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Borno Governorship Election

Planned Mundx Election Hub page for the borno governorship election, scheduled for 6 February 2027.

Until Election Day · 6 February 2027

Election date
6 February 2027
Geography
Borno · North East
INEC contest code
Statewide contest
Page status
Pre-election page; no results are published.

This page does not declare an election result. Only INEC declares official election results.

Election candidates

Final candidates for Borno Governor and Deputy Governor

Final candidate list

13 tickets appear on INEC's final list for this contest. Governor and deputy-governor names are reproduced in the order published by INEC.

13 confirmed tickets · 13 parties
Nominations Candidate submissionsParty nominees submitted to INEC
Final list 13 tickets confirmedGovernor and deputy-governor candidates
Election day Live Borno countVotes, reporting coverage and checks
After declaration Permanent resultWinner, complete totals and LGA results
Action Alliance logoAAAction Alliance

Goni Bulama

Deputy Governor: Ibrahim Garba

African Democratic Congress logoADCAfrican Democratic Congress

Babagana Buhari

Deputy Governor: Biu Abdulmalik Bulama

Action Democratic Party logoADPAction Democratic Party

Monguno Rufai Alhaji

Deputy Governor: Abdullahi Fatima Umar

All Progressives Congress logoAPCAll Progressives Congress

Gubio Alhaji Mustapha

Deputy Governor: Isa Ali Abdullahi

Allied Peoples Movement logoAPMAllied Peoples Movement

Ahmad Tijjani Isah

Deputy Governor: Bala Usman

Action Peoples Party logoAPPAction Peoples Party

Garga Bukar

Deputy Governor: Musa Karub Jidda

Labour Party logoLPLabour Party

Konto Umar

Deputy Governor: Mamman Habu

Nigeria Democratic Congress logoNDCNigeria Democratic Congress

Ibrahim Sanusi Kashim

Deputy Governor: Ali Bala Abubakar

New Nigeria Peoples Party logoNNPPNew Nigeria Peoples Party

Muhammad Bukar

Deputy Governor: Ahmodu Sheriff

National Rescue Movement logoNRMNational Rescue Movement

Mustapha Umar Mustapha

Deputy Governor: Mohammed Isah Biu

Peoples Democratic Party logoPDPPeoples Democratic Party

Abba-Gana Ibrahim Baba

Deputy Governor: Mustapha Aliyu Maina Ibrahim

Social Democratic Party logoSDPSocial Democratic Party

Abba Alhaji Modu

Deputy Governor: Usman Abubakar Maikobi

Zenith Labour Party logoZLPZenith Labour Party

Abdulhakeem Muhammad

Deputy Governor: Sulum Adam Modu

Election results

The Borno Count

Checking publication status
No results have been published.This permanent page will update automatically when verified polling-unit results become available.

Polling unit

Statewide context

Borno election geography

Local government areas
27
Wards
312
Polling units
5,071
2023 registered voters
2,513,281

State context

About the Borno governorship election

The governor leads the state executive, implements state laws and public programmes, proposes the state budget and appoints commissioners subject to the constitutional role of the State House of Assembly.

In Borno, this statewide contest spans 27 LGAs, 312 wards and 5,071 polling units. The 2023 register contained 2,513,281 voters. These figures provide context; the 2027 register may change before polling day.

Evidence and revisions

Sources and update history

Primary references

Revision history

  1. Imported and independently checked INEC's final list of 13 governor and deputy-governor tickets for Borno.
  2. Corrected the ADC governorship slate from the official list and added the party's deputy-governor nominees in all 28 states.
  3. Published the provisional candidate tracker in party order with logos, election geography, 2023 baseline, sources and the permanent election lifecycle.
How this page will change

This permanent URL now carries the state-level final candidate list published by INEC. Mundx will record material corrections, substitutions and election results here without changing the contest URL.

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