15 parties have put forward a ticket: a candidate for governor and a running mate for deputy governor.
Audu Mohammed
Running mate: El-Abdullahi Hassana
African Action Congress · AAC
Mohammed Kpautagi
Running mate: Musa Mamman
African Democratic Congress · ADC
Alhaji Idris Usman
Running mate: Usman Kasim Bosso
Action Democratic Party · ADP
Mohammed Umaru Bago
Running mate: Garba Yakubu
All Progressives Congress · APC
Mohammed Adamu
Running mate: Adamu Usman B.
All Progressives Grand Alliance · APGA
Abdulmalik Saidu Akpayi
Running mate: Hadiza I. Danjuma
Allied Peoples Movement · APM
Bello Isah Mohammed
Running mate: Bello Saadatu
Action Peoples Party · APP
Mohammed Usman
Running mate: Francis Aliyu
Labour Party · LP
Muhammad Yahaya Adam
Running mate: Mamman Emmanuelkaura Diko
Nigeria Democratic Congress · NDC
Sani Alfa
Running mate: Abdullahi Musa
National Democratic Party · NDP
Muhammad Mamman Nami
Running mate: Dahir Dan'Azumi Abdul
Peoples Democratic Party · PDP
Adamu Ibrahim
Running mate: Saidu Yusuf
Peoples Redemption Party · PRP
Mohammed Ndarani Mohammed
Running mate: Japhet Pada Samson
Social Democratic Party · SDP
Umar Larat Aliyu
Running mate: Umar Saidu Shagabe
Young Progressive Party · YPP
Kolo Muhammad Aminu
Running mate: Salihu Aminu
Zenith Labour Party · ZLP
From INEC’s final list of governorship candidates for Niger, published 11 October 2026. Names as INEC prints them, surname first. A withdrawal, substitution or court order can change a ticket before polling day.
