2027 Elections: Full List of Senatorial Candidates Across Nigeria

By Paul Joseph

The list of candidates purportedly cleared to contest the 2027 National Assembly elections for the 109 senatorial districts across Nigeria has emerged, with major political parties fielding candidates in most constituencies.

The list covers the three senatorial districts in each of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with candidates listed under the All Progressives Congress (APC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), New Democratic Congress (NDC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and Accord, among others.

Several districts have no candidate listed for particular parties, while some names appear across more than one entry in the supplied document.

The candidates listed are:

ABIA

Abia North

• APC: Kalu Orji Uzor
• ADC: Okoronkwo Ikechukwu Bishop Godswill
• NDC: Nkole Uko Ndukwe
• PDP: Udeachara Jude

Abia Central

• APC: Atuma Emeka
• ADC: Austine Okwudiri Akobundu
• NDC: Nkechi Nwaogu
• PDP: Ogu Bob

Abia South

• APC: Ikonne Prince Paul
• ADC: Isiguzor Chukwuemeka Victor
• NDC: Enyinna Kasarachi Michael
• PDP: Onuoha Ishmael Chinyere
• LP: Enyinnaya Abaribe

ADAMAWA

Adamawa North

• APC: Ahmadu Umaru
• ADC: Umar Iya
• NDC: Abubakar Rabiu
• PDP: Lawan Mohammed Ribado
• LP: Dauda Mohammed

Adamawa South

• APC: Bilishan F. Tangwami
• ADC: Binos Dauda Yaroe
• NDC: Barata Ahmed
• PDP: Emmanuel Ubba
• LP: Peter Fwa

Adamawa Central

• APC: Mustapha Salihu
• ADC: Ibrahim Babayola Mustafa
• NDC: Ahmed Abdullahi Musa
• PDP: Attahamohammed Ibrahim
• LP: Emmanuel N. Musa

AKWA IBOM

Akwa Ibom North East

• APC: Bassey Aniekan Etim
• ADC: Sunday Etim Umoren
• NDC: Afia Ekere S.
• PDP: Udobang Cletus Kufre

Akwa Ibom North West

• APC: Akpabio Godswill
• ADC: Akpabio Patience Christopher Ibanga Obot
• NDC: Inemeh Patty Etete
• PDP: No candidate listed

Akwa Ibom South

• APC: Akpan Ekong Sampson
• ADC: Louis Paul Udoh
• NDC: Frank Okon Daniel
• PDP: Isong Etim

ANAMBRA

Anambra North

• APC: Nnalue Chimzobam Kingsley
• ADC: Udedibia Sunday Ikenna
• NDC: Nwoye Tony Okechukwu
• PDP: Oliatachinenye Edith

Anambra Central

• APC: Ekwunife Uche Lilian
• ADC: Nwobu Geoffrey Ndubuisi
• NDC: Umeh Victor Chukwunonyelum
• PDP: Ughamadu Lawrence Chijioke

Anambra South

• APC: Benson-Oraelosi Chibuogwu Maryanne
• ADC: Anagwu Fredrick Emeka
• NDC: Onunkwo Ebuka Josephat
• PDP: Nwosu Ikechukwu Samben

BAUCHI

Bauchi South

• APC: Shehu Yakubu Abdullahi
• ADC: Garba Dahiru
• NDC: No candidate listed
• PDP: Dabo Danjuma Adamu

Bauchi Central

• APC: Misau Isah Hamma
• ADC: Abdul Ahmed Ningi
• NDC: No candidate listed
• PDP: Aliyu Bello

Bauchi North

• APC: Baba Ibrahim Mohammed
• ADC: Suleiman Mohammed Nazif
• NDC: No candidate listed
• PDP: Adamu Abdulkadir

BAYELSA

Bayelsa East

• APC: Sunny-Golu Israel
• ADC: Sylva Ngo Nathaniel
• NDC: Tekenah Dau Kenny
• PDP: Joseph Ateki Boabofa

Bayelsa Central

• APC: Benson Friday Konbowei
• ADC: Aistine Inei Asamaowei
• NDC: Okoyareuben Boutuaowei
• PDP: Akinaka Erepamo Richard

Bayelsa West

• APC: Agbiki Fidelis
• ADC: Ogola Christopher
• NDC: Dickson Seriake Henry
• PDP: Ebebi Onduakpo Polycarp

BENUE

Benue North East

• APC: Udende Emmanuel Memga
• ADC: Tyough Robert Aondona
• NDC: No candidate listed
• PDP: Unongo Thomas Tyolumun

Benue North West

• APC: Zam Titus Tartenger
• ADC: Tsegba Terngu
• NDC: Utaan Conrad Terhide
• PDP: Ortom Eunice Erdoo

Benue South

• APC: Agbo Frances Ottah
• ADC: Olofu David Adejo
• NDC: Onjeh Daniel Donal
• PDP: Moro Abba Patrick

BORNO

Borno North

• APC: Monguno Mohammed Tahir
• ADC: Abdullahi Modu Kura
• NDC: Abubakar Tijjani
• PDP: Kareto Mohammed Abdullah

Borno Central

• APC: Lawan Kaka Shehu
• ADC: Baba Gana Zannah
• NDC: Abdulkadir Fema
• PDP: Kyari Alhaji Grema

Borno South

• APC: Ndume Mohammed Ali
• ADC: Idris Mamman Gatumbwa
• NDC: Kwajafailliya Habu
• PDP: Apaguaminu Mallum

CROSS RIVER

Cross River North

• APC: Jarigbe Jarigbe Agom
• ADC: Ugbong Casmir
• NDC: Ake Abuashe Grace
• PDP: No candidate listed

Cross River Central

• APC: Ewa Oden Ibiang
• ADC: Akin Rickett
• NDC: Ewa Bassey Eko
• PDP: John Ifere

Cross River South

• APC: Ekpenyong Asuquo
• ADC: Edet Joseph
• NDC: Egwu Egwu Arong
• PDP: Inyang Florence

DELTA

Delta Central

• APC: Dafinone Ede Omueya
• ADC: Ewhrudjakpor Benjamin
• NDC: Omo-Agege Ovie Augustine
• PDP: Arhagba Ighogbedjere

Delta North

• APC: Okowa Ifeanyi Arthur
• ADC: Ogoliegbune Valentine Chibuzor
• NDC: Ochei Victor Onyekachi
• PDP: Ogannah Onyeama Austyn

Delta South

• APC: Joel-Onowakpo Thomas Ewomazino
• ADC: No candidate listed
• NDC: Adhekpukoli Elo
• PDP: Otuaro Kingley Burutu

EBONYI

Ebonyi North

• APC: Nwebonyi Onyeka Peter
• ADC: Ikeria Chibuike Solomon
• NDC: Nwite James N.
• PDP: Opoke Sunday Andrew

Ebonyi Central

• APC: Eze Kenneth Emeka
• ADC: Ugo Maginus Kel
• NDC: Odoh Benard Ifeanyi
• PDP: Ngwuta Elechi Christopher

Ebonyi South

• APC: Ani Anthony Okorie
• ADC: Silas Joseph Onu
• NDC: Ndubuisi Emmanuel C.
• PDP: Nwachi Maria Ude

EDO

Edo North

• APC: Oshiomhole Adams
• ADC: Aruna Abubakari
• NDC: Oisamoje Maria Evuarherhe
• PDP: Momoh-Dejih Bashir Eugine

Edo Central

• APC: Ikpea Joseph
• ADC: Okonofua Herberta Inemezele
• NDC: Inemezele Ikpea Igiagbe Joseph
• PDP: No candidate listed

Edo South

• APC: Ogbeide-Ihama Omoregie
• ADC: Iduoriyekemwen Matthew Aigbuhuenze
• NDC: Epelle-Asemota Bridgitte
• PDP: Ojediamen Benjamin Ehichioya

EKITI

Ekiti North

• APC: Oguntoye Ayobami Samuel
• ADC: Ayeni Funso
• NDC: Oguntoye Ayobami Samuel
• PDP: No candidate listed

Ekiti Central

• APC: Bamidele Opeyemi
• ADC: Akinyemi Victor Babafemi
• NDC: Omolayotaiwo Oluwagbenga
• PDP: Fatuyi-Olajuyigbe Monica Adesola

Ekiti South

• APC: Adaramodu Adeyemi Raphael
• ADC: Kolawole Job Nathaniel
• NDC: No candidate listed
• PDP: Ayeni Oyeolabisi

ENUGU

Enugu East

• APC: Chukwu Kelvin
• ADC: Idoko Mechika
• NDC: Asadu Patrick Oziokoja
• PDP: Ukwueke Kingsley

Enugu West

• APC: Ngwu Osita
• ADC: Ani Juliet Nkechi
• NDC: Eneh Kingsley Uchenna
• PDP: Amadi Dennis

Enugu North

• APC: Asogwa Ikeje Israel
• ADC: Chika Idoko Emmanuel
• NDC: Asadu Patrick Oziokoja
• PDP: Ezeme Nestor Chika

FCT

Federal Capital Territory

• APC: Philip Tanimu Aduda
• ADC: Ireti Kingibe
• NDC: Austen Peters-Pam Iyabode Amanda
• PDP: Angulu Bako

GOMBE

Gombe North

• APC: Yahaya Muhammed Inuwa
• ADC: Mustapha Mohammed Aliyu
• NDC: Mohammed Dukku
• PDP: Dankwambo Ibrahim Hassan

Gombe Central

• APC: Mohammed Ahmed
• ADC: Idris Audu Umar
• NDC: Kabiru Mohammed
• PDP: Hammadu Aliyu

Gombe South

• APC: Hamma Tabitha
• ADC: Mela Audu Nunghe
• NDC: Amos Bulus Kilawangs
• PDP: Siyako Anthony Yaro

IMO

Imo East

• APC: Uzodinma Ezebuihe Anayochukwu
• ADC: Ofoegbu Uchenna Daniel
• NDC: Onyeagocha Uchechukwu
• PDP: Madumere Prince Eze

Imo West

• APC: Uzodinma Goodhope Odidika
• ADC: Iwuchukwu Vincent Ogadinma Nnabugo
• NDC: Nwogu Nze Ndieze
• PDP: Onyereri Chukwudi Victor Jones

Imo North

• APC: Ndubueze Patrick Chiwuba
• ADC: Ibekwe Nkiru
• NDC: Omegara Mathew
• PDP: Ejiogu Micheal Duru

JIGAWA

Jigawa South-West

• APC: Ibraheem Sani Garba
• ADC: Ahmed Isah Dutse
• NDC: Aminu Mustapha
• PDP: Suleiman Abba

Jigawa North-East

• APC: Madori Ahmed Abdulhamid Malam Ali
• ADC: Muhammad Ubali Shitu
• NDC: No candidate listed
• PDP: Salisu Mamuda

Jigawa North-West

• APC: Hussaini Babangida Uba
• ADC: Ahmed Mahmud Gumel
• NDC: Sabo Salisu
• PDP: Abdullahi Aminu Taura

KADUNA

Kaduna North

• APC: Yero Mukhtar Ramalan
• ADC: Khalid Ibrahim Mustapha
• NDC: Sha’aban Mohammad Turad
• PDP: Ahmed Abdullahi Zubairu

Kaduna Central

• APC: Sani Shehu
• ADC: Lawal Adamu Usman
• NDC: Adamu Haruna
• PDP: Ibrahim Usman

Kaduna South

• APC: Marshall Sunday Katung
• ADC: Godfrey Ali Gaiya
• NDC: No candidate listed
• PDP: Gumbari Joseph Mataimaki

KANO

Kano Central

• APC: Shekarau Ibrahim
• ADC: Samaila Abdullahi Mukhtar
• NDC: Yusuf Nasiru Gawuna
• PDP: Sankara Nafiu Danladi

Kano North

• APC: Barau I. Jibrin
• ADC: Saleh Shehu Kudawa
• NDC: Usman Sunusi Danbatta
• PDP: Sagir Abdulkadir Ahmad

Kano South

• APC: Kawa Suleiman Abdurrahaman
• ADC: Baba Aminu Zubair
• NDC: Ibrahim Kassim Bataiya
• PDP: Isa Umar Sambo

KATSINA

Katsina North

• APC: Yahaya Nasir
• ADC: Lawal Sani
• NDC: Yahaya Aminu
• PDP: Daura Umar Dauda

Katsina Central

• APC: Abubakar Sadiq Yar’Adua
• ADC: Lawal Sani
• NDC: No candidate listed
• PDP: Abdulaziz Amina Lawal Rafindadi

Katsina South

• APC: Dandutse Muntari Mohammed
• ADC: Lawal Umar
• NDC: Hussain Ishaq Suleim
• PDP: Bawa Rabiu

KEBBI

Kebbi North

• APC: Adamu Muhammad Aliero
• ADC: Mera Ibrahim Mohammed
• NDC: Abdurrahaman Aliyu
• PDP: Mukhtar Mohammed Tafarki

Kebbi Central

• APC: Adamu Mohammed Aleiro
• ADC: Aminu Bande
• NDC: Umar Yarotela
• PDP: Andarai Haruna Saidu

Kebbi South

• APC: Muhammed Ja’afaru Ngaski
• ADC: Maidoki Garba Musa
• NDC: Hassan Mustapha
• PDP: Abubakar Hamza

KOGI

Kogi Central

• APC: Bello Yahaya
• ADC: Ogembe Salau Ahmed
• NDC: Salau Muritala Audu
• PDP: Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

Kogi East

• APC: Ameh Erico Joseph
• ADC: Abubakar Aminu Suleiman
• NDC: Ameh Peter Ojonugwa
• PDP: Muhammed Abdullahi

Kogi West

• APC: Karimi Sunday
• ADC: Musa Ibrahim Ahmadu
• NDC: Fatosa Olumuyiwa Adedokun
• PDP: Yusuf Ayo Tajudeen

KWARA

Kwara Central

• APC: Abdulrazaq Abdulrahaman
• ADC: Abdulahi Risikat Motunrayo
• NDC: Suleiman Abdulrasheed Olufemi Omoda
• PDP: Saliu Mustapha

Kwara North

• APC: Umar Sadiq
• ADC: Bala Taoheed Usman
• NDC: Gana Thomas Audu
• PDP: Kolo Baba Jiya

Kwara South

• APC: Adewoye Olalekan
• ADC: Oyedepo Iyiola
• NDC: Oni Samuel Omoniyi
• PDP: Popoola Adekeye Lekan Saheed

LAGOS

Lagos Central

• APC: Sanni Eshilokun Wasiu Olatunji
• ADC: Abayomi Idowu Omotayo
• NDC: Johnson Lawrence Adeniyi Oladipupo
• PDP: Dakova-Vaughan Kolawole David

Lagos East

• APC: Abiru Adetokunbo Mukhail
• ADC: Moshood Babatunde Olanrewaju
• NDC: Adebanjo Adeola Damilola
• PDP: Adeniji Victorin

Lagos West

• APC: Adebule Idiat Oluranti
• ADC: Bello Owolabi Hafis
• NDC: Salvador Adegoke Moshood
• PDP: Phillips Adebiyi Abiodun

NASARAWA

Nasarawa North

• APC: Sule Abdullahi
• ADC: Victor Affiku Tsaku
• NDC: Danladi James
• PDP: Madaki Benbella Anthony

Nasarawa West

• APC: Haruna Dauda
• ADC: Umar Musa Galadima
• NDC: Adamu Auta Umar Farouq
• PDP: Kaura Danlami Kefas

Nasarawa South

• APC: Abdul Ibrahim Baba
• ADC: Hassan Abubakar Nalaraba
• NDC: Baba Ayinwulu
• PDP: Agbo-Omeri Mike

NIGER

Niger East

• APC: Musa Mohammed Sani
• ADC: Ahmed Mohammed Mukhtar
• NDC: Bawa John Agmada
• PDP: No candidate listed

Niger North

• APC: Bello Abubakar Sani
• ADC: Abdullahi Shehu Mohammed
• NDC: Bawa Joshua Nuhu
• PDP: Abdullahi Yahaya

Niger South

• APC: Idris Mohammed Sani
• ADC: Umar Danjuma Emimaru
• NDC: Sadiq Mohammed Rabiu
• PDP: Jiya Peter Ndalikali

OGUN

Ogun Central

• APC: Salisu Shuaibu Afolabi
• ADC: Samuel Oluwafemi Abiodun-Oni
• NDC: George-Taylor Oluwadurotimi
• PDP: Obasanjo Iyabo

Ogun East

• APC: Abiodun Adedapo Olusegun
• ADC: Adebanjo Babatunde Olalekan
• NDC: Shokoya Adewale Oluwasegun
• PDP: Omotayo Oluwafemi Abdulhameed

Ogun West

• APC: Ojugbele Jimo Olusola
• ADC: Olanrewaju Abdul-Lateef Ajani
• NDC: Abioro Itunu
• PDP: Ogunola Babatunde

ONDO

Ondo North

• APC: Ipinsagba Olajide Emmanuel
• ADC: Foluso Mayowa Felix Adefemi
• NDC: Daodu Babatunde Olumayokun
• PDP: Adenekan Olateru Olagbegi

Ondo Central

• APC: Adegbonmire Adeniyi Ayodele
• ADC: Akinyelure Patrick Ayo
• NDC: Falaiye Olugbenga Akinwale
• PDP: No candidate listed

Ondo South

• APC: Kekemeke Duerimini Isaacs
• ADC: Tofowomo Gbadamosi Tola
• NDC: Nejo Myson Adeyemi
• PDP: Oyerinmade Mathew Oye

OSUN

Osun Central

• APC: Adegoke Rasheed Adekunle
• ADC: Olaoye Akeem
• NDC: Oduyemi Morenikeji Nathaniel
• PDP: Fadeyi Olubiyi Oluwole
• Accord: Ganiyu Ayobami Olaoluwa

Osun East

• APC: Fadahunsi Francis Adenigba
• ADC: Babatunde Olaniyi Loye
• NDC: Derin-Ologbenla Charles Adewale
• PDP: No candidate listed
• Accord: Fadipe Ibukun Isola

Osun West

• APC: Ogunbiyi Akinade Akanmu
• ADC: Oriolowo Adelere
• NDC: Ayoola Alaba
• PDP: No candidate listed
• Accord: Oyewumi Kamorudeen Olalere

OYO

Oyo Central

• APC: Akintunde Yunus Abiodun
• ADC: Kamil Akinlabi
• NDC: Salawu Akeem
• PDP: Olunloyo Ayobami Akinyode

Oyo North

• APC: Ogunesan Hannah Olawumi
• ADC: Agoro Lanre Adehirah
• NDC: Ojekunle Abigail Olanike
• PDP: Adeoye Beulah Olufemi Ayodeji

Oyo South

• APC: Oseni Abasi Aderemi
• ADC: Lukman Adeola Adetunji
• NDC: Abdulateef Gbolagade
• PDP: Adeleke Kehinde Saheed

PLATEAU

Plateau North

• APC: Mwadkwon Simon Davou
• ADC: Rose Bitrus Mwanti
• NDC: Bature Musa Jonathan
• PDP: Gwottson Dalyop

Plateau Central

• APC: Kasuwa Bitrus David
• ADC: Yusuf Bello
• NDC: Yusuf Ishaku
• PDP: Goliath Timothy

Plateau South

• APC: Lalong Simon Bako
• ADC: Solomon Selcap Dalung
• NDC: Kefas Peter Kefas Dandam
• PDP: Shekarau Johnbull

RIVERS

Rivers East

• APC: Onyesoh Allwell Iheacho
• ADC: Agwor Samuel Ndubuisi
• NDC: Okwuwolu Wolu Ekelechi Benjamin
• PDP: Anele Akor Wisdom

Rivers South-East

• APC: Osarosaka Ebenezer Erewari
• ADC: Ikuru Tele Betram
• NDC: Abiante Awaji-Inombek
• PDP: Nwogu Olaka

Rivers West

• APC: Obuah Amechi Felix
• ADC: Otto Josiah
• NDC: Ogbobula Isaac
• PDP: Job Vincent

SOKOTO

Sokoto North

• APC: Wamakko Aliyu Magatakarda
• ADC: Maishinko Mani Katami
• NDC: Abubakar Mainasara Sani
• PDP: Maccido Ahmed

Sokoto East

• APC: Tukur Muhammad
• ADC: Hassan Muhammad
• NDC: Ummar Maisalati
• PDP: Umar Abubakar

Sokoto South

• APC: Abdullahi Ibrahim Danbaba
• ADC: Yabo Faruk Malami
• NDC: Tanimu Bodinga
• PDP: Yusuf Dahiru

TARABA

Taraba North

• APC: Lau Shuaibu Isa
• ADC: Maigari Kasimu Bello
• NDC: Bandawa Anfani
• PDP: Bubajoda Hilkiah

Taraba Central

• APC: Manu Haruna
• ADC: Ahmadu Benni Umaru Salim
• NDC: Nyan-Ganji Gilbert Gills
• PDP: Iliyasu Goje

Taraba South

• APC: Aliyu Yusuf
• ADC: Afiniki Yarima
• NDC: Ezekiel Yakubu Ambo
• PDP: Istifanus Musa

YOBE

Yobe North

• APC: Lawan Ahmad Ibrahim
• ADC: Imamuddeen Ahmad Abubakar Talba
• NDC: No candidate listed
• PDP: Abubakar Chigari

Yobe East

• APC: Buni Mai Mala
• ADC: Kale Kawu
• NDC: No candidate listed
• PDP: Mustapha Maigoro

Yobe South

• APC: Bomai Ibrahim Mohammed
• ADC: Gambo Jajere Baba
• NDC: Hassan Mohammed
• PDP: Hamma Ibrahim Barde

ZAMFARA

Zamfara North

• APC: Sahabi Ya’u
• ADC: Shehu Rafi
• NDC: Nasiru Garba
• PDP: Musa Hanafi Moriki

Zamfara Central

• APC: Bilbis Ikra Aliyu
• ADC: Abubakar Atiku Sale
• NDC: Ibrahim Sanusi
• PDP: Bala Sanusi

Zamfara West

• APC: Abdulaziz Yari
• ADC: Ibrahim Mikailu Barau
• NDC: Abdullahi Hassan Anka
• PDP: Lawal Faru

The compilation covers the 109 senatorial districts and reflects the candidates and party affiliations contained in the supplied list.