The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has unveiled its governorship candidates and running mates for the 2027 general elections across 28 states.
The party’s spokesperson, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, saying the candidates were selected to represent the ADC’s commitment to providing Nigerians with credible leadership and a viable political alternative.
Abdullahi described the candidates as men and women who would carry the party’s banner into the 2027 elections.
The ADC governorship candidates and their running mates are:
Abia: Kalu Kalu Agu — Alozie Ogadinma Darlington
Adamawa: Modibbo Hammantukur Ribadu — Aguwa Kevin Iliya
Akwa Ibom: Akpanudoedehe John James — Nsien Mkpombuk Tommy
Bauchi: Halliru Dauda Jika — Sama’ila Mohammed Kabir
Benue: Herman Iorwase Hembe — Abba John Abba
Borno: Babagana Buhari — Mamman Dauda
Cross River: Nkoyo Toyo — Okwocho Andrew Adagbor
Delta: Great Ogboru — Afiari Gloria
Ebonyi: Ukpai Mba Udeh — Onwe Daniel Ede
Enugu: Ocho Obodo Eze Chukwuma — Eze Arinze Christopher
Gombe: Bala Bello — Bala Sani Isa
Jigawa: Sabo Mohammed Nakudu — Musa Ya’u Balarabe
Kaduna: Isa Mohammed Ashiru — Kantiok Irmiya Ishaku
Kano: Ibrahim Ali Amin — Shehu Abdulkadir Bari
Katsina: Ahmad Babba Kaita — Aminu Yar’Adua Ahmed
Kebbi: Abubakar Malami — Zagi Musa Mohammed
Kwara: Zakari Mohammed — Olawuyi Julius Olayide
Lagos: Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour — Gbadamosi Babatunde Olalere
Nasarawa: Nuhu Angbazo — Ahmed Yusuf
Niger: Mohammed Kpautagi — Musa Mamman
Ogun: Biodun Collins Ogundipe — Muraina Oluwaranti Oluyemi
Oyo: Taofeek Adegboyega Adegoke Adegóke — Wahab Adeniyi
Plateau: John Sunday Sura — Pwa Jok-Kele Chundung Bitrus
Rivers: Gabriel Pidomson — Okungba David Amapakaye
Sokoto: Manir Mohammad Daniya — Isah Bello Ambarura
Taraba: Abubakar Umar Tutare — Kwetishe Haruna Kwenyan
Yobe: Kassim Gaidam — Kori Lawan Mohammed
Zamfara: Shinkafi Bilyaminu Yusuf — Muhammad Abdulmuddalib Auwal
The unveiling comes as political parties intensify preparations for the 2027 general elections, with parties expected to begin consolidating their structures and presenting candidates to voters across the country.
