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Kaduna Governorship Election

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

Until Election Day · 6 February 2027

Election date
6 February 2027
Geography
Kaduna · North West
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 Kaduna Governor and Deputy Governor

Final candidate list

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

16 confirmed tickets · 16 parties
Nominations Candidate submissionsParty nominees submitted to INEC
Final list 16 tickets confirmedGovernor and deputy-governor candidates
Election day Live Kaduna countVotes, reporting coverage and checks
After declaration Permanent resultWinner, complete totals and LGA results
Action Alliance logoAAAction Alliance

Adamu Alhaji Ahamed

Deputy Governor: Yakubu Emmaunel Yav

African Democratic Congress logoADCAfrican Democratic Congress

Isa Mohammed Ashiru

Deputy Governor: Kantiok Irmiya Ishaku

Action Democratic Party logoADPAction Democratic Party

Solomon John Yayock

Deputy Governor: Mohammed Rahinatu

All Progressives Congress logoAPCAll Progressives Congress

Sani Uba

Deputy Governor: Adams Jerry

All Progressives Grand Alliance logoAPGAAll Progressives Grand Alliance

Tukur Rabiu

Deputy Governor: Silas Tanko Musa

Allied Peoples Movement logoAPMAllied Peoples Movement

Haruna Yunusa Saeed

Deputy Governor: Ahmad Rufai Shehu

Democratic Leadership Alliance logoDLADemocratic Leadership Alliance

Chado Adamu Idrisu

Deputy Governor: Mustapha Shuaibu

Labour Party logoLPLabour Party

Rilwanu Muhammad Lawal

Deputy Governor: Esuga Faith Zainab

National Democratic Party logoNDPNational Democratic Party

Ali Godday

Deputy Governor: Sani Uba Usman

New Nigeria Peoples Party logoNNPPNew Nigeria Peoples Party

Abubakar Abdullahi

Deputy Governor: Abdullahi Salima Likko

National Rescue Movement logoNRMNational Rescue Movement

Kallah Yahaya Musa

Deputy Governor: Samuel Zippora Bijeh

Peoples Democratic Party logoPDPPeoples Democratic Party

Bawa Shehu Usman

Deputy Governor: Adamu Amos Gandu

Peoples Redemption Party logoPRPPeoples Redemption Party

Abdulfattah Muhammad Aminu

Deputy Governor: Abubakar Sani Tijjani

Social Democratic Party logoSDPSocial Democratic Party

Idris Adamu Abubakar

Deputy Governor: Shamaki Dorcas Arthus

Young Progressives Party logoYPPYoung Progressives Party

Mohammed Jamila

Deputy Governor: Ramson Nwoha

Zenith Labour Party logoZLPZenith Labour Party

Makama Yahaya

Deputy Governor: Usman Abdulrahaham

Election results

The Kaduna 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

Kaduna election geography

Incumbent candidate
Uba Sani
Local government areas
23
Wards
255
Polling units
8,012
2023 registered voters
4,335,208

State context

About the Kaduna 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 Kaduna, this statewide contest spans 23 LGAs, 255 wards and 8,012 polling units. The 2023 register contained 4,335,208 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 16 governor and deputy-governor tickets for Kaduna.
  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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