The electoral commission has published the names of 18 presidential candidates and their running mates ahead of the January 2027 general elections, featuring a mix of familiar political heavyweights and new contenders.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of presidential and vice-presidential candidates for Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. The list, signed by INEC Secretary Rose Oriaran-Anthony, contains 18 presidential candidates and their running mates across various political parties.

The 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled for Saturday, January 16, 2027, while the governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections will hold on February 6, 2027. The commission revised the election timetable following the enactment of the Electoral Act 2026.

Among those on the list are President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), 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).

Other presidential candidates 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).

The list also features two female presidential candidates: Ada Elizabeth Frederick Okwori of the National Democratic Party (NDP) and Nkem Esther Okereke of the National Rescue Movement (NRM). Four women are listed as vice-presidential candidates: Peace Egobia of the APP, Nafisat Usaku of the DLA, Hajja Konto of the LP, and Patience Key of the YPP.

The published list shows that the presidential candidates are aged between 35 and 79, while the vice-presidential candidates range from 35 to 80. The oldest presidential candidate on the list is 79, followed by 74. The youngest presidential candidate is Moses Adebisi of the DLA, who is listed as 35. The list also shows that none of the presidential or vice-presidential candidates declared a disability.

INEC’s publication follows the conclusion of political party primaries conducted between April 23 and May 30, 2026.

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PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS FOR JAN. 2027 – PRESIDENTIAL

FINAL LIST OF CANDIDATES

SN	PARTY	STATE	POSITION	NAME OF CANDIDATE	PWD	AGE	GENDER	QUALIFICATION(S)
1	AA	NIGERIA	Presidential	RUFAI ADEKUNLE OMO-AJE	None	71	M	FLSC WAEC
	AA	NIGERIA	Vice-Presidential	SHEHU HUSSAINI	None	56	M	FSLC G.S.S, Yabo F.C.E Zaria
2	ADP	NIGERIA	Presidential	ABBAS-BIN ALIYU	None	44	M	FSLC SSCE BSC
	ADP	NIGERIA	Vice-Presidential	IKE CHINAZAM	None	50	M	FSLC SSCE BNG
3	APP	NIGERIA	Presidential	YUSUF KABIRU	None	54	M	FSLC SSCE NATIONAL DIPLOMA
	APP	NIGERIA	Vice-Presidential	OFORDILE PEACE EGOBIA	None	47	F	SSCE
4	AAC	NIGERIA	Presidential	SOWORE OMOYELE	None	55	M	FSLC WAEC MASTERS DEGREE
	AAC	NIGERIA	Vice-Presidential	MAGASHI HARUNA GARBA	None	49	M	FSLC WAEC LLB
5	ADC	NIGERIA	Presidential	ABUBAKAR ATIKU	None	79	M	F.S.L.C. WASC MA. (INT. RELATIONS)
	ADC	NIGERIA	Vice-Presidential	AMAECHI CHIBUIKE ROTIMI	None	61	M	FSLC WAEC B.A. ENGLISH STUDIES
6	APC	NIGERIA	Presidential	TINUBU BOLA AHMED	None	74	M	B.Sc
	APC	NIGERIA	Vice-Presidential	SHETTIMA KASHIM	None	59	M	FSLC GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION B.Sc
7	APM	NIGERIA	Presidential	MAKINDE OLUSEYI ABIODUN	None	58	M	BISHOP PHILIPS ACADEMY IBADAN UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, AKOKA
	APM	NIGERIA	Vice-Presidential	MUSA LAWAL DAURA	None	73	M	FSLC GCE B.A (HONS) ABU ZARIA
8	BP	NIGERIA	Presidential	ADENUGA SUNDAY	None	52	M	FSLC SSCE Masters
	BP	NIGERIA	Vice-Presidential	MUSTAPHA USMAN TURAKI	None	40	M	FSLC NABTEB DIPLOMA
9	DLA	NIGERIA	Presidential	ADEBISI MOSES OLUSOJI	None	35	M	FSLC SSCE BSC
	DLA	NIGERIA	Vice-Presidential	ABUBAKAR NAFISAT USAKU	None	35	F	FSLC SSCE BSC
10	LP	NIGERIA	Presidential	OKEREKE SUNDAY CHIBUZO	None	43	M	FSLC NABTEC Ph.D., MLS (Distinction), MSC (Distinction) & BSC (Hons) (Nig)
	LP	NIGERIA	Vice-Presidential	KONTO HAJJA BINTU	None	54	F	FSLC WAEC MPH; BSC (Hons) Health Education & Certificate in General Nursing
11	NDP	NIGERIA	Presidential	OKWORI ADA ELIZABETH FREDRICK	None	48	F	FSLC SSCE HND ACCOUNTANCY
	NDP	NIGERIA	Vice-Presidential	CHUKWUEMEKA UCHENNA ANTHONY	None	48	M	FSLC SSCE L.L.B
12	NRM	NIGERIA	Presidential	OKEREKE NKEM ESTHER	None	43	F	FSLC SSCE Bsc, MSC, Phd
	NRM	NIGERIA	Vice-Presidential	SULAIMAN NASIR MUHAMMED	None	35	M	FSLC SSCE
13	NDC	NIGERIA	Presidential	OBI PETER GREGORY	None	65	M	ST. AUGUSTINES PRIMARY SCHOOL ANAMBRA CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE (C.K.C) WASC UNN B.A.
	NDC	NIGERIA	Vice-Presidential	MUSA MOHAMMED RABIU KWANKWASO	None	69	M	FSLC TTC CRAFT TRAINING CERT., OND, HND, PGD, M.SC, PH.D
14	PDP	NIGERIA	Presidential	ONOR SANDY OJANG	None	60	M	FSLC W.A.S.C. PH.D
	PDP	NIGERIA	Vice-Presidential	UMARU BABANGIDA	None	61	M	FSLC W.A.S.C. DIPLOMA
15	PRP	NIGERIA	Presidential	DUKE DONALD	None	64	M	FSLC WASC LLB
	PRP	NIGERIA	Vice-Presidential	RABIU KABIRU	None	80	M	FLSC GRADE II B.A
16	SDP	NIGERIA	Presidential	ADEBAYO ADEWOLE EBENEZER	None	54	M	FSLC WASCE LLB
	SDP	NIGERIA	Vice-Presidential	BUGAJE USMAN MUHAMMED	None	74	M	FSLC SSCE PHD
17	YPP	NIGERIA	Presidential	AGADA PETER ADA	None	54	M	WAEC BSc, & MBA
	YPP	NIGERIA	Vice-Presidential	KEY PATIENCE NDIDI	None	52	F	WAEC BSc. & MBA
18	ZLP	NIGERIA	Presidential	NWANYANWU DANIEL DABERECHUKWU	None	66	M	FSLC WAEC LLB, LLM
	ZLP	NIGERIA	Vice-Presidential	HASSAN KHALID	None	37	M	FSLC SSCE PGD