The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates for the 2027 governorship election in Bauchi State, Nigeria. The list includes 15 governorship candidates and their running mates. The commission made this announcement on its official website on Saturday, October 11, 2026. This publication is a crucial step in the electoral process, as it officially confirms the candidates that will participate in the election.
Notably, four political parties are excluded from the final list: the Social Democratic Party (SDP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Action Alliance (AA), and Accord Party (AP). These parties had earlier submitted their candidates and running mates to INEC, but their names were not included in the final list. The SDP had nominated Abdullahi Yakubu as its governorship candidate, while the NNPP nominated Ahmed Shuaibu. The Action Alliance submitted Musa Zubairu, and the Accord Party fielded Mohd Aminu Bauchin Bauchi.
The African Action Congress (AAC) will field Abdullahi Adamu as its governorship candidate, with Shehu Imam as his running mate. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has Halliru Dauda Jika as its candidate and Samaila Mohammed Kabir as his running mate. The Action Democratic Party (ADP) will contest with Yunusa Shehu Jinda as its governorship candidate and Badia Lawal Muhammad as his running mate.
Other parties and their candidates include the All Progressives Congress (APC) with Muhammad Abdullahi Abubakar and Farouk Mustapha as running mate, and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) with Naziru Usman and Aminu Mohammed Kabiru. The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) will be represented by Yakubu Adamu and Babamaji Mahmood. The Action Peoples Party (APP) has Kabiru Abdulhamid Shuwa as its governorship candidate and Yunusa Mamuda as his running mate.
The Labour Party (LP) will field Idris Aliyu Muhammad and Yilkat Samako as its candidate and running mate, respectively. The New Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has Kashim Ibrahim Muhammad as its governorship candidate and Tata Alhaji as his running mate. The National Democratic Party (NDP) has Haruna Muhammad Ningi and Shehu Usman Abdu as its candidate and running mate.
The National Rescue Movement (NRM) will field Muhammad Muhammad Zaharaddin and Kabiru Umar as its governorship candidate and running mate, respectively. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has Adamu Usman Ahmed and Alin Bababa Abdulkadir. The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has Shehu Umar Buba as its governorship candidate and Aliyu Tijjani Mohammed as his running mate.
The Young Progressive Party (YPP) has Aliyu Umar A.G. and Bello Buhari, while the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) will contest with Lami BabaGeidam and Aliyu Shafiu Garba. The reasons for the exclusion of the four parties were not specified in the INEC publication. The development has sparked interest and speculation among stakeholders and the general public.
Key points
- INEC has published a list of 15 governorship candidates for the 2027 Bauchi State election.
- Four political parties, including SDP and NNPP, were excluded from the final list.
- The excluded parties had submitted their candidates but were not included in the final list published by INEC.
