The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of 18 presidential candidates and their running mates for the 16 January 2027 general election.
President Bola Tinubu is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar is contesting on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), while Peter Obi represents the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC).
Other candidates include Oyo State Governor Oluseyi Abiodun 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).
Below: full list of presidential candidates.
Ezinwanne Onwuka, senior staff reporter and columnist with WAP is a Nigerian-based writer and content developer. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Her interests include reading, writing, researching and graphic designing.
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