INEC Excludes Four Parties from Bauchi Governorship Race

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released its final list of candidates for the 2027 governorship election in Bauchi State, featuring 15 candidates. Notably, candidates from the Social Democratic Party (SDP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Action Alliance (AA), and Accord Party (AP) have been excluded from this list.

The candidates include Abdullahi Adamu from the African Action Congress (AAC) with running mate Shehu Imam, Halliru Dauda Jika from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) with Samaila Mohammed Kabir, and Muhammad Abdullahi Abubakar from the All Progressives Congress (APC) with Farouk Mustapha. Other candidates include Naziru Usman from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Yakubu Adamu from the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), and Idris Aliyu Muhammad from the Labour Party (LP), among others.

The exclusion of the four political parties means they will not be represented in the upcoming election, despite having submitted their candidates to INEC.