The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of those who will contest for the coveted Dogirei Government House seat in the February 6, 2027 election in Adamawa State, as Governor Ahmadu Fintiri begins his exit.
The list, published on Saturday, October 10, indicates that 18 political parties are set for the governorship race in the state.
Among those who scaled through are the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, popularly known as Binani, who narrowly lost to Fintiri in the 2023 governorship election, and the National Rescue Movement (NRM) candidate, Samuel Faith Monday, while the others are male governorship candidates.
Also, two women have been chosen as running mates by the APM and SDP for the 2027 governorship election in Adamawa State.
The official document, signed by the INEC Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, also identifies the candidates’ running mates, ages, genders and educational qualifications.
Some of the prominent candidates confirmed by INEC include Senator Ishaku Cliff Abbo of the LP, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed of the NDC, Abdulrahman Bashir Haske of the APM, Modibbo Hammantukur Ribadu of the ADC, Christopher Nathaniel Osim of the SDP and Aminu Ahmed Galadima of the APC.
Other candidates on the list are Cholli Yahaya of Accord, Dawa Philip B of Action Alliance, Hussaini Sulaiman Tahir of the African Action Congress, Umaru Babangida Bajabure of the Action Democratic Party, Bashir Suleiman Alhaji of APGA, Aliyu Suleiman of the Action Peoples Party, Tame Vadlya Tizhe of the Democratic Leadership Alliance, Bundi Ahmadu Pius of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Samuel Faith Monday of the National Rescue Movement, Vunobolki Maurice Michael of the PDP, Theman Wafarninyi of the Young Progressives Party and Alahirah Maimako of the Zenith Labour Party.
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According to the INEC document, the candidates and their running mates are:
Accord (A): Cholli Yahaya — Yunusa Peter.
Action Alliance (AA): Dawa Philip B — Abdulkadir Mohammed.
African Action Congress (AAC): Hussaini Sulaiman Tahir — Calvin Yusuf Pelene.
African Democratic Congress (ADC): Modibbo Hammantukur Ribadu — Aguwa Kevin Iliya.
Action Democratic Party (ADP): Umaru Babangida Bajabure — Zakariya Suzana.
All Progressives Congress (APC): Aminu Ahmed Galadima — Usman Adamu Dali Kamale.
All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA): Bashir Suleiman Alhaji — Leneke Elliot Jesmiel.
Allied Peoples Movement (APM): Abdulrahman Bashir Haske — Onatola Morakinyo Safriel.
Action Peoples Party (APP): Aliyu Suleiman — Emmanuel Ibrahim.
Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA): Tame Vadlya Tizhe — Ali Amina Muhammad.
Labour Party (LP): Ishaku Elisha Cliff — Jauro Faruk Sanusi.
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC): Dahiru Aishatu Ahmed — Dominic Emmanuel Mapeo.
New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP): Bundi Ahmadu Pius — Umar Abubakar.
National Rescue Movement (NRM): Samuel Faith Monday — Usman Hassan.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP): Vunobolki Maurice Michael — Wambai Abubakar Mahmud.
Social Democratic Party (SDP): Nathaniel Christopher Osim — Rufai Ahmad.
Young Progressives Party (YPP): Theman Wafarninyi — Abba Ahmed Sudi.
Zenith Labour Party (ZLP): Alahirah Maimako — Adamu Abdullahi.
The candidates’ educational qualifications also vary, ranging from primary and secondary school certificates to university degrees and postgraduate qualifications, according to the INEC document.
The release of the list formally identifies the candidates submitted by the participating parties and provides a clearer picture of the political field ahead of the election.
INEC’s official election calendar schedules the governorship and State House of Assembly elections for February 6, 2027, while the presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled for January 16, 2027
