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Oyo Governorship Election

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

Until Election Day · 6 February 2027

Election date
6 February 2027
Geography
Oyo · South 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

Candidates for Oyo

Provisional nominations

16 candidates are currently tracked for this contest. This provisional tracker may not yet reproduce every name displayed at the state INEC office; names and affiliations remain subject to correction or replacement.

16 tracked candidates · 16 parties
NowProvisional candidatesCandidate nominations and key dates
6 OctFinal candidate listConfirmed candidates and parties
Election dayLive Oyo countVotes, reporting coverage and checks
After declarationPermanent resultWinner, complete totals and LGA results
African Action Congress logoAACAfrican Action Congress

Olasupo Olalekan Abdulsemiu

African Democratic Congress logoADCAfrican Democratic Congress

Adegboyega Taofeek Adegoke

Action Democratic Party logoADPAction Democratic Party

Olatunji Kunle James

All Progressives Congress logoAPCAll Progressives Congress

Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli

All Progressives Grand Alliance logoAPGAAll Progressives Grand Alliance

Salami Gbolagade

Allied Peoples Movement logoAPMAllied Peoples Movement

Abimbola Adekanmbi

Action Peoples Party logoAPPAction Peoples Party

Tijani Ismaila Akinbode

Labour Party logoLPLabour Party

Kareem Thomson Sola

Nigeria Democratic Congress logoNDCNigeria Democratic Congress

Yusuf Akim Adebola

National Democratic Party logoNDPNational Democratic Party

Taiwo Ibiyemi Otegbeye

New Nigeria Peoples Party logoNNPPNew Nigeria Peoples Party

Adebiyi Adedapo

National Rescue Movement logoNRMNational Rescue Movement

Afolabi Taofeek Adedamola

Peoples Democratic Party logoPDPPeoples Democratic Party

Hazeem Gbolarumi

Peoples Redemption Party logoPRPPeoples Redemption Party

Yinusa Kazeem Ayandare

Social Democratic Party logoSDPSocial Democratic Party

Aderoju Okunlade Michael

Zenith Labour Party logoZLPZenith Labour Party

Hassan Waheed Olanrewaju

Provisional. Withdrawals and replacements remain possible until 22 September 2026. Final list scheduled for 6 October 2026.

Last reviewed 1 September 2026 · Official INEC reference ↗

Statewide context

Oyo election geography

Local government areas
33
Wards
351
Polling units
6,390
2023 registered voters
3,276,675

State context

About the Oyo 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 Oyo, this statewide contest spans 33 LGAs, 351 wards and 6,390 polling units. The 2023 register contained 3,276,675 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. 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 will move from provisional nominations to the final candidate list, live result reporting and the declared result. Mundx will record material substitutions, withdrawals and result corrections here. Until the complete official state list is independently verified, the count is labelled “currently tracked” rather than complete.

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