INEC Releases 2027 Governorship Candidates’ Names Across States

According to a report by Daily Post on Sunday, October 11, 2026, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final names of governorship candidates for the 2027 general elections, providing voters with details of individuals nominated by political parties to contest for the positions of state governors.

The published list contains candidates from several political parties, including the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Labour Party (LP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), alongside other registered political parties.

The states featured in the supplied list include Abia, Adamawa, Borno, Cross River, Ebonyi, Enugu, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ogun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara.

Among the candidates listed are Peter Ndubuisi Mbah of the APC in Enugu, Bassey Edet Otu of the APC in Cross River, Umaru Dikko Radda of the APC in Katsina, Babagana Buhari of the ADC in Borno and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the ADC in Lagos. The list also includes candidates representing smaller political parties.

INEC’s official website provides state-specific publications of the final candidate lists for the 2027 governorship elections. The commission’s published timetable schedules the governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections for March 6, 2027.

The release of the candidates’ names gives voters and political stakeholders an opportunity to identify the parties and individuals seeking their support ahead of the polls.

Political parties and candidates are expected to present their programmes and policies to the electorate as preparations for the elections continue.

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