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The Independent National Electoral Commission has published the complete and finalized list of cleared governorship candidates and their running mates across all participating states for the upcoming February 6, 2027 elections.
Under Nigeria’s electoral framework, 28 out of the 36 states will hold their governorship elections during the general election cycle. The remaining 8 off-cycle states (Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Ondo, and Osun) will not hold governorship polls in February 2027 due to staggered judicial tenures.
Official INEC State-by-State Direct PDF Document Links
You can directly view and download the official state-by-state PDF documents hosted on the INEC portal:
- Abia State: Abia State PDF Document
- Adamawa State: Adamawa State PDF Document
- Akwa Ibom State: Akwa Ibom State PDF Document
- Bauchi State: Bauchi State PDF Document
- Benue State: Benue State PDF Document
- Borno State: Borno State PDF Document
- Cross River State: Cross River State PDF Document
- Delta State: Delta State PDF Document
- Ebonyi State: Ebonyi State PDF Document
- Enugu State: Enugu State PDF Document
- Gombe State: Gombe State PDF Document
- Jigawa State: Jigawa State PDF Document
- Kaduna State: Kaduna State PDF Document
- Kano State: Kano State PDF Document
- Katsina State: Katsina State PDF Document
- Kebbi State: Kebbi State PDF Document
- Kwara State: Kwara State PDF Document
- Lagos State: Lagos State PDF Document
- Nasarawa State: Nasarawa State PDF Document
- Niger State: Niger State PDF Document
- Ogun State: Ogun State PDF Document
- Oyo State: Oyo State PDF Document
- Plateau State: Plateau State PDF Document
- Rivers State: Rivers State PDF Document
- Sokoto State: Sokoto State PDF Document
- Taraba State: Taraba State PDF Document
- Yobe State: Yobe State PDF Document
- Zamfara State: Zamfara State PDF Document
Off-Cycle States NOT Participating in 2027 Governorship Elections (8 States)
The following states operate on separate election timetables and do not participate in the February 2027 governorship ballot: Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Ondo, and Osun.
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