2027 / Your ballot guide
Choose where you vote to see the five offices and the candidates. Explore every race before election day.
No party endorsements. Just the information. Each race shows the six parties holding the most elected offices, in alphabetical order. Every other candidate is one tap away.
Where you vote
Your constituency depends on where you registered, not where you live now.
State
LGA
Senatorial district
Federal constituency
State assembly seat
Candidates from INEC’s final list for the 2027 general election. Check your exact constituency and polling unit using INEC’s official records.
Saturday 16 January 2027
Three contests. One national race and two tied to your constituency.
National contest · every registered voter sees this race
Atiku Abubakar
African Democratic Congress
Bola Tinubu
All Progressives Congress
Seyi Makinde
Allied Peoples Movement
Chibuzo Okereke
Labour Party
Peter Obi
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Sandy Onor
Peoples Democratic Party
Gombe Central senatorial district
Idris Audu Umar
African Democratic Congress
Ahmadu Muhammed
All Progressives Congress
Garba Musa Gwani
Allied Peoples Movement
Abdullahi Auwal
Labour Party
Kabiru Mohammed
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Hammadu Aliyu
Peoples Democratic Party
Akko federal constituency
Abdullahi Dr. Bashir
African Democratic Congress
Kumo Usman Bello
All Progressives Congress
Umar Adamu
Allied Peoples Movement
Garba-Kumo Mohammed Ahmed
Labour Party
Ya'U Auwal
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Gidado Lawanti
Peoples Democratic Party
Saturday 6 February 2027
Who runs your state and who represents you in the State House of Assembly.
Statewide contest · Gombe
Bala Bello
African Democratic Congress
Gwamna Jamil Isyaku
All Progressives Congress
Lemela Lenos Silas
Allied Peoples Movement
Muazu Zubairu Halilu
Labour Party
Ardo Babayo Kumo
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Akko has 3 state constituencies. Your seat is set by where you registered: pick the one on your PVC.
Julde Mohammed
African Democratic Congress
Mohammed Abubakar
All Progressives Congress
Inuwa Idris
Labour Party
Danladi Musa Kumo
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Hussaini Anas Kolmani
Peoples Democratic Party
Before you choose
A useful profile separates verified facts, public claims and missing information. Nothing on whyvote is an endorsement.
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Offices previously held, public voting and governance records, where available.
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Manifesto, policy proposals and documented campaign commitments.
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Primary sources, publication dates and corrections so you can check claims.
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