The final list includes Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Omoyele Sowore, while the New Nigeria Peoples Party is absent from the field.
ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published its final list of 18 presidential candidates and running mates for Nigeria’s 2027 general election.
The document, titled “Presidential and National Assembly Elections for Jan, 2027: Presidential Final List of Candidates” was signed by INEC Secretary Rose Oriaran Anthony.
The Frontrunners
- APC: President Bola Tinubu, with Vice President Kashim Shettima as running mate
- ADC: Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, with ex-Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi
- NDC: Peter Obi, with ex-Kano State governor Rabiu Kwankwaso
- AAC: Omoyele Sowore, with Haruna Garba Magashi
- PDP: Sandy Ojang Onor, with Umaru Babangida
Full List of Candidates
| # | Party | Presidential Candidate | Running Mate |
| 1 | APC | Bola Tinubu | Kashim Shettima |
| 2 | ADC | Atiku Abubakar | Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi |
| 3 | NDC | Peter Gregory Obi | Musa Mohammed Rabiu Kwankwaso |
| 4 | LP | Sunday Chibuzo Okereke | Hajja Bintu Konto |
| 5 | PDP | Sandy Ojang Onor | Umaru Babangida |
| 6 | AA | Rufai Adekunle Omo Aje | Shehu Hussaini |
| 7 | ADP | Aliyu Abbas Bin | Chinazam Ike |
| 8 | APP | Kabiru Yusuf | Peace Egobia Ofordile |
| 9 | AAC | Omoyele Sowore | Haruna Garba Magashi |
| 10 | APM | Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde | Musa Lawal Daura |
| 11 | BP | Sunday Adenuga | Usman Turaki Mustapha |
| 12 | DLA | Moses Olusoji Adebisi | Nafisat Usaku Abubakar |
| 13 | NDP | Ada Elizabeth Fredrick Okwori | Uchenna Anthony Chukwuemeka |
| 14 | NRM | Nkem Esther Okereke | Nasir Muhammed Sulaiman |
| 15 | PRP | Donald Duke | Kabiru Rabiu |
| 16 | SDP | Adewole Ebenezer Adebayo | Usman Muhammed Bugaje |
| 17 | YPP | Peter Ada Agada | Patience Ndidi Key |
| 18 | ZLP | Daniel Daberechukwu Nwanyanwu | Hassan Khalid |
Two of the 18 presidential candidates are women, Ada Elizabeth Fredrick Okwori (NDP) and Nkem Esther Okereke (NRM), alongside four female running mates.
What Changed From the Preliminary List
The final list differs from the preliminary candidate information reported in August, which had listed 19 presidential candidates:
- New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) previously reported as fielding Suleiman Mohammed Dikwa does not appear on the final list.
- Young Progressives Party (YPP) ticket has changed. Peter Ada Agada and Patience Ndidi Key now appear in place of the pair named in the preliminary publication.
INEC did not give reasons for these changes in the document reproduced by Xposure News
