INEC Confirms Final Candidate List for 2027 Elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of presidential and National Assembly candidates for the 2027 general election, clarifying that no new list will be issued following a recent Supreme Court judgment. This list was published on September 12, 2026, prior to the Supreme Court's ruling on September 24, which upheld the requirement for political parties to submit membership registers.
INEC stated that parties failing to comply are ineligible to sponsor candidates. Political parties believing their candidates were wrongly omitted have until October 24, 2026, to notify INEC.
In Kwara State, Senator Saliu Mustapha and Dr Kolo Baba Jiya of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are listed for the National Assembly elections, contesting the Kwara Central and Kwara North senatorial seats, respectively. Mustapha, who defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC), is challenging Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for the Kwara Central Senate seat.
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