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Deputy Governor: Aliyu Abubakar Abubakar
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Sokoto Governorship Election
Planned Mundx Election Hub page for the sokoto governorship election, scheduled for 6 February 2027.
Until Election Day · 6 February 2027
This page does not declare an election result. Only INEC declares official election results.
Election candidates
Final candidates for Sokoto Governor and Deputy Governor
Final candidate list
17 tickets appear on INEC's final list for this contest. Governor and deputy-governor names are reproduced in the order published by INEC.
17 confirmed tickets · 17 partiesNominations Candidate submissionsParty nominees submitted to INEC
Final list 17 tickets confirmedGovernor and deputy-governor candidates
Election day Live Sokoto countVotes, reporting coverage and checks
After declaration Permanent resultWinner, complete totals and LGA results
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AACAfrican Action CongressAbubakar Bello Dangaskiya
Deputy Governor: Sani Bello
ADCAfrican Democratic CongressManir Muhammad Dan'iya
Deputy Governor: Isah Bello Ambarura
ADPAction Democratic PartySarkin Larabawa Nasiru
Deputy Governor: Muawuya Aliyu Hussaini
APCAll Progressives CongressAliyu Ahmed Sokoto
Deputy Governor: Mohammed Gobir Idris
APGAAll Progressives Grand AllianceIbrahim Mansur Gada
Deputy Governor: Bello Wadata
APMAllied Peoples MovementAbubakar Haruna
Deputy Governor: Hauwau Isah Bello
APPAction Peoples PartySidi Almustapha Ahmed
Deputy Governor: Muhd Danmowa Hajiya Luba
LPLabour PartyHaliru Abubakar Dikko
Deputy Governor: Jamilu Adamu
NDCNigeria Democratic CongressAliyu Shamsudeen Ahmad
Deputy Governor: Tukur Aminu
NDPNational Democratic PartyAuwal Umar
Deputy Governor: Shehu Muhammad Akwara
NNPPNew Nigeria Peoples PartyMalami Garba
Deputy Governor: Shehu Kabiru
NRMNational Rescue MovementAliyu Sulaiman
Deputy Governor: Abdullahi Sani
PDPPeoples Democratic PartyAbdullahi Sokoto Abubakar
Deputy Governor: Muhammed Rabah Altine
PRPPeoples Redemption PartyMohammed Faruku Yabo
Deputy Governor: Hamza Yusuf
YPPYoung Progressives PartyShehu Ibrahim
Deputy Governor: Ibrahim Mansur
ZLPZenith Labour PartyMu'azu Abdullahi
Deputy Governor: Muhammad Habibu
Election results
The Sokoto Count
Checking publication status
No results have been published.This permanent page will update automatically when verified polling-unit results become available.
How to read these figures
Totals include verified polling-unit records received by Mundx. Open a geography to inspect its wards and polling units, then select a polling unit to view its source Form EC8A where one has been published.
Figures remain provisional until formally declared by INEC. Replaced forms and validation checks stay visible in the record.
Statewide context
Sokoto election geography
- Incumbent candidate
- Ahmad Aliyu
- Local government areas
- 23
- Wards
- 244
- Polling units
- 3,991
- 2023 registered voters
- 2,172,056
State context
About the Sokoto 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 Sokoto, this statewide contest spans 23 LGAs, 244 wards and 3,991 polling units. The 2023 register contained 2,172,056 voters. These figures provide context; the 2027 register may change before polling day.
Evidence and revisions
Sources and update history
Primary references
- INEC 2027 General Election Timetable ↗ — dates and candidate-list milestones.
- INEC Polling Unit Register ↗ — LGA, ward and polling-unit geography.
- INEC 2023 Registered Voters and PVCs ↗ — 2023 state register.
- INEC 2023 General Election Report ↗ — 2023 result context.
- Nigeria Governors' Forum ↗ — incumbent-governor reference.
Revision history
- Imported and independently checked INEC's final list of 17 governor and deputy-governor tickets for Sokoto.
- Corrected the ADC governorship slate from the official list and added the party's deputy-governor nominees in all 28 states.
- 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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