The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed former Kaduna State Governor, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, incumbent Senator Lawal Adamu Usman, former Senator Shehu Sani and serving Senator Sunday Marshal Katung among 33 candidates cleared to contest the three senatorial seats in Kaduna State in the January 2027 National Assembly elections.
The final list, signed by the Secretary of the commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, shows that 12 candidates are contesting Kaduna North, 13 Kaduna Central and eight Kaduna South across several political parties.
In Kaduna North, former Governor Yero of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is challenging incumbent Senator Khalid of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Yero, who previously governed the state, is seeking election to the Senate.
In Kaduna Central, former Senator Shehu Sani of the APC is challenging incumbent Senator Lawal Adamu Usman of the ADC. Shehu Sani previously represented Kaduna Central in the Senate, while Lawal Adamu Usman is seeking to retain his seat.
Other candidates listed for Kaduna Central are Badamasi Hafsat of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Usman Lawal of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Jatau Aliyu Suleiman of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Ibrahim Mohammed Sani of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Bala Daniel Joji of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Adamu Haruna of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ibrahim Usman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Suleiman Munir Babangida of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and Salisu Suleiman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
In Kaduna South, incumbent Senator Sunday Marshal Katung of the APC is facing challengers including Godfrey Ali Gaiya of the ADC, Abel Yashim Solomon of the ADP, Sa’ad Abubakar of the APM, Dauda Philibus of the NNPP, Gumbari Joseph Mataimaki of the PDP, Laura Yimi Lucas of the SDP and Adeyemi Adebowale Abdulzeez of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).
The final list also includes candidates from other political parties contesting the three senatorial seats, with the candidates’ names, political parties, ages, genders and listed qualifications contained in the document.
The release of the final list formally identifies the candidates cleared by INEC for the Kaduna North, Kaduna Central and Kaduna South senatorial elections scheduled for January 2027.
