2027: INEC releases final list of 449 candidates for Kano Assembly election

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a final list of 449 candidates from 15 political parties to contest the February 16, 2027, Kano State House of Assembly election.

The list includes at least 10 women who will vie for seats in the state legislature, highlighting their participation in the forthcoming electoral contest.

The list includes at least 10 women who will vie for seats in the state legislature, highlighting their participation in the forthcoming electoral contest.

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The political parties cleared to participate in the election include the All Progressives Congress (APC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), People’s Redemption Party (PRP) and New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP).

Others are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Action Democratic Party (ADP), United Progressive Grand Alliance (UPGA), Action Peoples Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA), Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Young Progressives Party (YPP) and Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA).

The release of the final list marks another step towards the conduct of the 2027 Kano State House of Assembly election.

However, the number of female candidates remains relatively small compared with the total of 449 candidates listed, with only 10 women identified in the information provided.

The election is expected to determine the composition of the Kano State House of Assembly for the next legislative term.