The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of governorship candidates for the 2027 elections, with 37 candidates aged between 35 and 39 listed across several states.
The candidates, drawn from different political parties, include 35-year-olds and those approaching 40 who are seeking to become governors in their respective states.
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Below is the full list of governorship candidates in their 30s, arranged by state, with their ages and political parties.
Umezurike Doris Uzumma
Age: 39
Party: African Action Congress (AAC)
State: Abia
Abdulrahman Bashir Haske
Age: 36
Party: Allied Peoples Movement (APM)
State: Adamawa
Bundi Ahmadu Pius
Age: 39
Party: New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)
State: Adamawa
Archibong Inimbom Nsikak
Age: 39
Party: Action Democratic Party (ADP)
State: Akwa Ibom
Umoh Emem
Age: 36
Party: Action Peoples Party (APP)
State: Akwa Ibom
Aliyu Idris Muhammad
Age: 36
Party: Labour Party (LP)
State: Bauchi
Zaharaddin Muhammad Muhammad
Age: 37
Party: National Rescue Movement (NRM)
State: Bauchi
Aliyu Umar A
Age: 37
Party: Young Progressives Party (YPP)
State: Bauchi
Adagba D. Iorhen
Age: 37
Party: Allied Peoples Movement (APM)
State: Benue
Wombo Terese Paul
Age: 35
Party: National Rescue Movement (NRM)
State: Benue
Ogbe Simon Ocheme
Age: 35
Party: Zenith Labour Party (ZLP)
State: Benue
Goni Bulama
Age: 37
Party: Action Alliance (AA)
State: Borno
Mustapha Umar Mustapha
Age: 39
Party: National Rescue Movement (NRM)
State: Borno
Abdulhakeem Muhammad
Age: 39
Party: Zenith Labour Party (ZLP)
State: Borno
Joelyne Ita Hogan-Bassey
Age: 39
Party: Action Democratic Party (ADP)
State: Cross River
Okorie Ogochukwu
Age: 39
Party: Action Democratic Party (ADP)
State: Ebonyi
Benson Bobo Bagwiba
Age: 38
Party: African Action Congress (AAC)
State: Gombe
Aliyu Adamu Danmacca
Age: 38
Party: National Democratic Party (NDP)
State: Gombe
Ibrahim Abubakar Jalo
Age: 35
Party: Peoples Redemption Party (PRP)
State: Gombe
Umar Ahmad
Age: 35
Party: Allied Peoples Movement (APM)
State: Jigawa
Solomon John Yayock
Age: 38
Party: Action Democratic Party (ADP)
State: Kaduna
Tukur Rabiu
Age: 39
Party: All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)
State: Kaduna
Ali Godday
Age: 39
Party: National Democratic Party (NDP)
State: Kaduna
Peter Helen Ojotule
Age: 36
Party: Zenith Labour Party (ZLP)
State: Lagos
Abdullahi Omame Abisabo
Age: 35
Party: Peoples Redemption Party (PRP)
State: Nasarawa
Fayoyin Olujobi Ezekiel
Age: 39
Party: National Rescue Movement (NRM)
State: Ogun
Ola Willams Adeyinka Penuel
Age: 35
Party: Social Democratic Party (SDP)
State: Ogun
Muhammad Aminu Hadi
Age: 38
Party: Action Peoples Party (APP)
State: Plateau
Yohanna Wilson Yilpan
Age: 37
Party: National Democratic Party (NDP)
State: Plateau
Dafup Simput Eagles
Age: 38
Party: Social Democratic Party (SDP)
State: Plateau
Jonathan Dalong Dogara
Age: 37
Party: Young Progressives Party (YPP)
State: Plateau
Abubakar Haruna
Age: 36
Party: Allied Peoples Movement (APM)
State: Sokoto
Shehu Ibrahim
Age: 35
Party: Young Progressives Party (YPP)
State: Sokoto
Nathan Sanda
Age: 38
Party: Labour Party (LP)
State: Taraba
Abbagana Grema Muhammad
Age: 38
Party: National Rescue Movement (NRM)
State: Yobe
Musa Hamza
Age: 39
Party: Social Democratic Party (SDP)
State: Zamfara
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