INEC Releases Final List Of Presidential Candidates For 2027 Election

Eighteen candidates will contest the 2027 presidential election, according to the final list of presidential and vice-presidential candidates released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The list, signed by INEC Secretary Rose Oriaran-Anthony, includes President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

Oyo State g meovernor Oluseyi Makinde of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Sandy Ojang Onor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) are also among the candidates.

The list shows that the presidential candidates are aged between 35 and 79, while the vice-presidential candidates are between 35 and 80 years old.

Atiku, 79, is the oldest presidential candidate, followed by Tinubu, 74. The youngest is Moses Adebisi of the Democratic Labour Alliance (DLA), who is 35.

Two women are among the 18 presidential candidates. They are Ada Elizabeth Frederick Okwori of the National Democratic Party (NDP) and Nkem Esther Okereke of the National Rescue Movement (NRM).

Four women are also listed among the vice-presidential candidates: Peace Egobia of the Action Peoples Party (APP), Nafisat Usaku of the DLA, Hajja Konto of the Labour Party (LP) and Patience Key of the Young Progressive Party (YPP).

Other candidates on the presidential list are Rufai Adekunle Omo-Aje of the Action Alliance (AA), Abbas-Bin Aliyu of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Yusuf Kabiru of the APP, Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress (AAC), Sunday Adenuga of the Boot Party (BP), Adebisi Olusoji of the DLA, Sunday Okereke of the LP, Adewole Adebayo of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Peter Agada of the YPP and Nwanyanwu Daberechukwu of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).

The commission’s list also shows that none of the presidential or vice-presidential candidates declared a disability.

The publication of the final list comes after political parties concluded their primaries between April 23 and May 30, 2026.

The presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled for January 16, 2027, while the governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections will hold on February 6.

INEC revised the election timetable following the enactment of the Electoral Act 2026.