AAccordProf. Jerome Nyameh
Deputy Governor: Ali Ibrahim Tanimu
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Taraba Governorship Election
Planned Mundx Election Hub page for the taraba 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 Taraba Governor and Deputy Governor
Final candidate list
19 tickets appear on INEC's final list for this contest. Governor and deputy-governor names are reproduced in the order published by INEC.
19 confirmed tickets · 19 partiesNominations Candidate submissionsParty nominees submitted to INEC
Final list 19 tickets confirmedGovernor and deputy-governor candidates
Election day Live Taraba countVotes, reporting coverage and checks
After declaration Permanent resultWinner, complete totals and LGA results
AAccord
AACAfrican Action CongressGago Magaji Bulus
Deputy Governor: Sokira Salihu Mbaah Njeke
ADCAfrican Democratic CongressAbubakar Umar Tutare
Deputy Governor: Kwetishe Haruna Kwenyan
ADPAction Democratic PartyHamman Abubakar Mustapha
Deputy Governor: Wesley Ekanah
APCAll Progressives CongressKefas Agbu
Deputy Governor: Ibrahim Zainab Abubakar
APGAAll Progressives Grand AllianceShiddi Danjuma Usman
Deputy Governor: Kawuwa Sani Muhammad
APMAllied Peoples MovementBawa Ishaka Mohammed
Deputy Governor: Daren Rebecca James
APPAction Peoples PartyHenry Haniel Banti
Deputy Governor: Jamilu Aliyu
BPBoot PartyKabiru Bala
Deputy Governor: Nawukari Sonweh Adams
DLADemocratic Leadership AllianceAboki Boyonga Stephen
Deputy Governor: Maryam Musa Geda
LPLabour PartyNathan Sanda
Deputy Governor: Foku Ibrahim Gaddas
NDCNigeria Democratic CongressYahaya Mohammed Sani
Deputy Governor: Bala Susana Alfred Kona
NDPNational Democratic PartyNuhu Abubakar Atta
Deputy Governor: Abubakar Umar Bitako
NNPPNew Nigeria Peoples PartyUba Sani Abdullahi
Deputy Governor: Emmaunel Yakubu Luka
PDPPeoples Democratic PartyBwacha Emmanuel
Deputy Governor: Zakari Aminu
PRPPeoples Redemption PartyJosiah Wukari Wasa
Deputy Governor: Hamman Saadu Abubakar
SDPSocial Democratic PartyYusuf Ali
Deputy Governor: Nathan Danladi
YPPYoung Progressives PartySa’ad Hassan Abubakar
Deputy Governor: Abdul’alim Umar
ZLPZenith Labour PartyBello Adamu
Deputy Governor: Yakubu Nuhu
Election results
The Taraba 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
Taraba election geography
- Incumbent candidate
- Agbu Kefas
- Local government areas
- 16
- Wards
- 168
- Polling units
- 3,597
- 2023 registered voters
- 2,022,374
State context
About the Taraba 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 Taraba, this statewide contest spans 16 LGAs, 168 wards and 3,597 polling units. The 2023 register contained 2,022,374 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 19 governor and deputy-governor tickets for Taraba.
- 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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