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
Yobe North senatorial district
Imamuddeen Ahmad Abubakar Talba
African Democratic Congress
Lawan Ahmad Ibrahim
All Progressives Congress
Abdullahi Adamu
Allied Peoples Movement
Abubakar Chigari
Peoples Democratic Party
Bade/Jakusko federal constituency
Sani Ahmad Kaitafi
African Democratic Congress
Jakduwa Kaikaku Hassan
All Progressives Congress
Haladu Maina Dumai
Allied Peoples Movement
Hassan Ibrahim Gashua
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Mohammed Sabiu Idriss
Peoples Democratic Party
Saturday 6 February 2027
Who runs your state and who represents you in the State House of Assembly.
Statewide contest · Yobe
Kassim Gaidam
African Democratic Congress
Wali Baba Mallam
All Progressives Congress
Ibrahim Idrissa Madaki
Allied Peoples Movement
Kolomi Aji
Labour Party
Ibrahim Mallam Shuaibu
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Usman Abdullahi
Peoples Democratic Party
Bade has 2 state constituencies. Your seat is set by where you registered: pick the one on your PVC.
Yusuf Mohammed
African Democratic Congress
Yahaya Sadiq
All Progressives Congress
Mohammed Bako Tagwai
Allied Peoples Movement
Garba Abdullahi
Labour Party
Anas Muhammed Dan Iya
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Isa Alhaji Jambai
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?
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What is still unknown?
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