INEC Names Malam Muhammad Nami as Niger PDP Candidate

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially named Malam Muhammad Nami as the governorship candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger State for the upcoming 2027 general elections. This announcement was made in INEC's final list of approved candidates released over the weekend.
The Muhammad Nami media directorate confirmed this development in a press statement issued on Sunday in Minna. The statement emphasized that Nami's candidacy is unaffected by a recent Supreme Court judgment involving INEC.
Supporters of Muhammad Nami have been encouraged to collect their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) during the ongoing exercise by INEC to ensure they can vote for him as the PDP candidate in the February 6, 2027 governorship election.
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