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INEC to Display Candidate Lists for 2027 Governorship and Assembly Elections on Saturday
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Saturday, August 29, publish the lists of candidates nominated by political parties for the February 6, 2027, governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections.
Governorship elections will be held in 28 states, while state Houses of Assembly polls will take place in all 36 states of the federation.
According to the electoral timetable, governorship elections are scheduled in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Delta, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Kwara, Benue, Plateau, Niger, Nasarawa, Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi and Sokoto states.
No governorship elections will be conducted in Ondo, Osun, Ekiti, Edo, Bayelsa, Anambra, Imo and Kogi states, where polls were held at different times under the staggered electoral cycle.
INEC said the publication of the candidate lists forms part of its preparations for the 2027 general election and will allow political parties, candidates and the public to verify the information submitted to the commission.
The 22 registered political parties are expected to field new candidates in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Yobe, Borno, Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Kwara and Nasarawa states, where the tenure of the incumbent governors expires in 2027.
Political parties contesting the presidential and National Assembly elections are also required to submit their final lists of candidates by Saturday, August 29.
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