal is flying the ADC flag.
With Governor Dapo Abiodun completing his tenure, the battle has become one of succession and control of the state’s political machinery.
In Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Alli is listed for the APC, while Hazeem Gbolarumi is the PDP candidate.
With Governor Seyi Makinde approaching the end of his constitutionally permitted tenure, the election could substantially alter the balance of political power in the South-West.
Rivers: Crowded Field, Enormous Stakes
Rivers presents another high-stakes political battlefield. Kingsley Ogundu Chinda is listed for the APC, Samuel Soni Ejekwu for the PDP and Dumo Lulu-Briggs for the NDC.
Candidates of the ADC, Labour Party, NNPP, SDP and several other parties are also seeking control of Government House.
The winner will inherit one of Nigeria’s most economically strategic states as well as a political environment shaped by years of intense rivalry among competing power blocs.
Supreme Court Judgement Opens Legal Battlefield
The election will not be fought exclusively at campaign grounds and polling units.
On September 24, 2026, the Supreme Court restored Sections 77(5), 77(6), 77(7) and 84(2) of the Electoral Act 2026 after the Court of Appeal had earlier declared the provisions unconstitutional.
Section 77(5) provides that only party members whose names appear on the membership register submitted to INEC within the prescribed period may participate in party primaries, congresses and conventions.
Section 77(6) requires political parties to use the submitted register for their primaries.
Section 77(7) provides that a political party which fails to submit its membership register within the stipulated period is ineligible to field candidates.
The implications therefore extend beyond the eligibility of individual candidates to the eligibility of political parties themselves to sponsor candidates where statutory requirements were not satisfied.
Reports on the final candidate lists have already highlighted disputes and exclusions surrounding some governorship tickets.
Why Only 28 Government Houses Are At Stake
Although Nigeria has 36 states, only 28 will hold governorship elections during the regular 2027 general election cycle.
The eight states outside the cycle are Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Ondo and Osun.
INEC’s official timetable identifies those eight as exceptions to the regular governorship cycle, while its election calendar schedules the governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections for February 6, 2027.
FULL LIST OF GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATES
ABIA
AAC — Umezurike Doris Uzumma — 39
ADC — Kalu Kalu Agu — 53
ADP — Ikechukwu George Nwachukwu — 43
APC — Opah Eric Chinemeucheya — 55
APGA — Ijioma Uchechukwu Charles — 52
APM — Umunnah Victor Jireh — 51
APP — Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma — 63
LP — Otti Alex Chioma — 61
NDC — Ogah Iroetugo Ndubuisi — 53
NDP — Leo Onyekwere — 61
NNPP — Anthony Kelechi Apugo — 56
NRM — Jerry Jerry — 61
PDP — Anosike Kelechi — 52
SDP — Obasi Uba Ekeagbara — 55
ZLP — Onukwue Prince Chibunna — 50
ADAMAWA
A — Cholli Yahaya — 43
AA — Dawa Philip B — 44
AAC — Hussaini Sulaiman Tahir — 71
ADC — Modibbo Hammantukur Ribadu — 59
ADP — Umaru Babangida Bajabure — 46
APC — Aminu Ahmed Galadima — 62
APGA — Bashir Suleiman Alhaji — 47
APM — Abdulrahman Bashir Haske — 36
APP — Aliyu Suleiman — 53
DLA — Tame Vadlya Tizhe — 50
LP — Ishaku Elisha Cliff — 46
NDC — Dahiru Aishatu Ahmed — 55
NNPP — Bundi Ahmadu Pius — 39
NRM — Samuel Faith Monday — 41
PDP — Vunobolki Maurice Michael — 54
SDP — Nathaniel Christopher Osim — 64
YPP — Theman Wafarninyi — 55
ZLP — Alahirah Maimako — 68
AKWA IBOM
A — Akpan Ignatius Cyril — 43
AA — Otong Edidiong Effiong — 46
AAC — Udoh Stephen Mfon — 46
ADC — John James Akpanudoedehe — 62
ADP — Archibong Inimbom Nsikak — 39
APC — Eno Umo Bassey — 62
APGA — Jimmy Stella Monday — 41
APM — Udokpan Nsidibe Sampson — 61
APP — Umoh Emem — 36
BP — Ekpenyong Akaninyene Efiong — 52
DLA — Akpan Jeremiah Udoh — 48
LP — Mbaba Michael Bush — 55
NDC — Enyong Michael Okon — 57
NDP — Akpan Michael Udo — 58
NNPP — Inemesit Edem Akpan — 50
NRM — Ekong Mfon Udo — 52
PDP — Brownson Ibanga Akpan — 48
PRP — George Mfonobong Edet — 45
SDP — Effiong Asuomo Rosemary — 49
ZLP — Umo Blessing Okon — 48
BAUCHI
AAC — Adamu Abdullahi — 61
ADC — Halliru Dauda Jika — 50
ADP — Shehu Jinda Yunusa — 41
APC — Abubakar Mohammed Abdullahi — 69
APGA — Naziru Usman — 42
APM — Adamu Yakubu — 46
APP — Abdulhamid Kabiru Shuwa — 54
LP — Aliyu Idris Muhammad — 36
NDC — Kashim Ibrahim Muhammad — 65
NDP — Haruna Muhammad Ningi — 53
NRM — Zaharaddin Muhammad Muhammad — 37
PDP — Adamu Usman Ahmed — 48
PRP — Umar Shehu Buba — 50
YPP — Aliyu Umar A.G — 37
ZLP — Babageidam Lami — 56
BENUE
ADC — Hembe Iorwase Herman — 51
ADP — Nyibiam Kwaghshir — 44
APC — Alia Hyacinth Iormem — 60
APM — Adagba D. Iorhen — 37
APP — Ujah Mercy Engole — 43
DLA — Ochenehi Dominic — 44
LP — Byuan Mathias Terwase — 51
NDC — Shija Terhemba — 65
NRM — Wombo Terese Paul — 35
PDP — Aondoakaa Michael Kaase — 64
PRP — Chenge Roseline Ada — 55
ZLP — Ogbe Simon Ocheme — 35
BORNO
AA — Goni Bulama — 37
ADC — Babagana Buhari — 58
ADP — Monguno Rufai Alhaji — 56
APC — Gubio Alhaji Mustapha — 52
APM — Ahmad Tijjani Isah — 46
APP — Garga Bukar — 46
LP — Konto Umar — 56
NDC — Ibrahim Sanusi Kashim — 50
NNPP — Muhammad Bukar — 58
NRM — Mustapha Umar Mustapha — 39
PDP — Abba-Gana Ibrahim Baba — 53
SDP — Abba Alhaji Modu — 48
ZLP — Abdulhakeem Muhammad — 39
CROSS RIVER
AA — Ali Patrick — 58
ADP — Joelyne Ita Hogan-Bassey — 39
APC — Otu Bassey Edet — 66
APM — Esege Ntami Nkanu — 46
APP — Nya Basil Bassey — 35
LP — Obu Ogar Osim — 49
NRM — Chigbe Chioma Vivian — 46
PDP — Archibong Arthur Javis — 64
DELTA
A — Obi Ijeomah Frederick — 54
AA — Itokwe Simon Ekaghogho — 66
AAC — Eshor Omozojie Isaac — 43
ADC — Ogboru Great — 68
APC — Oborevwori Sheriff — 63
APGA — Okolo Emeka Onyeamasife — 61
APM — Ndidi Andrew Chukwudi — 40
APP — Egboh Michael Uwaejenume — 56
BP — Umudjane Sylvester — 55
DLP — Omo-Idonor Gavin Freeborn — 38
LP — James Esther — 39
NDC — Iyovwaye Chris — 62
NNPP — Henry Francis Ofubu — 44
PDP — Peter Adogbejire Mrakpor — 61
PRP — Odigbo Ikechukwu Aloysius — 42
SDP — Obuseh Felix Ogechukwu — 35
YPP — Denila Joshua Akporowho — 52
ZLP — Nkwoala Emeka Mathias — 53
EBONYI
ADC — Ukpai Mba Udeh — 44
ADP — Okorie Ogochukwu — 39
APC — Nwifuru Ogbonna Francis — 51
APGA — Nwodom Lucy Chinwe — 44
APP — Nwankwo Martha Ebere — 54
DLA — Ubasinachi Destiny Chimeremeze — 41
LP — Eze Oko Splendour — 46
NDC — Igwe Nwagu Paulinus — 67
NNPP — Ojeogu Ifeanyi Stephen — 47
PDP — Chukwuma Odii Ifeanyi — 51
SDP — Agbo Kingsley Obinna — 49
ZLP — Nwinyinya Juliet — 50
ENUGU
A — Alor Edwin Ikechukwu — 62
ADC — Ocho Obodoeze Chukwuma — 53
ADP — Ayogu Sam Ayogu — 62
APC — Mbah Peter Ndubuisi — 54
APM — Ikeh Ken — 54
APP — Ani Afamefuna Samuel — 49
BP — Nnamani Obioma Nnaemeka — 43
DLA — Ugwu Nnamdi — 52
LP — Ugwu Okwudilichukwu Chukwudera — 59
NDC — Ohaa Chinyeaka Christian — 65
NNPP — J. Nnaji — 58
NRM — Okonkwo Christopher Ndubuisi — 61
PDP — Nnaji Uchechukwu Geoffrey — 63
SDP — Iloka Friday — 44
YPP — Udeani Anthony Ifeanyi — 52
ZLP — Ugwoke Elvis Chinazam — 40
GOMBE
A — Madaki Auwal Haruna — 46
AAC — Benson Bobo Bagwiba — 38
ADC — Bala Bello — 58
ADP — Adeh Nuhu Milah — 72
APC — Gwamna Jamil Isyaku — 60
APM — Lemela Lenos Silas — 67
APP — Yahaya Bappaji — 53
DLA — Sani Muhammad — 51
LP — Muazu Zubairu Halilu — 66
NDC — Ardo Babayo Kumo — 62
NDP — Aliyu Adamu Danmacca — 38
NNPP — Abdullahi Maikano Umar — 48
NRM — Yahya Bashir — 46
PRP — Ibrahim Abubakar Jalo — 35
SDP — Ma’aji Adamu Muhammed — 58
ZLP — Gana Aliyu Muhammad — 57
JIGAWA
AA — Usman Ismail — 50
ADC — Sabo Mohammed Nakudu — 66
ADP — Sulaiman Ibrahim — 63
APC — Namadi Umar A. — 63
APGA — Yero Ahmed — 66
APM — Umar Ahmad — 35
APP — Musa Mubarak — 44
LP — Abdul’aziz Aminu — 51
NDC — Dutse Aminu Sani — 58
NRM — Aminu Hassan Ibrahim — 58
PDP — Sule Mustapha Lamido — 43
PRP — Ahmed Adamu Kaugama — 76
SDP — Musa Namadori Garba — 60
KADUNA
AA — Adamu Alhaji Ahamed — 65
ADC — Isa Mohammed Ashiru — 63
ADP — Solomon John Yayock — 38
APC — Sani Uba — 55
APGA — Tukur Rabiu — 39
APM — Haruna Yunusa Saeed — 66
DLA — Chado Adamu Idrisu — 43
LP — Rilwanu Muhammad Lawal — 52
NDP — Ali Godday — 39
NNPP — Abubakar Abdullahi — 47
NRM — Kallah Yahaya Musa — 41
PDP — Bawa Shehu Usman — 53
PRP — Abdulfattah Muhammad Aminu — 66
SDP — Idris Adamu Abubakar — 62
YPP — Mohammed Jamila — 44
ZLP — Makama Yahaya — 40
KANO
A — Gashash Mukhtar — 56
AA — Haruna Abdullahi — 52
AAC — Sharif Abba — 52
ADC — Ibrahim Ali Amin — 62
ADP — Muhammad Abdullahi — 48
APC — Yusuf Abba Kabir — 63
APGA — Tijjani Sukairaju Tijjani — 47
APM — Muhammad Bashir Galadanchi — 47
APP — Tukur Aliyu Malam — 54
BP — Ahmad Furera — 45
DLA — Bari Mustapha Bello — 56
LP — Santuraki Hamisu — 52
NDP — Abdullahi Mustapha — 41
PDP — Abacha Muhammed Sani — 59
PRP — Koguna Nasiru Hassan — 56
SDP — Hussaini Bello Ado — 52
ZLP — Nuhu Isa — 60
KATSINA
AAC — Kado Mashi Babangida — 56
ADC — Ahmad Babba Kaita — 58
ADP — Ahmed Murtala — 51
APC — Umaru Dikko Radda — 57
APM — Abdullahi Nura — 62
NDC — Ilu-Barde Aliyu — 44
NDP — Ahmad Tijani — 43
NRM — Sade Salisu — 60
PDP — Garba Yakubu Lado — 64
PRP — Kabir Hassan Yar’adua — 46
SDP — Dansarai Mni Magajio Aliyu — 67
KEBBI
A — Muhammed Sani Abdullahi — 57
AA — Garba Illo Kabiru — 43
AAC — Nataala Nura — 49
ADC — Malami Abubakar — 59
ADP — Yahaya Ayuba — 56
APC — Idris Nasir — 61
APGA — Abubakar Suru Abdullahi — 43
APM — Usman Kaoje Aliyu — 51
APP — Abdullahi Nasiru Maiyaki Illo — 55
BP — Umar Isah — 64
LP — Usman Aliyu — 55
NDP — Ahmadu Zumaru — 53
SDP — Umar Faruk — 56
ZLP — Basiru Musa — 57
KWARA
AA — Kolo Ezekiel — 45
ADC — Zakari Mohammed — 56
ADP — Adeshina Ajisafe — 49
APC — Yakubu Danladi Salihu — 41
APGA — Sule Ajayi — 71
APM — Jaiyeola Motunrayo — 46
APP — Omotosho Bamidele Olaitan — 57
NDC — Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia — 51
NDP — Deacon Shola Victor Abioye — 69
NNPP — Omokanye David Adetoyese — 52
PDP — Kawu Sulaiman Bolakale — 57
SDP — Apaokagi Ridwan Salahudeen — 53
LAGOS
A — Sowore Otitoloju Robert — 58
AA — Salawu Kamarudeen — 47
AAC — Sol-Nuyi Oluwadamola Adesoca — 55
ADC — Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour — 43
ADP — Bolaji Nasir Adewale — 73
APC — Hamzat Kadri Obafemi — 62
APM — Adeoye Adelaja Azeez — 45
APP — Adeyemi Abiola — 49
LP — Odunaike Oluwapemilerin Olurotimi — 49
NDC — Doherty Olufunso Adeshina — 58
NDP — Obadia Akinola — 56
NNPP — Onifade Ademoyegun Taiwo — 62
NRM — Onigbokun Ademola Joseph — 53
PDP — Doherty Adedeji Olugbemiga — 64
SDP — Olaniyi Olufemi — 52
YPP — Taiwo Temitope Elijah — 46
ZLP — Peter Helen Ojotule — 36
NASARAWA
ADC — Nuhu Angbazo — 59
ADP — Christopher Mamman — 64
APC — Aliyu Ahmed Wadada — 61
APGA — Ibrahim Kasimu Aboh — 61
APM — Onawo Mohammed Ogoshi — 74
APP — Dahiru Musa Doma — 59
LP — Gaza Jonathan Gbefwi — 51
NRM — Khalid Muhammad — 55
PDP — Emmanuel David Ombugadu — 48
PRP — Abdullahi Omame Abisabo — 35
SDP — Mohammed Abubakar Adamu — 65
YPP — Kigbu Tanko John — 61
ZLP — Giza Abubakar Abdu — 69
NIGER
AAC — Audu Mohammed — 50
ADC — Mohammed Kpautagi — 62
ADP — Alhaji Idris Usman — 63
APC — Mohammed Umaru Bago — 52
APGA — Mohammed Adamu — 44
APM — Abdulmalik Saidu Akpayi — 42
APP — Bello Isah Mohammed — 59
LP — Mohammed Usman — 51
NDC — Muhammad Yahaya Adam — 35
NDP — Sani Alfa — 54
PDP — Muhammad Mamman Nami — 58
PRP — Adamu Ibrahim — 41
SDP — Mohammed Ndarani Mohammed — 48
YPP — Umar Larat Aliyu — 66
ZLP — Kolo Muhammad Aminu — 50
OGUN
A — Okewole Shuaib Olaniyi — 53
AA — Awofala Awolola Awoniyi — 60
ADC — Lawal Jimi Adebisi — 66
ADP — Anifowose Johncrownfit Kayode — 46
APC — Adeola Solomon Olamilekan — 57
APM — Babajide Rotimi Mathew — 47
APP — Layi Labode Halima — 58
BP — Adenuga Adekunle Dreher — 60
NDP — Dasaolu Oluwaseyi Olamilekan — 42
NNPP — Akinbola Hammed Rotham — 44
NRM — Fayoyin Olujobi Ezekiel — 39
SDP — Ola Williams Adeyinka Penuel — 35
YPP — Johnson Cyrus Oluwaseun — 53
OYO
A — Oriyomi Hamzat Abdulrahman — 46
AAC — Oladele Saheed — 44
ADC — Adegoke Taofeek Adegboyega — 62
ADP — Olatunji Kunle James — 58
APC — Alli Sharafadeen Abiodun — 63
APGA — Salami Gbolagade Tajudeen — 58
APM — Adekanmbi Abimbola — 53
APP — Tijani Ismaila Akinboye — 64
LP — Kareem Thompson Sola — 58
NDC — Yusuf Akim Adebola — 57
NDP — Taiwo Ibiyemi Otegbeye — 59
NRM — Afolabi Taofeek Ademola — 60
PDP — Gbolarumi Hazeem Ola — 69
PRP — Yinusa Kazeem Ayandoye — 52
YPP — Adeyemi Idowu Adedeji — 46
ZLP — Azzan Waheed Olanrewaju — 66
PLATEAU
A — Umaru Ankara Yakubu — 60
AAC — Ayuba Adams Pangk — 47
ADC — Sura John Sunday — 61
ADP — Dawop Sani Sa’idu — 60
APC — Mutfwang Caleb Manasseh — 61
APGA — Jiga Isa Jarzuka — 61
APM — Danauta Kyarshik Samuel — 50
APP — Muhammad Aminu Hadi — 38
DLA — Yusuf Sani Umar — 50
LP — Nura Tanko — 55
NDC — Akuns Jonathan Sunday — 64
NDP — Yohanna Wilson Yilpan — 37
NRM — Cosmas Jarlath — 53
PDP — Ropshik Kefas Wungak — 50
SDP — Dafup Simput Eagles — 38
YPP — Jonathan Dalong Dogara — 37
ZLP — Bingel Hurung Philomina — 46
RIVERS
A — Chibuzor Israel Rain — 43
AAC — West Ivy — 47
ADC — Pidomson Gabriel Baritulem — 56
ADP — Lawson Anyanate Angel — 50
APC — Chinda Kingsley Ogundu — 60
APGA — Idoniboye-Obu Omangima — 52
APM — Whyte Churchill Dagogo — 48
APP — Atata Okechukwu Kenneth — 56
BP — Benjamin Abednego Oli — 44
DLA — Warigbani Ezekiel Zebulun — 51
LP — Boms Chima Ernest — 59
NDC — Lilu-Briggs Dumo Owukori — 62
NDP — Opusunju Silva — 68
NNPP — Pepple Wari Dienye — 43
NRM — Minaibim Harry — 61
PDP — Ejekwu Samuel Soni — 60
PRP — Kieghe Nature Dumale — 49
SDP — Ben-Gurion J. Peter — 61
ZLP — Hart Victor Godwin — 47
SOKOTO
A — Bello Hassan — 52
AAC — Abubakar Bello Dangaskiya — 51
ADC — Manir Muhammad Dan’iya — 56
ADP — Sarkin Larabawa Nasiru — 52
APC — Aliyu Ahmed Sokoto — 56
APGA — Ibrahim Mansur Gada — 67
APM — Abubakar Haruna — 36
APP — Sidi Almustapha Ahmed — 57
LP — Haliru Abubakar Dikko — 64
NDC — Aliyu Shamsudeen Ahmad — 45
NDP — Auwal Umar — 46
NNPP — Malami Garba — 59
NRM — Aliyu Sulaiman — 58
PDP — Abdullahi Sokoto Abubakar — 67
PRP — Mohammed Faruku Yabo — 41
YPP — Shehu Ibrahim — 35
ZLP — Mu’azu Abdullahi — 46
TARABA
A — Prof. Jerome Nyameh — 52
AAC — Gago Magaji Bulus — 43
ADC — Abubakar Umar Tutare — 61
ADP — Hamman Abubakar Mustapha — 68
APC — Kefas Agbu — 55
APGA — Shiddi Danjuma Usman — 58
APM — Bawa Ishaka Mohammed — 58
APP — Henry Haniel Banti — 42
BP — Kabiru Bala — 59
DLA — Aboki Boyonga Stephen — 48
LP — Nathan Sanda — 38
NDC — Yahaya Mohammed Sani — 62
NDP — Nuhu Abubakar Atta — 44
NNPP — Uba Sani Abdullahi — 57
PDP — Bwacha Emmanuel — 63
PRP — Josiah Wukari Wasa — 47
SDP — Yusuf Ali — 66
YPP — Sa’ad Hassan Abubakar — 43
ZLP — Bello Adamu — 54
YOBE
ADC — Kassim Gaidam — 67
ADP — Mohammed Nasiru Saleh — 45
APC — Wali Baba Mallam — 67
APM — Ibrahim Idrissa Madaki — 44
APP — Adamu Umar — 47
LP — Kolomi Aji — 62
NDC — Ibrahim Mallam Shuaibu — 63
NDP — Umar Mohammed — 42
NRM — Abbagana Grema Muhammad — 38
PDP — Usman Abdullahi — 46
SDP — Bature Abba — 57
YPP — Dawud Muhammad — 43
ZLP — Abubakar Bakura — 43
ZAMFARA
AAC — Ahmad Shehu Isah — 60
ADC — Shinkafi Bilyaminu Yusuf — 49
ADP — Usman Isah — 43
APC — Lawal Dauda — 61
APGA — Aliyu Bashir — 49
APM — Salisu Sulaiman Bungudu — 43
APP — Muazu Aminu Ab — 62
LP — Yusuf Sani Danmasani — 53
NDC — Marafa Kabiru Garba — 66
NDP — Idris Musa — 48
NNPP — Abubakar Sani — 53
NRM — Sabitu Chafe Magaji — 52
PDP — Shehu-Gusau Ibrahim — 56
PRP — Abdulkarim Abubakar Sadiq — 51
SDP — Musa Hamza — 39
Battle For Political Survival
The 420 names represent far more than a crowded ballot. Behind them are battles over incumbency, succession, defections, regional influence and control of political structures that could determine not only who occupies the 28 Government Houses but also the strength of competing parties in the wider national contest.
For the APC, the governorship elections offer an opportunity to consolidate territorial gains arising from the political realignments of recent years.
For opposition parties, every Government House captured provides political territory, grassroots machinery and an organisational base from which to challenge the governing party nationally.
But perhaps the most unforgiving test awaits the defectors. A politician can announce a defection, exchange one party’s flag for another and take political allies into a new camp. What cannot automatically be transferred is the electorate.
For incumbents, February 6 is therefore a fight for survival. For outgoing governors, it is a battle over succession and political legacy. For opposition forces, it is an opportunity to break entrenched political structures.
And for defectors, it is a day of reckoning over whether their political strength resides in themselves or in the parties they left behind.
The battle lines have been drawn. On February 6, 2027, voters will deliver the verdict.
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