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Kwara Governorship Election

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

Until Election Day · 6 February 2027

Election date
6 February 2027
Geography
Kwara · North Central
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 Kwara Governor and Deputy Governor

Final candidate list

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

12 confirmed tickets · 12 parties
Nominations Candidate submissionsParty nominees submitted to INEC
Final list 12 tickets confirmedGovernor and deputy-governor candidates
Election day Live Kwara countVotes, reporting coverage and checks
After declaration Permanent resultWinner, complete totals and LGA results
Action Alliance logoAAAction Alliance

Kolo Ezekiel

Deputy Governor: Olanipekun Ismail Olabode

African Democratic Congress logoADCAfrican Democratic Congress

Zakari Mohammed

Deputy Governor: Olawuyi Julius Olayide

Action Democratic Party logoADPAction Democratic Party

Adeshina Ajisafe

Deputy Governor: Sulieman Jibril

All Progressives Congress logoAPCAll Progressives Congress

Yakubu Danladi Salihu

Deputy Governor: Ogunniyi David Oluwaseun

All Progressives Grand Alliance logoAPGAAll Progressives Grand Alliance

Sule Ajayi

Deputy Governor: Afolabi Moses Folorunsho

Allied Peoples Movement logoAPMAllied Peoples Movement

Jaiyeola Motunrayo

Deputy Governor: Oluwole Tolu

Action Peoples Party logoAPPAction Peoples Party

Omotosho Bamidele Olaitan

Deputy Governor: Aremu Toyin Wahab

Nigeria Democratic Congress logoNDCNigeria Democratic Congress

Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia

Deputy Governor: Ajayi Israel Awolowo

National Democratic Party logoNDPNational Democratic Party

Deacon Shola Victor Abioye

Deputy Governor: Issa Salihu

New Nigeria Peoples Party logoNNPPNew Nigeria Peoples Party

Omokanye David Adetoyese

Deputy Governor: Zubair Zururat Romoke

Peoples Democratic Party logoPDPPeoples Democratic Party

Kawu Sulaiman Bolakale

Deputy Governor: Fawenu Cornelius Olaosebikan Sunday

Social Democratic Party logoSDPSocial Democratic Party

Apaokagi Ridwan Salahudeen

Deputy Governor: Kolawole Funsho Thawphic

Election results

The Kwara 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

Kwara election geography

Local government areas
16
Wards
193
Polling units
2,887
2023 registered voters
1,695,927

State context

About the Kwara 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 Kwara, this statewide contest spans 16 LGAs, 193 wards and 2,887 polling units. The 2023 register contained 1,695,927 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 12 governor and deputy-governor tickets for Kwara.
  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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