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Zamfara Governorship Election

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

Until Election Day · 6 February 2027

Election date
6 February 2027
Geography
Zamfara · 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 Zamfara Governor and Deputy Governor

Final candidate list

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

15 confirmed tickets · 15 parties
Nominations Candidate submissionsParty nominees submitted to INEC
Final list 15 tickets confirmedGovernor and deputy-governor candidates
Election day Live Zamfara countVotes, reporting coverage and checks
After declaration Permanent resultWinner, complete totals and LGA results
African Action Congress logoAACAfrican Action Congress

Ahmad Shehu Isah

Deputy Governor: Abubakar Bilyaminu

African Democratic Congress logoADCAfrican Democratic Congress

Shinkafi Bilyaminu Yusuf

Deputy Governor: Muhammad Abdulmuddalib Auwal

Action Democratic Party logoADPAction Democratic Party

Usman Isah

Deputy Governor: Abdullahi Samira

All Progressives Congress logoAPCAll Progressives Congress

Lawal Dauda

Deputy Governor: Mummuni Malam Mani

All Progressives Grand Alliance logoAPGAAll Progressives Grand Alliance

Aliyu Bashir

Deputy Governor: Musa Abubakar Lawal

Allied Peoples Movement logoAPMAllied Peoples Movement

Salisu Sulaiman Bungudu

Deputy Governor: Umar Sani

Action Peoples Party logoAPPAction Peoples Party

Muazu Aminu Ab

Deputy Governor: Muhammed Bello Kucheri

Labour Party logoLPLabour Party

Yusuf Sani Danmasani

Deputy Governor: Sani Mailafiya Asmau

Nigeria Democratic Congress logoNDCNigeria Democratic Congress

Marafa Kabiru Garba

Deputy Governor: Dan-Isah Lawal Husaini

National Democratic Party logoNDPNational Democratic Party

Idris Musa

Deputy Governor: Bello Abubakak Usman

New Nigeria Peoples Party logoNNPPNew Nigeria Peoples Party

Abubakar Sani

Deputy Governor: Salmanu Lawal

National Rescue Movement logoNRMNational Rescue Movement

Sabitu Chafe Magaji

Deputy Governor: Yusuf Hashimu

Peoples Democratic Party logoPDPPeoples Democratic Party

Shehu-Gusau Ibrahim

Deputy Governor: Falale Isah Tudu

Peoples Redemption Party logoPRPPeoples Redemption Party

Abdulkarim Abubakar Sadiq

Deputy Governor: Halilu Sani Kaura

Social Democratic Party logoSDPSocial Democratic Party

Musa Hamza

Deputy Governor: Bala Suleiman

Election results

The Zamfara 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

Zamfara election geography

Incumbent candidate
Dauda Lawal
Local government areas
14
Wards
147
Polling units
3,529
2023 registered voters
1,926,870

State context

About the Zamfara 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 Zamfara, this statewide contest spans 14 LGAs, 147 wards and 3,529 polling units. The 2023 register contained 1,926,870 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 15 governor and deputy-governor tickets for Zamfara.
  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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