Newsbreak: INEC releases 18 names of 2027 Presidential hopeful
By Omolade Adegbuyi
Eighteen Presidential candidates will vie for the 2027 Presidential race.
The electoral umpire has released the names of the candidates this weekend.
The main contenders, current President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar and Mr Peter Obi are some of the top names on the list
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the released list represent the candidates cleared and the 18 political parties given the right to contest the 2027 presidential election.
The Presidential election holds in January 2027.
The list includes:
APC: Bola Tinubu (74) / Kashim Shettima (59)
ADC: Atiku Abubakar (79) / Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi (61)
NDC: Peter Gregory Obi (65) / Musa Mohammed Rabiu Kwankwaso (69)
LP: Sunday Chibuzo Okereke (43) / Hajja Bintu Konto (54)
PDP: Sandy Ojang Onor (60) / Umaru Babangida (61)
AA: Rufai Adekunle Omo-Aje / Shehu Hussaini
ADP: Aliyu Abbas-Bin / Chinazam Ike
APP: Kabiru Yusuf / Peace Egobia Ofordile
AAC: Omoyele Sowore / Haruna Garba Magashi
APM: Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde (58) / Musa Lawal Daura
BP: Sunday Adenuga / Usman Turaki Mustapha
DLA: Moses Olusoji Adebisi / Nafisat Usaku Abubakar
NDP: Ada Elizabeth Fredrick Okwori / Uchenna Anthony Chukwuemeka
NRM: Nkem Esther Okereke / Nasir Muhammed Sulaiman
PRP: Donald Duke / Kabiru Rabiu
SDP: Adewole Ebenezer Adebayo / Usman Muhammed Bugaje
YPP: Peter Ada Agada / Patience Ndidi Key
ZLP: Daniel Daberechukwu Nwanyanwu / Hassan Khalid
