The Independent National Electoral Commission will on Saturday, August 29, display the list of candidates nominated by political parties for February 6, 2027, Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections.
The governorship election will be conducted in 28 states, while state Houses of Assembly elections will be held in all 36 states of the federation.
According to the electoral timetable, the governorship poll will take place in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Delta, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Kwara, Benue, Plateau, Niger, Nasarawa states.
Other states where governorship elections are scheduled are Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi and Sokoto.
The exercise is part of the commission’s preparations for the 2027 general elections and will enable members of the public to inspect the candidates’ particular and raise objections where necessary.
The display will cover details submitted by political parties to the commission as part of the nomination process.
INEC has repeatedly urged political parties and candidates to comply with the electoral timetable and relevant provisions of the law as preparations for the elections intensity.
The publication is expected to provide greater transparency in the nomination process and give eligible Nigerians an opportunity to scrutinise the credentials and other particulars of candidates ahead of the polls.
-9News Nigeria.
