2027 Presidential Elections
16 January 2027
The 2027 Presidential Elections is scheduled for 16 January 2027. 19 candidates from 18 parties are being tracked so far.
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Have run before
10Ordered by result in their most recent race.
Obi Peter Gregory
NDC
Ran as a running mate in 2019
47 news stories
Obi Peter Gregory
NDC
Ran as a running mate in 2019
47 news stories
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
APC
Won the 2023 presidential election · 8,794,726 votes
180 news stories · 1 policy
Atiku Abubakar
ADC
Lost the 2023 presidential election · 6,984,520 votes · 1 earlier race
61 news stories
Makinde Oluseyi Abiodun
APM
Won the 2023 Oyo governorship · 563,756 votes · 1 earlier race
4 news stories
Onor Sandy Ojang
PDP
Lost the 2023 Cross River governorship · 179,636 votes · 1 earlier race
3 news stories
Adewole Adebayo
SDP
Lost the 2023 presidential election · 80,267 votes
5 news stories
Nwanyanwu Daniel Daberechukwu
ZLP
Lost the 2023 presidential election · 77,665 votes
2 news stories
Adenuga Sunday Oluwafemi
BP
Lost the 2023 presidential election · 16,156 votes
2 news stories
Sowore Omoyele Stephen
AAC
Lost the 2023 presidential election · 14,608 votes · 1 earlier race
11 news stories
No earlier race on this site
9Results here start in 2019.
Donald Duke
PRP
Ada Elizabeth Fredrick Okwori
NDP
Aliyu Bin Abbas
ADP
Esther Nkem Okereke
NRM
Adekunle Rufai Omoaje
AA
Chibuzo Okereke
LP
Kabiru Yusuf
APP
Moses Olusoji Adebisi
DLA
Peter Ada Agada
YPP
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Road to 2027
- Party primaries window23 Apr – 30 May 2026
All registered parties must select candidates within INEC's statutory primary window.
- Presidential nomination forms27 Jun – 11 Jul 2026
Window for parties to submit presidential and National Assembly nomination forms.
- Presidential campaigns open19 Aug 2026
150-day campaign window under the Electoral Act opens for presidential candidates.
- Final candidate submission deadline29 Aug 2026
Last day for parties to submit cleared presidential and National Assembly candidates to INEC.
- Final candidate list published12 Sep 2026
INEC publishes ballot order and candidate particulars for the presidential and National Assembly polls.
- Presidential & National AssemblyPoll day16 Jan 2027
Polls open 8:30 AM local, close 2:30 PM; voters in queue by close-of-poll are allowed to vote.
- Governorship & State AssemblyPoll day6 Feb 2027
28 states hold gubernatorial contests; 8 run off-cycle (Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Ondo, Osun).
- Handover day29 May 2027
Inauguration of the next President of the Federal Republic.
Frequently asked questions
- When is the 2027 Presidential Elections?
- The 2027 Presidential Elections is scheduled to hold on 16 January 2027.
- Who is running in the 2027 Presidential Elections?
- We are tracking 19 candidates for the 2027 Presidential Elections so far, including Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, Obi Peter Gregory.