INEC released the final list of 4,878 contestants for the 2027 presidential election, NASS elections

The countdown to the presidential and National Assembly elections on January 16 2027 progressed rapidly yesterday after

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday released the final list of candidates who will contest the presidential and National Assembly elections on January 16, 2027.

The list features a total of 4,878 candidates with 18 of them vying for the presidency, while 4,860 will contest 109 Senatorial seats and 360 House of Representatives seats.

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has the highest number of contestants as it has fielded candidates for all positions. The PDP has fielded 103 senatorial candidates and 302 House member candidates, while the ADC has a total of 107 senatorial candidates and 220 House member candidates, while the NDC has 103 senatorial candidates and 327 House member candidates.

The Allied People’s Movement (APM) has 103 Senatorial candidates and 232 Councilor candidates.

On the list of presidential candidates are President Bola Tinubu of the APC, Atiku Abubakar of the ADC and Peter Obi of the NDC.

Two women were also included in the final list of presidential candidates, namely Ada Elizabeth Fredrick Okwori from the National Democratic Party (NDP) and Nkem Esther Okereke from the National Rescue Movement (NRM).

Four parties (YPP, LP, DLA and APP) have female vice presidential candidates.

Notable on the list is the name of the flagbearer of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP).

The provisional list released by the commission two weeks ago named Dikwa Suleiman Mohammed as the NNPP candidate and Abubakar Isa as the vice presidential candidate.

Yesterday it was not clear why their names were removed.

Two parties, the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) and the Young Progressive Party (YPP) changed their Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, while the National Rescue Movement (NRM), the Allied People’s Movement (APM) and the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) changed their vice presidential candidates.

Adebisi Amos Olusoji replaced Samuel Memeh as DLA’s presidential candidate with Abubakar Nafisat Usaka (DLA) replacing Balogun Alex as vice-presidential candidate, while Agada Peter Ada and Key Patience Ndidi replaced Chikwu Anita Zugwai and Egeola Olawale Matins as YPP’s presidential and vice-presidential candidates respectively.

APM replaces Ibrahim Adamu Bala with Musa Lawal Daura as running mate; Sulaiman Nasir Mohammed replaced Abubakar Adamu Bala as vice presidential candidate, while the PRP replaced Baba Musa with Rabiu Kabiru as vice presidential candidate.

Three other parties, according to the final list, do not have presidential candidates.

They are the Accord, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, and the Youth Party.

None of them nominated a candidate at the end of nominations.

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The oldest presidential candidate on the list is 79 years old and the youngest is 35 years old.

Complete list:

1. APC: Bola Tinubu (74) / Kashim Shettima (59)

2. ADC: Atiku Abubakar (79) / Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi (61)

3. NDC: Peter Gregory Obi (65) / Musa Mohammed Rabiu Kwankwaso (69)

4. LP: Sunday Chibuzo Okereke (43) / Hajja Bintu Konto (54)

5. PDP: Sandy Ojang Onor (60) / Umaru Babangida (61)

6. AA: Rufai Adekunle Omo-Aje / Shehu Hussaini

7. ADP: Aliyu Abbas-Bin / Chinazam Ike

8. APPLICATION: Kabiru Yusuf / Peace Egobia Offordile

9. AAC: Omoyele Sowore / Haruna Garba Magashi

10. APM: Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde (58) / Musa Lawal Daura

11. BP : Sunday Adenuga / Usman Turaki Mustapha

12. DLA : Musa Olusoji Adebisi / Nafisat Usaku Abubakar

13. NDP: There is Elizabeth Fredrick Okwori / Uchenna Anthony Chukwuemeka

14. NRM: Nkem Esther Okereke / Nasir Muhammad Sulaiman

15. PRP: Donald Duke/Kabiru Rabiu

16. SDP: Adewole Ebenezer Adebayo / Usman Muhammed Bugaje

17. YPP : Peter Ada Agada / Sabar Ndidi Key

18. ZLP: Daniel Daberechukwu Nwanyanwu / Hassan Khalid

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, his deputy Barau Jibrin, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, other top officials in the federal legislature and current state governors received final approval from INEC to contest the NASS elections.

They are all seeking re-election on the APC platform.

Governors AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Hope Uzodimma (Imo), Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe), Mai Mala Buni (Yobe), and Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa) are also in the senatorial race.

They join at least 12 former governors and former lieutenant governors running for or re-election to the Red Chamber. The list includes Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia North), Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta North), Adams Oshiomhole (Edo North), Mukhtar Ramalan Yero (Kaduna North), Ibrahim Shekarau (Kano Central), and Muhammadu Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central).

Others are Yahaya Bello (Central Kogi), Abubakar Sani-Bello (Northern Niger), Simon Bako Lalong (Southern Highlands), Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (North Sokoto), Abdullahi Yari (West Zamfara), and former Lagos Deputy Governor Idiat Oluranti Adebule.

Long-serving MP, Senator Ali Ndume (Borno West), who was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2003, secured his place on the ballot, along with human rights activist Senator Shehu Sani (Kaduna Central).

About 190 current members of the House of Representatives and 54 serving senators received approval from the APC to seek a new mandate.