The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has published the final list of candidates cleared to contest the 2027 presidential election.

The list, which was released on Saturday, October 11, 2026, and signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, features 18 presidential flagbearers and their vice-presidential candidates.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu leads the pack as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, with Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is contesting on the platform of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, with former Minister Rotimi Amaechi as his deputy.

Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Gregory Obi, is flying the flag of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, alongside former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, is in the race under the Allied Peoples Movement, APM.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has Senator Sandy Ojang Onor as its presidential candidate, with Umaru Babangida as running mate, while former Cross River Governor, Donald Duke, is the candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP.

Other cleared candidates include Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress, AAC, Adewole Adebayo of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Ada Elizabeth Okwori of the National Democratic Party, NDP, and Nkem Okereke of the National Rescue Movement, NRM — two of the female presidential candidates in the race.

INEC also listed four women as vice-presidential candidates, including Peace Egobia of APP, Nafisat Usaku of DLA, Hajja Konto of LP, and Patience Key of YPP.

According to the Commission, the presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on January 16, 2027, while governorship and State Assembly polls are scheduled for February 6, 2027.

The publication completes a major stage of INEC’s preparation for the general elections, following the release of 4,408 National Assembly candidates earlier.

Source: INEC / TVC News / Daily Post