2027 · Gubernatorial Races
Governors
Primary frontrunners for Nigeria's 36 state governorship races, compiled from public pre-election declarations. We're rolling these out state by state — Lagos is live first.
Lagos State
Full Lagos ballot
Kano State
Full Kano ballotKaduna State
Full Kaduna ballot
Oyo State
Full Oyo ballot
Delta State
Full Delta ballotAkwa Ibom State
Full Akwa Ibom ballotEnugu State
Full Enugu ballot
Abia State
Full Abia ballot
Plateau State
Full Plateau ballot
Benue State
Full Benue ballot
Sokoto State
Full Sokoto ballotKatsina State
Full Katsina ballotCross River State
Full Cross River ballot
Ebonyi State
Full Ebonyi ballot
Niger State
Full Niger ballot
Zamfara State
Full Zamfara ballot
Taraba State
Full Taraba ballotJigawa State
Full Jigawa ballot
Kebbi State
Full Kebbi ballotOgun State
Full Ogun ballot
Borno State
Full Borno ballotBauchi State
Full Bauchi ballot
Adamawa State
Full Adamawa ballotGombe State
Full Gombe ballotYobe State
Full Yobe ballotRivers State
Full Rivers ballotKwara State
Full Kwara ballotNasarawa State
Full Nasarawa ballotMore states coming
The remaining gubernatorial races are being added. Search by candidate name any time, or open a state to see its full ballot.
These are primary frontrunners and public pre-election declarations — not the official INEC candidate list, which is published closer to the election. PoliticsDirect is non-partisan; every candidate and party is shown equally.