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NIGERIA 2027 ELECTIONS

Governorship Candidates

NaijaHub will publish the 2027 governorship candidate directory using the official INEC final list — not party slates, media trackers or provisional nominations.

Verification update — 10 October 2026: INEC's recent 100-day briefing said the final Governorship and State House of Assembly list was set for publication on 10 October 2026. As of this review, NaijaHub has not yet located the official 2027 final-list document on INEC's public website. The directory therefore remains locked rather than presenting provisional names as final.
GOVERNORSHIP POLL—days to 6 February 2027
28states holding governorship elections
936governorship & deputy-governorship nominations submitted
21 / 22registered parties that submitted state-level nominations
8off-cycle states
OFFICIAL INEC FINAL LIST — NOT YET VERIFIED BY NAIJAHUB

Candidate directory is locked for accuracy

The 936 figure is the number of governorship/deputy-governorship nominations reported by INEC before the final publication. It is not the final candidate count.

NaijaHub rule: a candidate will only be marked INEC Final after the actual INEC publication is located and checked against the official document.

28 states holding governorship elections

Select a state to open its election profile. Candidate names will appear there once the official final list is verified.

States without a 2027 governorship election

These states are on different governorship election cycles. State House of Assembly elections are separate.

AnambraBayelsaEdoEkitiImoKogiOndoOsun

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