PARTIES
Registered political parties competing in the 2027 Nigerian general elections
Party registration status changes through INEC updates and court orders. Verify against INEC's current political-party pages. INEC party list
ABOUT
MAJOR PARTIES
Ruling party since 2015, centre-right.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu - reported APC nominee / incumbent re-election bid.
Former ruling party, dominant from 1999 to 2015; 2023 presidential candidate was Atiku Abubakar.
Goodluck Jonathan - reported by one PDP faction; Sandy Onor - reported by a Wike-backed PDP faction.
Third-force breakout in 2023, when Peter Obi won about a quarter of the national vote.
Prince Kennedy Ahanotu - reported by the Julius Abure LP faction; Chibuzo Okereke - reported by the Nenadi Usman LP faction.
Fourth-largest 2023 presidential vote share; Rabiu Kwankwaso was the 2023 presidential candidate.
No current NNPP presidential candidate is tracked in the reviewed 2027 sources. Kwankwaso is tracked under NDC reports.
Registered national party; became the vehicle for a 2027 opposition coalition.
Atiku Abubakar, Dumebi Kachikwu, Chris Uba, Rotimi Amaechi, and Nasir El-Rufai are all tracked through ADC faction/aspirant reporting.
Historic party revived; fielded candidates across 2023 elections.
Adewole Adebayo - reported SDP ticket; Abimbola Akeem Atanda - reported by another SDP faction.
Listed by INEC in 2026 political-party updates.
No presidential aspirant was found in the reviewed 2027 tracker sources.
Listed by INEC in 2026 political-party updates.
Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso are tracked in NDC-related 2027 reporting.
Listed by INEC in 2026 political-party updates.
No presidential aspirant was found in the reviewed 2027 tracker sources.
2027 PRESIDENTIAL FIELD
Tracked names from current election reporting. Some entries are factional or aspirant-stage reports, not final INEC ballot certification.
Reported as APC nominee / incumbent re-election bid.
Reported by a Turaki-backed PDP faction; another tracker marks the run as speculative/not formally expressed.
BBC Pidgin reports that Nigeria Democratic Congress confirmed him as its presidential candidate.
Tracked as NDC aspirant; separately reported as Peter Obi running mate.
BBC Pidgin reports him as the Julius Abure LP faction candidate.
Reported under the Nenadi Usman LP faction.
This is a tracker of reported names, factions, and aspirants. Confirm final candidates against INEC after party nomination forms close. NGElections 2027 tracker
2023 PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS
Results should be cross-checked against INEC result portals and official result documents. INEC IReV
HOW PARTIES ARE REGISTERED
INDEPENDENTS
INEC voter education states that a person can only put themselves forward as a candidate through party sponsorship. Treat independent candidacy as unavailable for ordinary general-election contests unless the law changes.
The RUN page covers candidacy rules in detail.
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