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
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Federal constituency
State assembly seat
Source: INEC. Candidates, parties and constituencies come from INEC’s official published lists. If INEC updates a list, we update ours. See INEC’s final list
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 East senatorial district
Kale Kawu
African Democratic Congress
Buni Mai Mala
All Progressives Congress
Madugu Babayo
Allied Peoples Movement
Idriss Abdullahi
Labour Party
Mohammed Salihu Baba
Peoples Democratic Party
Damaturu/Gujba/Gulani/Tarmuwa federal constituency
Ahmad Sanda Musa
African Democratic Congress
Yusuf Nasiru Hassan
All Progressives Congress
Bura Danbinta
Labour Party
Mohammed Zubairu
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Maru Mustapha Alhaji
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
Damaturu has 2 state constituencies. Your seat is set by where you registered: pick the one on your PVC.
Makinta Meleh
African Democratic Congress
Aji Baba Mohammed
All Progressives Congress
Mohammed Bashir
Allied Peoples Movement
Mohammed Kyari
Labour Party
Jafar Alhaji Wuwa
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Salisu Samaila
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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