A total of 449 candidates, including the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Ismail Falgore-Jibril, are contesting the 40 seats in the assembly in the 2027 general elections.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Falgore-Jibril, who represents Rogo Constituency, is seeking re-election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) published the final list of candidates at its office in Kano on Monday. The list was signed by the commission’s Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony.
According to NAN, the candidates are drawn from 19 political parties.
The parties include Accord, Action Alliance, African Action Congress, African Democratic Congress, Action Democratic Party, APC, All Progressives Grand Alliance, Allied Peoples Movement, Action Peoples Party, Democratic Leadership Alliance, Labour Party and National Democratic Congress.
Others are the New Nigeria Peoples Party, National Rescue Movement, Peoples Democratic Party, Peoples Redemption Party, Social Democratic Party, Young Progressives Party and Zenith Labour Party.
NAN observed that only 13 of the 449 candidates are women, while the remaining 436 are men.
The female candidates are contesting in constituencies including Bebeji, Gwale, Kano Municipal, Karaye, Kiru, Kumbotso, Minjibir, Fagge, Sumaila, Tsanyawa/Kunchi, Ungogo and Warawa.
In Bebeji, Abasiyya Yahaya is contesting under Party A, while Khadija Lawan-Ahmed is the African Action Congress candidate in Gwale. Saudat Ibrahim is contesting under the Allied Peoples Movement in Kano Municipal.
Sha’awanatu Yusuf is contesting under Party A in Karaye, while Zainab Umar is representing Action Alliance in Kumbotso. Karimatu Yahaya is also contesting under Party A in Minjibir, while Talatu Ishaya is the APM candidate in Fagge.
Hasina Muhammad is contesting under Party A in Sumaila, while Aisha Lawan is the APC candidate for Tsanyawa/Kunchi. Na’ima Yahaya is contesting under the African Democratic Congress in Ungogo.
Other female candidates listed for Ungogo are Ramlatu Yahaya of the Peoples Democratic Party and Aishatu Adamu-Garba of the Peoples Redemption Party. Amina Yahaya is contesting under Party A in Warawa.
The INEC list contains the candidates’ names, political parties, ages, genders and educational qualifications.