The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates contesting the 2027 National Assembly elections, with a total of 4,408 candidates cleared to contest seats in the Senate and House of Representatives.
The final lists, published by the electoral commission, comprise 1,195 candidates for the Senate and 3,213 candidates for the House of Representatives.
The publication comes as political parties and candidates intensify preparations for the 2027 general elections, with the presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for January 16, 2027.
According to INEC’s election timetable, the governorship and State House of Assembly elections will follow on February 6, 2027.
3,965 Male, 443 Female Candidates
An analysis of the final list showed a significant gender disparity among the candidates contesting the National Assembly seats.
Of the 4,408 candidates, 3,965 are male, while only 443 are female.
For the Senate, 1,080 candidates are male and 115 are female.
The House of Representatives has 2,885 male candidates and 328 female candidates.
The figures highlight the continued low representation of women among candidates seeking elective positions at the federal level.
APM Leads in Female Representation
The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) fielded the highest number of female candidates across the two chambers.
The party has 11 female candidates contesting Senate seats and 42 female candidates seeking election to the House of Representatives.
The final list covers candidates nominated by political parties for the various senatorial districts and federal constituencies across the country.
18 Presidential Candidates Also Listed
The latest publication follows INEC’s release of the final list of presidential and vice-presidential candidates for the 2027 election.
The presidential list contains 18 candidates and their running mates across various political parties.
Among the candidates are President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
Others include Oyo State Governor Oluseyi Makinde of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Sandy Ojang Onor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).
Also on the list are Rufai Adekunle Omo-Aje of the Action Alliance (AA), Abbas-Bin Aliyu of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Yusuf Kabiru of the Action Peoples Party (APP), Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress (AAC), Sunday Adenuga of the Boot Party (BP), Adebisi Olusoji of the Democratic Labour Alliance (DLA), Sunday Okereke of the Labour Party (LP), Adewole Adebayo of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Peter Agada of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), and Nwanyanwu Daberechukwu of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).
Two female candidates also made the presidential list: Ada Elizabeth Frederick Okwori of the National Democratic Party (NDP) and Nkem Esther Okereke of the National Rescue Movement (NRM).
With the publication of the final candidates’ lists, political parties and their candidates are now set for the final phase of campaigns ahead of the 2027 elections.
Full list:
| SN | Senatorial District | APC | ADC | NDC | PDP | Accord |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abia North | Kalu Orji Uzor | Okoronkwo Ikechukwu Bishop Godswill | Nkole Uko Ndukwe | Udeachara Jude | — |
| 2 | Abia Central | Atuma Emeka | Austine Okwudiri Akobundu | Nkechi Nwaogu | Ogu Bob | — |
| 3 | Abia South | Ikonne Prince Paul | Isiguzor Chukwuemeka Victor | Enyinna Kasarachi Michael | Onuoha Ishmael Chinyere | — |
| 4 | Adamawa North | Umaru Ahmadu | Iya Umar | Abubakar Rabiu | Lawan Mohammed Ribado | — |
| 5 | Adamawa South | Tangwami Felix Bilishan | Binos Dauda Yaroe | Peter Fwa Barata | Ahmed Hassan | — |
| 6 | Adamawa Central | Salihu Mustapha | Ibrahim Mustapha | Ahmed Abdullahi Musa | Attahamohammed Ibrahim | — |
| 7 | Akwa Ibom North East | Bassey Aniekan Etim | Sunday Etim Umoren | Afia Ekere S. | Udobang Cletus Kufre | — |
| 8 | Akwa Ibom North West | Akpabio Godswill | Akpabio Patience Christopher Ibanga Obot | Inemeh Patty Etete | — | — |
| 9 | Akwa Ibom South | Akpan Ekong Sampson | Louis Paul Udoh | Frank Okon Daniel | Isong Etim | — |
| 10 | Anambra North | Nnalue Chimzobam Kingsley | Udedibia Sunday Ikenna | Nwoye Tony Okechukwu | Oliatachinenye Edith | — |
| 11 | Anambra Central | Ekwunife Uche Lilian | Nwobu Geoffery Ndubuisi | Umeh Victor Chukwunonyelum | Ughamadu Lawrence Chijioke | — |
| 12 | Anambra South | Benson-Oraelosi Chibuogwu Maryanne | Anagwu Fredrick Emeka | Onunkwo Ebuka Josephat | Nwosu Ikechukwu Samben | — |
| 13 | Bauchi South | Shehu Yakubu Abdullahi | Garba Dahiru | No NDC candidate | Dabo Danjuma Adamu | — |
| 14 | Bauchi Central | Misau Isah Hamma | Abdul Ahmed Ningi | No NDC candidate | Aliyu Bello | — |
| 15 | Bauchi North | Baba Ibrahim Mohammed | Suleiman Mohammed Nazif | No NDC candidate | Adamu Abdulkadir | — |
| 16 | Bayelsa East | Sunny-Golu Israel | Sylva Ngo Nathaniel | Tekenah Dau Kenny | Joseph Ateki Boabofa | — |
| 17 | Bayelsa Central | Benson Friday Konbowei | Aistine Inei Asamaowei | Okoyareuben Boutuaowei | Akinaka Erepamo Richard | — |
| 18 | Bayelsa West | Agbiki Fidelis | Ogola Christopher | Dickson Seriake Henry | Ebebi Onduakpo Polycarp | — |
| 19 | Benue North East | Udende Emmanuel Memga | Tyough Robert Aondona | No NDC candidate | Unongo Thomas Tyolumun | — |
| 20 | Benue North West | Zam Titus Tartenger | Tsegba Terngu | Utaan Conrad Terhide | Ortom Eunice Erdoo | — |
| 21 | Benue South | Agbo Frances Ottah | Olofu David Adejo | Onjeh Daniel Donal | Moro Abba Patrick | — |
| 22 | Borno North | Monguno Mohammed Tahir | Abdullahi Modu Kura | Abubakar Tijjani | Kareto Mohammed Abdullah | — |
| 23 | Borno Central | Lawan Kaka Shehu | Baba Gana Zannah | Abdulkadir Fema | Kyari Alhaji Grema | — |
| 24 | Borno South | Ndume Mohammed Ali | Idris Mamman Gatumbwa | Kwajafailliya Habu | Apaguaminu Mallum | — |
| 25 | Cross River North | Jarigbe Jarigbe Agom | Ugbong Casmir | Ake Abuashe Grace | No candidate | — |
| 26 | Cross River Central | Ewa Oden Ibiang | Akin Rickett | Ewa Bassey Eko | John Ifere | — |
| 27 | Cross River South | Ekpenyong Asuquo | Edet Joseph | Egwu Egwu Arong | Inyang Florence | — |
| 28 | Delta Central | Dafinone Ede Omueya | Ewhrudjakpor Benjamin | Omo-Agege Ovie Augustine | Arhagba Ighogbedjere | — |
| 29 | Delta North | Okowa Ifeanyi Arthur | Ogoliegbune Valentine Chibuzor | Ochei Victor Onyekachi | Ogannah Onyeama Austyn | — |
| 30 | Delta South | Joel-Onowakpo Thomas Ewomazino | No candidate | Adhekpukoli Elo | Otuaro Kingley Burutu | — |
| 31 | Ebonyi North | Nwebonyi Onyeka Peter | Ikeria Chibuike Solomon | Nwite James N | Opoke Sunday Andrew | — |
| 32 | Ebonyi Central | Eze Kenneth Emeka | Ugo Maginus Kel | Odoh Benard Ifeanyi | Ngwuta Elechi Christopher | — |
| 33 | Ebonyi South | Ani Anthony Okorie | Silas Joseph Onu | Ndubuisi Emmanuel C | Nwachi Maria Ude | — |
| 34 | Edo North | Oshiomhole Adams | Aruna Abubakari | Oisamoje Maria Evuarherhe | Momoh-Dejih Bashir Eugine | — |
| 35 | Edo Central | Ikpea Joseph | Okonofua Herberta Inemezele | Inemezele Ikpea Igiagbe Joseph | No Candidate | — |
| 36 | Edo South | Ogbeide-Ihama Omoregie | Iduoriyekemwen Matthew Aigbuhuenze | Epelle-Asemota Bridgitte | Ojediamen Benjamin Ehichioya | — |
| 37 | Ekiti North | Oguntoye Ayobami Samuel | Ayeni Funso | OGUNTOYE AYOBAMI SAMUEL | No candidate | — |
| 38 | Ekiti Central | Bamidele Opeyemi | AKINYEMI VICTOR BABAFEMI | Omolayotaiwo Oluwagbenga | Fatuyi-Olajuyigbe Monica Adesola | — |
| 39 | Ekiti South | Adaramodu Adeyemi Raphael | Kolawole Job Nathaniel | No NDC candidate | Ayeni Oyeolabisi | — |
| 40 | Enugu East | Chukwu Kelvin | IDOKO MECHIKA | ASADU PATRICK OZIOKOJA | Ukwueke Kingsley | — |
| 41 | Enugu West | Ngwu Osita | Ani Juliet Nkechi | ENEH KINGSLEY UCHENNA | Amadi Dennis | — |
| 42 | Enugu North | Asogwa Ikeje Israel | Chika Idoko Emmanuel | Asadu Patrick Oziokoja | Ezeme Nestor Chika | — |
| 43 | FCT | Philip Tanimu Aduda | Ireti Kingibe | Austen Peters-Pam Iyabode Amanda | Angulu Bako | — |
| 44 | Gombe North | Yahaya Muhammed Inuwa | Mustapha Mohammed Aliyu | Mohammed Dukku | Dankwambo Ibrahim Hassan | — |
| 45 | Gombe Central | Mohammed Ahmed | Idris Audu Umar | Kabiru Mohammed | Hammadu Aliyu | — |
| 46 | Gombe South | Hamma Tabitha | Mela Audu Nunghe | Amos Bulus Kilawangs | Siyako Anthony Yaro | — |
| 47 | Imo East | Uzodinma Ezebuihe Anayochukwu | OFOEGBU UCHENNA DANIEL | ONYEAGOCHA UCHECHUKWU | MADUMERE PRINCE EZE | — |
| 48 | Imo West | Uzodinma Goodhope Odidika | IWUCHUKWU VINCENT OGADINMA NNABUGO | Nwogu Nze Ndieze | Onyereri Chukwudi Victor Jones | — |
| 49 | Imo North | NDUBUEZE PATRICK CHIWUBA | IBEKWE NKIRU | Omegara Mathew | Ejiogu Micheal Duru | — |
| 50 | Jigawa South-West | Ibraheem Sani Garba | Ahmed Isah Dutse | Aminu Mustapha | Suleiman Abba | — |
| 51 | Jigawa North-East | Madori Ahmed Abdulhamid Malam Ali | Muhammad Ubali Shitu | No NDC candidate | Salisu Mamuda | — |
| 52 | Jigawa North-West | Hussaini Babangida Uba | Ahmed Mahmud Gumel | Sabo Salisu | Abdullahi Aminu Taura | — |
| 53 | Kaduna North | Yero Mukhtar Ramalan | Khalid Ibrahim Mustapha | Sha’aban Mohammad Turad | Ahmed Abdullahi Zubairu | — |
| 54 | Kaduna Central | Sani Shehu | Lawal Adamu Usman | Adamu Haruna | Ibrahim Usman | — |
| 55 | Kaduna South | Marshall Sunday Katung | Godfrey Ali Gaiya | No NDC candidate | Gumbari Joseph Mataimaki | — |
| 56 | Kano Central | Shekarau Ibrahim | Samaila Abdullahi Mukhtar | Yusuf Nasiru Gawuna | Sankara Nafiu Danladi | — |
| 57 | Kano North | Barau I. Jibrin | Saleh Shehu Kudawa | Usman Sunusi Danbatta | Sagir Abdulkadir Ahmad | — |
| 58 | Kano South | Kawa Suleiman Abdurrahaman | Baba Aminu Zubair | Ibrahim Kassim Bataiya | Isa Umar Sambo | — |
| 59 | Katsina North | Yahaya Nasir | Lawal Sani | Yahaya Aminu | Daura Umar Dauda | — |
| 60 | Katsina Central | Abubakar Sadiq Yar’Adua | Lawal Sani | No NDC candidate | Abdulaziz Amina Lawal Rafindadi | — |
| 61 | Katsina South | Dandutse Muntari Mohammed | Lawal Umar | Hussain Ishaq Suleim | Bawa Rabiu | — |
| 62 | Kebbi North | Adamu Muhammad Aliero | Mera Ibrahim Mohammed | Abdurrahaman Aliyu | Mukhtar Mohammed Tafarki | — |
| 63 | Kebbi Central | Adamu Mohammed Aleiro | Aminu Bande | Umar Yarotela | Andarai Haruna Saidu | — |
| 64 | Kebbi South | Muhammed Ja’afaru Ngaski | Maidoki Garba Musa | Hassan Mustapha | Abubakar Hamza | — |
| 65 | Kogi Central | Bello Yahaya | Ogembe Salau Ahmed | Salau Muritala Audu | Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan | — |
| 66 | Kogi East | Ameh Erico Joseph | Abubakar Aminu Suleiman | Ameh Peter Ojonugwa | Muhammed Abdullahi | — |
| 67 | Kogi West | Karimi Sunday | Musa Ibrahim Ahmadu | Fatosa Olumuyiwa Adedokun | Yusuf Ayo Tajudeen | — |
| 68 | Kwara Central | Abdulrazaq Abdulrahaman | Abdulahi Risikat Motunrayo | Suleiman Abdulrasheed Olufemi Omoda | Saliu Mustapha | — |
| 69 | Kwara North | Umar Sadiq | Bala Taoheed Usman | Gana Thomas Audu | Kolo Baba Jiya | — |
| 70 | Kwara South | Adewoye Olalekan | Oyedepo Iyiola | Oni Samuel Omoniyi | Popoola Adekeye Lekan Saheed | — |
| 71 | Lagos Central | Sanni Eshilokun Wasiu Olatunji | Abayomi Idowu Omotayo | Johnson Lawrence Adeniyi Oladipupo | Dakova-Vaughan Kolawole David | — |
| 72 | Lagos East | Abiru Adetokunbo Mukhail | Moshood Babatunde Olanrewaju | Adebanjo Adeola Damilola | Adeniji Victorin | — |
| 73 | Lagos West | Adebule Idiat Oluranti | Bello Owolabi Hafis | Salvador Adegoke Moshood | Phillips Adebiyi Abiodun | — |
| 74 | Nasarawa North | Sule Abdullahi | Victor Affiku Tsaku | Danladi James | Madaki Benbella Anthony | — |
| 75 | Nasarawa West | Haruna Dauda | Umar Musa Galadima | Adamu Auta Umar Farouq | Kaura Danlami Kefas | — |
| 76 | Nasarawa South | Abdul Ibrahim Baba | Hassan Abubakar Nalaraba | Baba Ayinwulu | Agbo-Omeri Mike | — |
| 77 | Niger East | Musa Mohammed Sani | Ahmed Mohammed Mukhtar | BAWA JOHN AGMADA | No candidate | — |
| 78 | Niger North | Bello Abubakar Sani | Abdullahi Shehu Mohammed | BAWA JOSHUA NUHU | Abdullahi Yahaya | — |
| 79 | Niger South | Idris Mohammed Sani | Umar Danjuma Emimaru | SADIQ MOHAMMED RABIU | Jiya Peter Ndalikali | — |
| 80 | Ogun Central | Salisu Shuaibu Afolabi | Samuel Oluwafemi Abiodun-Oni | George-Taylor Oluwadurotimi | Obasanjo Iyabo | — |
| 81 | Ogun East | Abiodun Adedapo Olusegun | Adebanjo Babatunde Olalekan | Shokoya Adewale Oluwasegun | Omotayo Oluwafemi Abdulhameed | — |
| 82 | Ogun West | Ojugbele Jimo Olusola | Olanrewaju Abdul-Lateef Ajani | Abioro Itunu | Ogunola Babatunde | — |
| 83 | Ondo North | Ipinsagba Olajide Emmanuel | Foluso Mayowa Felix Adefemi | DAODU BABATUNDE OLUMAYOKUN | ADENEKAN OLATERU OLAGBEGI | — |
| 84 | Ondo Central | Adegbonmire Adeniyi Ayodele | Akinyelure Patrick Ayo | FALAIYE OLUGBENGA AKINWALE | No candidate | — |
| 85 | Ondo South | Kekemeke Duerimini Isaacs | Tofowomo Gbadamosi Tola | NEJO MYSON ADEYEMI | Oyerinmade Mathew Oye | — |
| 86 | Osun Central | Adegoke Rasheed Adekunle | Olaoye Akeem | Oduyemi Morenikeji Nathaniel | Fadeyi Olubiyi Oluwole | GANIYU AYOBAMI OLAOLUWA |
| 87 | Osun East | Fadahunsi Francis Adenigba | Babatunde Olaniyi Loye | Derin-Ologbenla Charles Adewale | No candidate | FADIPE IBUKUN ISOLA |
| 88 | Osun West | Ogunbiyi Akinade Akanmu | Oriolowo Adelere | Ayoola Alaba | No candidate | OYEWUMI KAMORUDEEN OLALERE |
| 89 | Oyo Central | Akintunde Yunus Abiodun | Kamil Akinlabi | SALAWU AKEEM | OLUNLOYO AYOBAMI AKINYODE | — |
| 90 | Oyo North | Ogunesan Hannah Olawumi | Agoro Lanre Adehirah | OJEKUNLE ABIGAIL OLANIKE | ADEOYE BEULAH OLUFEMI AYODEJI | — |
| 91 | Oyo South | Oseni Abasi Aderemi | Lukman Adeola Adetunji | Abdulateef Gbolagade | Adeleke Kehinde Saheed | — |
| 92 | Plateau North | Mwadkwon Simon Davou | Rose Bitrus Mwanti | Bature Musa Jonathan | Gwottson Dalyop | — |
| 93 | Plateau Central | Kasuwa Bitrus David | Yusuf Bello | Yusuf Ishaku | Goliath Timothy | — |
| 94 | Plateau South | Lalong Simon Bako | Solomon Selcap Dalung | Kefas Peter Kefas Dandam | Shekarau Johnbull | — |
| 95 | Rivers East | Onyesoh Allwell Iheacho | Agwor Samuel Ndubuisi | OKWUWOLU WOLU EKELECHI BENJAMIN | ANELE AKOR WISDOM | — |
| 96 | Rivers South-East | Osarosaka Ebenezer Erewari | Ikuru Tele Betram | ABIANTE AWAJI-INOMBEK | NWOGU OLAKA | — |
| 97 | Rivers West | Obuah Amechi Felix | Otto Josiah | OGBOBULA ISAAC | Job Vincent | — |
| 98 | Sokoto North | Wamakko Aliyu Magatakarda | Maishinko Mani Katami | Abubakar Mainasara Sani | Maccido Ahmed | — |
| 99 | Sokoto East | Tukur Muhammad | Hassan Muhammad | Ummar Maisalati | Umar Abubakar | — |
| 100 | Sokoto South | Abdullahi Ibrahim Danbaba | Yabo Faruk Malami | Tanimu Bodinga | Yusuf Dahiru | — |
| 101 | Taraba North | Lau Shuaibu Isa | Maigari Kasimu Bello | Bandawa Anfani | Bubajoda Hilkiah | — |
| 102 | Taraba Central | Manu Haruna | Ahmadu Benni Umaru Salim | Nyan-Ganji Gilbert Gills | Iliyasu Goje | — |
| 103 | Taraba South | Aliyu Yusuf | Afiniki Yarima | Ezekiel Yakubu Ambo | Istifanus Musa | — |
| 104 | Yobe North | Lawan Ahmad Ibrahim | Imamuddeen Ahmad Abubakar Talba | No NDC candidate | Abubakar Chigari | — |
| 105 | Yobe East | Buni Mai Mala | Kale Kawu | No NDC candidate | Mustapha Maigoro | — |
| 106 | Yobe South | Bomai Ibrahim Mohammed | Gambo Jajere Baba | Hassan Mohammed | Hamma Ibrahim Barde | — |
| 107 | Zamfara North | Sahabi Ya’u | Shehu Rafi | Nasiru Garba | Musa Hanafi Moriki | — |
| 108 | Zamfara Central | Bilbis Ikra Aliyu | Abubakar Atiku Sale | Ibrahim Sanusi | Bala Sanusi | — |
| 109 | Zamfara West | Abdulaziz Yari | Ibrahim Mikailu Barau | Abdullahi Hassan Anka | Lawal Faru | — |
