INEC Publishes Final List Of Presidential Candidates For 2027 Election
The list includes 18 presidential tickets, with candidates aged 35 to 79 and four women among the vice-presidential nominees, INEC said.
- The Independent National Electoral Commission published the final list of 18 presidential candidates and their running mates for Nigeria's 2027 general elections, signed by INEC Secretary Rose Oriaran-Anthony.
- Following party primaries held between April 23 and May 30, 2026, the commission revised the election timetable under the Electoral Act 2026, scheduling presidential and National Assembly polls for January 16, 2027.
- Presidential candidates range from 35 to 79 years old, with Moses Olusoji Adebisi of the Democratic Labour Alliance as the youngest at 35 and Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress as the oldest at 79.
- Regarding gender representation, four women are listed as vice-presidential candidates, including Patience Key of the Young Progressive Party , while Ada Elizabeth Fredrick Okwori and Nkem Esther Okereke are running for president.
- No presidential or vice-presidential candidates declared a disability on the ballot, which includes incumbent President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress .
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INEC unveils final list of presidential candidates for 2027 election
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has released the final list of candidates for the Presidential and National Assembly Elections scheduled for January 2027, featuring 18 political parties and their presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
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