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
Kogi Central senatorial district
Ogembe Salau Ahmed
African Democratic Congress
Bello Yahaya
All Progressives Congress
Suleiman Isah
Allied Peoples Movement
Salau Muritala Audu
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Akpoti-Uduaghan Natasha Hadiza
Peoples Democratic Party
Adavi/Okehi federal constituency
Atta Kabiru
African Democratic Congress
Yusuf Muhammed Ahovi
All Progressives Congress
Abdulsalam Mohammed
Allied Peoples Movement
Bello Otaru Abduljafaru
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Badamasuiy Abdulrahman
Peoples Democratic Party
Saturday 6 February 2027
Who runs your state and who represents you in the State House of Assembly.
Kogi elects its governor on a different cycle, so there is no governorship race here in 2027.
Adavi has 2 state constituencies. Your seat is set by where you registered: pick the one on your PVC.
Haruna Shaibu
African Democratic Congress
Muhammed Idawu Aliyu
All Progressives Congress
Siyaka Iliyas Asipita
Allied Peoples Movement
Salihu Abdulmuliku Ovada
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Omeiza Sunday Onimisi
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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What has the candidate proposed?
How can their statements be verified?
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