INEC Excludes Four Parties from Bauchi Gubernatorial Race

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of 15 governorship candidates and their running mates for the 2027 general elections in Bauchi State. Notably, the list excludes candidates from the Social Democratic Party (SDP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Action Alliance (AA), and Accord Party (AP), meaning these parties will not be represented in the upcoming election.

The candidates listed include Abdullahi Adamu of the African Action Congress (AAC) with running mate Shehu Imam, Halliru Dauda Jika of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) with Samaila Mohammed Kabir, and Yunusa Shehu Jinda of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) with Badia Lawal Muhammad. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has Muhammad Abdullahi Abubakar as its candidate, with Farouk Mustapha as his running mate.

Other candidates include those from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Action Peoples Party (APP), Labour Party (LP), New Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), National Democratic Party (NDP), National Rescue Movement (NRM), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Young Progressive Party (YPP), and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).