2027 / Your ballot guide
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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
Zamfara West senatorial district
Ibrahim Mikailu Barau
African Democratic Congress
Abubakar Abdulaziz Yari
All Progressives Congress
Adamu Abdulmalik
Allied Peoples Movement
Aliyu Yahaya Aliyu
Labour Party
Abdullahi Hassan Anka
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Anka/Talata Mafara federal constituency
Abdulrahman Yahaya
African Democratic Congress
Muhammed Isah Anka
All Progressives Congress
Abbas Kasimu
Allied Peoples Movement
Muhammad Bashir Mafara
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Ango Ibrahim Maru
Peoples Democratic Party
Saturday 6 February 2027
Who runs your state and who represents you in the State House of Assembly.
Statewide contest · Zamfara
Shinkafi Bilyaminu Yusuf
African Democratic Congress
Lawal Dauda
All Progressives Congress
Salisu Sulaiman Bungudu
Allied Peoples Movement
Yusuf Sani Danmasani
Labour Party
Marafa Kabiru Garba
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Shehu-Gusau Ibrahim
Peoples Democratic Party
Anka state constituency
Yusuf Muslim
African Democratic Congress
Marafa Rilwanu Anka
All Progressives Congress
Musa Yushau
Allied Peoples Movement
Usman Abdullahi Anka
Labour Party
Sarkin Fagon Yahaya
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Ishaq Murtala
Peoples Democratic Party
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