Nigeria’s 2027 presidential race has taken shape following the release by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the final list of 18 presidential candidates and their running mates.
The commission made the disclosure in a statement signed by its Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony.
According to the electoral body, the field comprises 16 male candidates and two female candidates drawn from different political parties.
The list includes some of the country’s major political figures. President Bola Tinubu is representing the All Progressives Congress, while former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is the African Democratic Congress candidate.
Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, is listed as the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress. Oluseyi Makinde, the serving governor of Oyo State, is contesting on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement.
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The Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate is Sandy Ojang Onor, while former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke is representing the Peoples Redemption Party.
INEC also named Rufai Adekunle Omo-Aje of the Action Alliance, Abbas-Bin Aliyu of the Action Democratic Party, Yusuf Kabiru of the Action Peoples Party and Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress.
The remaining candidates include Sunday Adenuga of the Boot Party, Adebisi Olusoji of the Democratic Labour Alliance, Sunday Okereke of the Labour Party, Adewole Adebayo of the Social Democratic Party, Peter Agada of the Young Progressive Party and Nwanyanwu Daberechukwu of the Zenith Labour Party.
Ada Elizabeth Frederick Okwori of the National Democratic Party and Nkem Esther Okereke of the National Rescue Movement are the two women on the presidential list.
The publication provides the official lineup of presidential contenders as political parties and candidates prepare for the 2027 election campaign.