The Independent National Electoral Commission lately launched the record of cleared presidential candidates and their working mates for the 16 January 2027 election.
Of the 22 registered events in Nigeria, the fee cleared the candidates of 18 of them. The three events with out candidates are the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the Youth Party (YP).
While APGA and YP didn’t nominate presidential candidates for the 2027 normal elections, the NNPP withdrew its presidential nomination through the substitution window.
Prominent among the many candidates whose names have been listed are President Bola Tinubu of the APC, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar (ADC), former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi (NDC), Oyo State Governor Oluseyi Makinde (APM), former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke (PRP) and former Senator Sandy Onor (PDP).
Although INEC listed 18 candidates, there are indications that it’s going to broaden the record to embody the candidate of the Accord Party, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, who was cleared by the court docket, bringing the quantity to 19.
There are solely two feminine candidates in the record: Ada Okwori of the National Democratic Party (NDP) and Esther Okereke of the National Rescue Movement (NRM).
Four women are listed as vice-presidential candidates. They are Peace Egobia (APP), Nafisat Usaku (DLA), Hanna Konto (LP), and Patience Key (YPP).
According to the record, the presidential candidates are aged between 35 and 79, whereas the vice presidential candidates are between 35 and 80.
The oldest presidential candidate, Atiku of the ADC, is 79, whereas Moses Adebisi of the DLA, 35, is recognized because the youngest candidate.
PREMIUM TIMES brings you the transient profiles of the candidates.
Bola Tinubu — All Progressives Congress (APC)
President Bola Tinubu, 74, is seeking a second time period after profitable the 2023 presidential election with 8,794,726 votes.
Born on 29 March 1952, Mr Tinubu graduated from Chicago State University in the United States in 1979 and labored in accounting and the oil trade earlier than getting into politics. He was elected senator for Lagos West in 1992, participated in the pro-democracy motion throughout army rule and served as Lagos State governor from 1999 to 2007.
He subsequently helped construct the opposition coalition that fashioned the APC in 2013.
Since assuming workplace in May 2023, Mr Tinubu has eliminated the petrol subsidy, launched foreign-exchange reforms and pursued modifications in taxation and public finance. His administration has recorded enhancements in some financial indicators, with the World Bank reporting 4.2 per cent growth in the first half of 2026. However, excessive meals and transport prices proceed to have an effect on households, whereas insecurity persists in a number of elements of the nation.
His private background and monetary historical past have additionally attracted scrutiny, together with a 1993 United States civil forfeiture settlement involving a drug case that didn’t end result in a prison conviction.
Mr Tinubu secured the APC presidential nomination in May 2026 and retained Vice President Kashim Shettima as his working mate.
On 14 October, he inaugurated the get together’s Presidential Campaign Council, calling on supporters to defend his administration’s file. His marketing campaign centres on consolidating the Renewed Hope financial reforms, increasing infrastructure and enhancing safety. The election will check public confidence in these reforms and whether or not their reported financial beneficial properties have translated into improved dwelling circumstances.
Atiku Abubakar — African Democratic Congress (ADC)
Atiku Abubakar, 79, is a businessman, former customs officer, and Nigeria’s vice president from 1999 to 2007. Born on 25 November 1946 in Jada, Adamawa State, he obtained a diploma in legislation from Ahmadu Bello University. He labored in the Nigeria Customs Service from 1969 to 1989, retiring as a deputy director.
He entered politics by means of the motion related to Shehu Yar’Adua and gained the Adamawa governorship election in 1998 however didn’t assume workplace, changing into Olusegun Obasanjo’s working mate as an alternative.
As vice president, Atiku chaired the National Council on Privatisation, overseeing insurance policies applied by the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). The privatisation programme subsequently attracted criticism over the disposal and administration of public property.
More lately, a September 2026 international arbitration ruling raised questions on a $500,000 fee to his then-wife in reference to the Mambilla energy venture dispute. The tribunal, nonetheless, discovered no proof earlier than it that Atiku had used his official duties to facilitate the contract award. Atiku denied wrongdoing. He contested the presidential elections of 2007, 2019 and 2023, ending second in the final election with 6,984,520 votes.
Atiku secured the ADC presidential nomination in May 2026, defeating former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen. Mr Amaechi subsequently grew to become his working mate after withdrawing a authorized problem to the first.
His marketing campaign focuses on financial restoration, insecurity and electoral reforms, together with a proposal for focused assist for domestically refined petroleum merchandise. The ADC’s inside disagreements and efforts to unite opposition forces stay essential challenges to his newest presidential bid.
Peter Obi — Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC)
Peter Obi, 65, is a businessman and former governor of Anambra State.
Born on 19 July 1961 in Onitsha, he hails from Agulu in Anaocha Local Government Area and studied Philosophy on the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Before getting into politics, he labored in commerce and banking, together with serving as chairman of Fidelity Bank. He grew to become Anambra governor in March 2006 after efficiently difficult the 2003 governorship election end result. His tenure was interrupted by impeachment and litigation earlier than he accomplished his second time period in March 2014.
Mr Obi’s administration invested in schooling, returned some colleges to missionary administration and promoted fiscal restraint. His declare of leaving substantial financial savings has remained controversial, with the Anambra government questioning aspects of his financial record, notably excellent liabilities. A 2021 PREMIUM TIMES Pandora Papers investigation additionally raised questions on his offshore enterprise preparations and asset declarations, which he denied violated Nigerian legislation.
Mr Obi was Atiku’s working mate in 2019 earlier than contesting the 2023 presidential election on the Labour Party platform, securing 6,101,533 votes and ending third.
He emerged as the NDC presidential candidate in May 2026, with former Kano Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso as his working mate. Their alliance brings collectively politicians who obtained greater than 7.5 million votes individually in 2023, though these votes can not be assumed to switch routinely to their joint ticket.
Mr Obi has promised to prioritise safety, agriculture, manufacturing, schooling and healthcare, whereas sustaining his pledge to serve just one four-year time period if elected.
Seyi Makinde — Allied Peoples Movement (APM)
Seyi Makinde, 58, is an engineer, businessman and two-term governor of Oyo State.
Born on 25 December 1967 in Ibadan, he studied Electrical Engineering on the University of Lagos and established Makon Engineering and Technical Services after working in the oil and fuel trade.
He unsuccessfully contested the Oyo governorship in 2015 earlier than profitable on the Peoples Democratic Party platform in 2019 and securing re-election in 2023.
His administration abolished a ₦3,000 secondary faculty levy, supported the switch of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology to sole Oyo State possession and pursued highway building and rehabilitation initiatives. His authorities additionally reported elevated internally generated income, though the connection between rising income and enhancements in public providers requires evaluation.
Mr Makinde’s presidential ambition emerged amid disagreements throughout the PDP, main him to accept the APM nomination on 30 May 2026.
His working mate is Lawal Daura, a former director-general of the State Security Service (SSS), who was dismissed in August 2018 following the blockade of the National Assembly by armed safety personnel.
Mr Makinde has promised to decentralise safety administration, enhance financial governance and set up a four-year transitional Government of National Unity. His candidacy faces the problem of translating his electoral success in Oyo State into nationwide assist by means of the comparatively smaller APM.
Sandy Onor — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Sandy Onor, 60, is a historian, college professor and former senator from Cross River State.
Born on 14 February 1966, he studied History on the University of Calabar, acquiring a doctorate in 1993. He served as chairman of Etung Local Government Area from 1999 to 2002 and subsequently held state authorities appointments, together with commissioner for agriculture and setting. He gained the Cross River Central senatorial election in 2019 and served in the Ninth Senate.
During his legislative tenure, Mr Onor served as deputy chairman of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund and sponsored laws, together with the Advanced Healthcare Development Fund Bill.
He subsequently contested the 2023 Cross River governorship election on the PDP platform however misplaced to Bassey Otu of the APC, who obtained 258,619 votes in opposition to his 179,636. Mr Onor challenged the result, however the Supreme Court upheld Mr Otu’s election in January 2024.
Mr Onor emerged because the presidential candidate of the PDP faction aligned with Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike in May 2026, with Babangida Umaru as his working mate. INEC subsequently listed him because the get together’s candidate, though a rival faction led by Tanimu Turaki nominated former President Goodluck Jonathan and pursued authorized recognition.
Mr Onor has recognized native authorities autonomy, rural growth, employment and safety as marketing campaign priorities. The unresolved divisions throughout the PDP stay a significant impediment to his marketing campaign.
Donald Duke — Peoples Redemption Party (PRP)
Donald Duke, 65, is a lawyer and former governor of Cross River State.
Born on 30 September 1961 in Calabar, he studied Law at Ahmadu Bello University and obtained a grasp’s diploma from the University of Pennsylvania. He served as Cross River State commissioner for finance and planning earlier than profitable the governorship in 1999 on the PDP platform and securing re-election in 2003. His administration promoted tourism by means of Obudu Mountain Resort, Carnival Calabar and the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort.
While Carnival Calabar grew to become a longtime annual cultural occasion, Tinapa struggled to appeal to the anticipated industrial exercise and have become related to disputed monetary obligations.
In September 2026, former Governor Liyel Imoke questioned liabilities inherited from the Duke administration, whereas Mr Duke defended elements of the venture’s financing. Cross River’s 2024 audited accounts valued its funding in Tinapa at ₦58.7 billion, an accounting determine slightly than its unique building price.
Mr Duke beforehand contested the 2019 presidential election on the SDP platform, receiving 34,746 votes nationwide.
He won the PRP presidential primary in May 2026, with Rabiu Kabiru as his working mate.
A Federal High Court dismissed a problem to his nomination in September, though the defeated aspirant subsequently appealed.
Mr Duke has promised enhancements in safety, schooling, healthcare and financial administration, together with reducing petrol prices to about ₦300 per litre. His earlier presidential end result highlights the problem of constructing nationwide electoral assist.
Omoyele Sowore — African Action Congress (AAC)
Omoyele Sowore, 55, is a journalist, activist and founding father of SaharaReporters.
Born on 16 February 1971, he hails from Ondo State and studied Geography and Regional Planning on the University of Lagos, the place he participated in scholar activism. He subsequently obtained a grasp’s diploma in Public Administration from Columbia University in the United States.
In 2006, he based SaharaReporters, a web based information organisation recognized for reporting on corruption, governance and human rights abuses.
Mr Sowore established the AAC in 2018 and contested the 2019 and 2023 presidential elections, receiving 33,953 and 14,608 votes respectively.
His activism, together with the #RevolutionNow motion, has repeatedly introduced him into battle with safety companies. In 2019, he was arrested and prosecuted for treasonable felony, however the Federal High Court struck out the charges in February 2024 after the federal authorities discontinued the prosecution. He additionally faces a separate cybercrime prosecution over social media posts about President Tinubu, to which he pleaded not responsible.
Mr Sowore emerged unopposed as the AAC presidential candidate in May 2026, with Kano-based lawyer Haruna Magashi as his working mate. His marketing campaign guarantees embody a ₦500,000 month-to-month minimal wage, free schooling, a million public houses, restoration of petrol subsidies and improved electrical energy provide.
He estimated that the wage proposal would add about ₦7.1 trillion to the annual federal wage invoice, elevating questions on its financing. His third presidential bid will check whether or not his public prominence and political activism can appeal to considerably extra votes than in earlier elections.
Rufai Omo-Aje — Action Alliance (AA)
Rufai Adekunle Omo-Aje, 71, is a businessman and nationwide chairman of the Action Alliance.
Born on 15 January 1955, in accordance to revealed biographical accounts, he hails from Ede in Osun State.
INEC’s candidate record data his declared {qualifications} as major and secondary faculty credentials. His political expertise has centred on get together organisation slightly than elected public workplace, and independently verified details about his enterprise actions stays restricted.
Mr Omo-Aje emerged as AA nationwide chairman following a conference in Osogbo in 2020, however his management has been challenged by a rival faction related to Kenneth Udeze. The dispute has produced competing court docket choices and disagreements over which faction is entitled to signify the get together. INEC subsequently recognised Mr Omo-Aje’s management following a court docket order. However, the dispute prolonged to the presidential nomination, with Joseph Faduri difficult INEC’s recognition of Mr Omo-Aje because the get together’s candidate.
Mr Omo-Aje secured the AA presidential nomination by means of a consensus association in May 2026, with Zamfara politician Shehu Hussaini as his working mate.
His marketing campaign has promised enhancements in safety, financial administration, nationwide unity and grassroots participation. The get together obtained 14,542 votes in the 2023 presidential election underneath its earlier candidate, Hamza Al-Mustapha.
Mr Omo-Aje due to this fact faces the problem of resolving competing nomination claims and increasing the AA’s restricted nationwide electoral assist.
Aliyu Abbas — Action Democratic Party (ADP)
Aliyu Abbas, 44, is a political organiser and former aide to ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar seeking Nigeria’s presidency on the ADP platform.
From Borno State, he says he grew up as an Almajiri pupil in Kano earlier than pursuing additional schooling.
INEC data his {qualifications} because the First School Leaving Certificate, Senior School Certificate and a bachelor’s diploma.
In December 2018, Atiku appointed him Special Assistant on Youth Support Groups throughout his presidential marketing campaign. Mr Abbas subsequently based the National Youth Alliance, which reported inaugurating a whole lot of coordinators throughout a number of geopolitical zones in 2026, though its claimed nationwide operational attain has not been independently established.
Mr Abbas has no documented file of holding elected public workplace. His political expertise has centred on marketing campaign organisation, advocacy and youth mobilisation.
He emerged as the ADP’s consensus presidential candidate at its nationwide conference in Abuja on 30 May, with Ike Chinazam, 50, as his working mate.
INEC subsequently listed the pair among the many candidates for the election.
However, one other aspirant, Johnson Chukwuka, challenged his nomination at the Federal High Court in Abuja, alleging that the get together failed to conduct a sound major.
His marketing campaign emphasises youth participation, nationwide unity, safety, schooling and financial growth. During his nomination, he proposed deploying artificial intelligence to tackle nationwide challenges, whereas his eight-point agenda contains meals safety, transport, wealth creation and land reform.
However, an in depth, independently authenticated and costed manifesto was not out there by the analysis cut-off.
The ADP obtained 43,924 votes nationwide in the 2023 presidential election, roughly 0.18 per cent of legitimate votes. Mr Abbas due to this fact faces the problem of translating his youth mobilisation actions into electoral assist whereas defending his nomination in opposition to the pending authorized problem.
Yusuf Kabiru — Action Peoples Party (APP)
Yusuf Kabiru, 54, is the presidential candidate of the Action Peoples Party (APP), with Ofordile Egobia, 47, as his working mate.
INEC data Mr Kabiru’s {qualifications} because the First School Leaving Certificate, Senior School Certificate and National Diploma. However, his state of origin, skilled background, instructional establishments and former political appointments couldn’t be independently established from the general public data reviewed. No dependable account was discovered of his participation in an earlier presidential, governorship or legislative election.
Mr Kabiru’s emergence because the APP candidate can also be sparsely documented. Although the get together reportedly scheduled its presidential major for 27 May, an authenticated major end result or detailed conference report explaining his nomination was not positioned. His inclusion on INEC’s closing record establishes his recognition because the get together’s candidate however doesn’t clarify whether or not he confronted different aspirants or emerged by consensus.
His working mate, Ms Ofordile, is among the many women contesting the vice presidency in 2027, though her skilled and political background couldn’t be independently verified. Similarly, no authenticated presidential manifesto or detailed coverage programme issued in Mr Kabiru’s title was positioned by 17 October.
The APP beforehand contested the 2023 presidential election with Charles Nnadi as its candidate, securing 12,839 votes nationwide, roughly 0.05 per cent of legitimate votes. The get together recorded its highest state complete in Oyo, with 1,985 votes, in accordance to an election database. These outcomes present historic context however don’t measure Mr Kabiru’s present electoral assist. His candidacy is formally established, but essential questions stay about his skilled and political expertise, the method by means of which he secured the nomination and the insurance policies he intends to pursue if elected.
Sunday Adenuga — Boot Party (BP)
Sunday Adenuga, 52, is the presidential candidate of the Boot Party (BP), whose title stands for “Because of Our Tomorrow”. A local of Ogun State, he holds a grasp’s diploma in Project Management from Northumbria University {and professional} certifications in info know-how governance, danger and safety.
While he has by no means held public workplace, Mr Adenuga has been concerned in the Boot Party since its formation in 2016. The get together was registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in 2019 following a authorized dispute.
He has served because the get together’s nationwide chairman since 2020 and was its presidential candidate in the 2023 election, in which he secured solely 16,156 votes, representing 0.07 per cent of the whole legitimate votes.
Mr Adenuga is seeking the presidency once more after rising unopposed in the get together’s 2027 presidential major. His marketing campaign is anchored on the “One Working Nigeria” (OWN) agenda, drawing closely from his skilled background in IT danger and governance; he focuses on utilizing know-how, transparency, and institutional reform to resolve nationwide points.
He is working alongside a 40-year-old Usman Mustapha.
Moses Adebisi — Democratic Labour Alliance (DLA)
Moses Adebisi, 35, a local of Osun State, is the presidential candidate of the Democratic Labour Alliance (DLA). He is the youngest of the presidential candidates, in accordance to the INEC’s record.
Mr Adebisi grew up in Gbongan, in Aiyedaade Local Government Area of Osun State, the place he attended his major and secondary schooling. While he attended District Council (D.C.) Primary School, Oke Offa, he obtained his junior and senior secondary certificates from Olufi High School and Ayodele Citadel College respectively, each in Gbongan.
He subsequently mentioned he obtained a diploma from the Global Distance Learning Institute in Abuja and a level in Human Resource Management from ISCG University in the Benin Republic.
Mr Adebisi emerged because the DLA’s presidential candidate at a substitution major held on 20 August 2026, following the withdrawal of the get together’s nationwide chairman, Samuel Memeh, who had initially been listed as its candidate.
His emergence has attracted controversy as a discussion board of the get together’s governorship candidates withdrew their assist, saying the get together has no presidential candidate.
Mr Adebisi is working alongside Abubakar Nafisat, additionally 35. Their marketing campaign is constructed round a blueprint titled “The Divine Order for a New Nigeria,” which guarantees structural reforms in governance, the financial system and nationwide safety.
Sunday Okereke — Labour Party (LP)
Okereke Okereke, 43, is the Labour Party’s presidential candidate. A local of Abia State, he’s a legislative governance skilled, coverage analyst and political guide whose work focuses on public establishments and legislative processes.
He emerged because the get together’s presidential flag-bearer by means of a consensus association amongst get together stakeholders at a conference in Abuja on 30 May. The get together subsequently reaffirmed his nomination.
Mr Okereke holds a PhD in Legislative Governance Studies from the Federal University Lokoja. He additionally has grasp’s levels in Legislative and Democratic Studies from the University of Benin and the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, and in Public Administration and Policy from Baze University. He obtained his first diploma in accounting from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
He is president of ERGAF-AFRICA Legislative Governance Innovation and Policy Hub and works as a legislative guide to committees and members of the National Assembly. He additionally serves as a resident lecturer in public coverage and administration at Miva Open University in Abuja.
His marketing campaign focuses on institutional restructuring and shifting Nigeria from a client/distribution-based mannequin to a extremely productive financial system. He is working alongside Hanna Konto, 54.
Adewole Adebayo — Social Democratic Party (SDP)
Adewole Adebayo, 54, from Ondo State, is a lawyer, businessman and media entrepreneur seeking the presidency for a second consecutive election cycle underneath the Social Democratic Party (SDP). He contested the 2023 election on the identical platform, securing 80,267 votes.
A longstanding member of the SDP, Mr Adebayo attended St Stephen Primary School and St Joseph College, the place he accomplished his secondary schooling in 1989. He obtained a legislation diploma from Obafemi Awolowo University in 1997 and was known as to the Nigerian Bar in 2000.
He subsequently expanded his authorized follow internationally, qualifying for the New York Bar and the State Bar of California. He holds licenses or affiliations permitting him to follow throughout a number of world jurisdictions, together with federal courts in the US, the UK, Australia, and Canada.
In 2006, he was appointed a commissioner on Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission by means of the United Nations and ECOWAS. The fee was established to tackle the legacy of the nation’s civil battle.
Mr Adebayo additionally based KAFTAN TV in 2016. The multilingual tv channel operates in Nigeria and broadcasts internationally through satellite tv for pc platforms.
Although he has not held an govt public workplace, he presents his candidacy as a substitute to the dominance of the APC and the PDP. His 2027 coverage blueprint, titled “Farewell to Poverty and Insecurity”, focuses on clear authorities, meals safety, judicial independence and full employment.
He is working alongside Usman Bugaje, 74.
Peter Agada — Young Progressives Party (YPP)
Peter Agada, 54, is the presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP). Born in Enugu, he hails from Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State and is an architect and politician.
He emerged because the YPP’s presidential flag-bearer alongside his working mate, Patience Key, at a substitution major held in Abuja on 21 August 2026. He changed Anita Zugwai-Chukwu.
Mr Agada holds bachelor’s and grasp’s levels in Architecture from the University of Jos and a PhD in Architecture from the University of Lagos.
He beforehand served as a finance director in the Obidient Movement, a political assist group for Peter Obi. In May 2026, he declared his intention to contest the presidency underneath the Labour Party, presenting himself as a possible conciliator amid the get together’s inside divisions.
His bid was reduce brief when he was disqualified through the get together’s screening train. Mr Agada criticised the get together’s management, alleging betrayal, exclusion and regional bias.
He subsequently defected to the YPP in June 2026, citing his want to pursue an financial and growth agenda past political coalition-building.
Describing his strategy as working Nigeria “like a project site”, Mr Agada says his governance mannequin would prioritise direct labour, grassroots growth and tighter oversight of public initiatives.
Dan Nwanyanwu — Zenith Labour Party (ZLP)
Dan Nwanyanwu, 66, is the presidential candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). A local of Imo State, he has an extended historical past in organised labour and Nigerian get together politics.
He beforehand served as nationwide chairman of the Labour Party from 2004 to 2014, throughout which the get together expanded its nationwide profile. Under his management, the get together won the Ondo State governorship with Olusegun Mimiko as its candidate.
Mr Nwanyanwu left the Labour Party in February 2015 and later joined the ZLP, the place he served as nationwide chairman. He contested the 2023 presidential election underneath the ZLP platform, the place he secured 77,665 votes, and is seeking the presidency once more in 2027.
He holds a bachelor’s diploma in Law, which he obtained in 1998, and a grasp’s diploma in legislation from the University of Lagos.
He is working alongside Hassan Khalid, 37. Their marketing campaign manifesto focuses on quick nationwide priorities, centered on fostering nationwide unity, aggressively tackling insecurity, combating corruption by means of authorized updates, increasing clear power funding, and driving industrialisation.
Ada Okwori — National Democratic Party (NDP)
Ada Okwori, 48, is the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Party (NDP) and one of many two women seeking Nigeria’s highest elected workplace in 2027. She hails from Benue State and holds a Higher National Diploma in Accounting.
Mrs Okwori is associated with grassroots political mobilisation. She beforehand coordinated Ward2Ward, a political assist group that campaigned for former President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election in 2015.
Her political actions additionally included involvement in the PDP earlier than she moved to set up the NDP. The get together’s registration adopted a authorized dispute with INEC. Its promoters challenged the fee’s preliminary refusal to register it, and the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the fee to register the get together in February 2026.
Mrs Okwori is working alongside Uchenna Chukwuemeka, 48.
Esther Okereke — National Rescue Movement (NRM)
Esther Okereke, 43, is the presidential candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM) and considered one of two women contesting the 2027 presidency, in accordance to the INEC’s closing presidential candidates record.
A local of Anambra State, Mrs Nkem spent her childhood and accomplished her secondary schooling in Niger State. She emerged because the NRM’s presidential candidate by means of a unanimous voice vote on the get together’s nationwide conference in Abuja in May 2026.
She holds a PhD and a grasp’s diploma in International Relations, in addition to a bachelor’s diploma in Political Science from the University of Abuja.
She has labored as an actress and movie producer and based Kamdera Services Limited, a human assets and expertise administration firm.
Mrs Okereke is working alongside Nasir Sulaiman, 35. Her marketing campaign promotes what it calls the “ESTHER Agenda”, which proposes reforms in schooling, safety, know-how, housing, entrepreneurship and restitution. The agenda is offered as a response to institutional failures.
Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim — Accord
Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, 61, is a businessman, human rights activist and politician seeking the presidency underneath the Accord platform. Born in Kebbi State, he’s recognized for his involvement in Nigeria’s pro-democracy motion and enterprise pursuits in the power sector.
His political activism dates to his scholar years, when he participated in scholar actions and anti-apartheid campaigns. He later grew to become concerned in nationwide politics and was among the many founding members of the Peoples Democratic Party in 1998, serving as its first deputy nationwide publicity secretary.
He subsequently moved into opposition politics and contested the 2007 Kwara State governorship election underneath the Democratic People’s Party (DPP), ending as runner-up.
Mr Olawepo-Hashim has additionally pursued presidential ambitions by means of smaller political events. He contested the 2019 presidential election underneath the People’s Trust platform and has since been related to efforts to construct an alternate to Nigeria’s dominant political events.
He holds a bachelor’s diploma in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos and a grasp’s diploma in Global Affairs from the University of Buckingham.
His 2027 candidacy underneath Accord grew to become the topic of a dispute after the get together’s nationwide management mentioned he had missed its nomination deadlines and that the get together had not performed the first by means of which he claimed to have emerged as its presidential candidate.
However, on 5 October 2026, the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered Accord and INEC to recognise him because the get together’s presidential candidate. According to the account of the ruling used for this report, the court docket held that the get together had violated Section 86 of the Electoral Act 2026 by refusing to submit his title after the first.
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