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APC, ADC, PDP Set to Field Candidates for All NASS Seats as INEC Prepares Full List
The All Progressives Congress (APC), African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are set to field candidates for all 469 National Assembly seats in the 2027 elections as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) prepares to release the final list of candidates.
The National Assembly seats comprise 109 senatorial positions and 360 seats in the House of Representatives.
INEC is expected to publish the final list of candidates for the January 16, 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday, September 12, 2026, in line with the timetable for the polls.
Section 32(1) of the 2026 Electoral Act requires the commission to publish the final list of candidates at least 60 days before the date fixed for an election.
Sources within the commission said INEC officials were currently compiling and verifying the details of candidates ahead of the publication, making it difficult to give a final figure for the number of candidates that will appear on the list.
One of the sources said the commission was also being cautious to avoid any action that could lead political parties to accuse it of favouring one party or candidate over another.
Another source said the APC, PDP and ADC had presented candidates for all 469 National Assembly seats, while the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) was expected to field candidates for all 109 senatorial seats and 219 House of Representatives seats.
However, the figures could not be independently verified as INEC officials had not publicly confirmed the final number of candidates submitted by each political party.
The deadline for the substitution of candidates for the presidential and National Assembly elections expired on Saturday, August 22, while the submission of nomination forms, Form EC 13A-E, closed on Saturday, August 29, 2026.
The publication of the National Assembly candidates will follow INEC’s recent release of details of candidates for the 2027 governorship elections.
Recall that the commission had published the names and personal details of governorship candidates through Form EC9 and displayed the information at its offices across the country.
The published particulars included candidates’ ages, educational qualifications and other information contained in their nomination documents.
The governorship list showed that several major political parties, including the APC, ADC, PDP, NDC and Allied Peoples Movement, are participating in contests across the states.
Rivers State, for instance, has 19 governorship candidates listed by INEC, while Sokoto and Bauchi also have 19 candidates each. Lagos has 17 candidates, while Kaduna and Gombe have 17 candidates apiece.
In Ogun State, 13 political parties have presented governorship candidates, including APC’s Solomon Adeola, PDP’s Oladipupo Adebutu and ADC’s Jimi Lawal.
The APC has also uploaded its governorship candidates to the INEC portal, with several serving governors and prominent political figures seeking to retain or capture power in the 2027 elections.
The party’s candidates include Obafemi Hamzat in Lagos, Solomon Adeola in Ogun, Sharafadeen Alli in Oyo, Kingsley Chinda in Rivers, Eric Opah in Abia and Uba Sani in Kaduna.
Other APC candidates include Mustapha Gubio in Borno, Jamilu Gwamna in Gombe, Aliyu Wadada in Nasarawa, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu in Kwara, Baba Malam Wali in Yobe and Hyacinth Alia in Benue.
The party is also fielding Bassey Otu in Cross River, Sheriff Oborevwori in Delta, Francis Nwifuru in Ebonyi, Peter Mbah in Enugu, Umar Namadi in Jigawa, Abba Yusuf in Kano and Dikko Radda in Katsina.
The remaining APC governorship candidates include Ahmed Tijani Galadima in Adamawa, Umar Bago in Niger, Nasir Idris in Kebbi, Caleb Mutfwang in Plateau, Umo Eno in Akwa Ibom, Dauda Lawal in Zamfara, Mohammed Abubakar in Bauchi, Ahmed Aliyu in Sokoto and Agbu Kefas in Taraba.
The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and Senator Shehu Buba Umar over his eligibility to contest the 2027 Bauchi State governorship election on the platform of the PRP.
The party is asking the Federal High Court in Bauchi to nullify Buba’s nomination, alleging that his participation in the PRP governorship primary violated provisions of the Electoral Act 2026.
The APM’s legal adviser, Barrister Jidauna Tula, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Bauchi, saying the suit was filed to seek judicial interpretation of the law governing party membership registers and eligibility for primary elections.
The case, with suit number FHC/BAU/CS/68/2026, seeks the enforcement of Sections 77(4), 77(5) and 77(6) of the Electoral Act 2026.
According to Tula, Buba had earlier participated in the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary before subsequently emerging as the PRP’s candidate for the 2027 election.
The APM contends that Buba’s name was absent from the PRP membership register submitted to INEC within the period prescribed by law, raising questions about his eligibility to participate in the party’s governorship primary.
In its originating summons, the party is asking the court to determine whether Buba’s participation in the PRP primary held on May 25, 2026, and his emergence as the party’s governorship candidate were lawful, considering the provisions of the Electoral Act.
It also wants the court to determine whether Buba was eligible to participate in the primary when his name was allegedly missing from the membership register submitted by the PRP to INEC within the statutory period.
The APM further asked the court to determine whether Buba’s continued membership of the APC at the time the PRP submitted its membership register, as alleged by the party, affected his eligibility to participate in the PRP primary.
The party is also seeking clarification on whether the PRP complied with Section 77(4) of the Electoral Act by submitting its membership register to INEC on or before May 10, 2026, ahead of its governorship primary conducted on May 25.
It further wants the court to determine whether the PRP could rely on any membership register other than the one submitted to INEC within the statutory period to establish Buba’s eligibility.
The APM is challenging INEC’s publication of Buba’s name as the PRP governorship candidate on October 10, 2026, arguing that the commission should not retain his name if the court finds that his participation in the primary and subsequent nomination contravened the law.
The party is consequently seeking a declaration that the publication of Buba’s name as the PRP candidate is unlawful, null and void.
It is also asking the court to order INEC to remove Buba’s name from the final list of candidates for the 2027 Bauchi governorship election published on October 10, 2026.
Explaining the legal basis of the suit, Tula said Section 77(4) of the Electoral Act 2026 requires political parties to submit their membership registers to INEC at least 21 days before their primaries, congresses or conventions.
He said Section 77(5) governs eligibility in relation to the applicable membership register, while Section 77(6) restricts political parties from using a different register from the one submitted to INEC within the stipulated period.
Tula alleged that because the PRP was required to submit its register by May 10, 2026, and Buba’s name was allegedly absent from the document, his participation in the party’s primary on May 25 raised questions about compliance with the law.
He further claimed that Buba remained a member of the APC as of May 19, 2026, nine days after the PRP’s reported deadline for submitting its membership register.
According to the APM legal adviser, Buba’s participation in the primary and his emergence as the PRP’s flag bearer, despite the alleged omission of his name from the relevant register, contravened the provisions of the Electoral Act 2026.
The party maintained that INEC’s inclusion of Buba on the final list of governorship candidates was based on a nomination it considers unlawful.
The allegations and claims contained in the suit are yet to be determined by the court.
Sporting Lagos head coach, Jeffrey Buter has credited his tactical switch for the club's 3-2 away victory over Plateau United, DAILY POST reports.
The Tech Boys continued their impressive away form with a battling performance at the New Jos Stadium on Sunday.
The win against Plateau United was their third on the road in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, this season.
Sporting Lagos are now unbeaten in their last six league outings.
Buter said his tactical adjustment paid off at the end of the game.
“We switched our press to a 4-5-1, which limited their wingers and fullbacks from having time and space.
"I think we played a very good second half. We dominated the game, found the early equaliser and went on to finish the game," Buter told reporters after the game.
The win took Sporting Lagos within two points of league leaders, Rivers United and titleholders, Rangers International, who are second on the log.
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