The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the 2027 general election.

The list contains 18 presidential candidates sponsored by 18 political parties, setting the stage for what is expected to be a keenly contested presidential election.

Among the prominent names on the list are incumbent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and former Anambra State Governor Peter Gregory Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

Also featured are African Action Congress (AAC) candidate Omoyele Sowore, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Sandy Ojang Onor, former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Labour Party candidate Sunday Chibuzo Okereke, and Oyo State Governor Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).

The final list comprises 16 male and two female presidential candidates. The vice-presidential candidates consist of 14 men and four women.

The two female presidential candidates are Ada Elizabeth Fredrick Okwori of the National Democratic Party (NDP) and Nkem Esther Okereke of the National Rescue Movement (NRM).

The candidates and their running mates are:

All Progressives Congress (APC): Bola Tinubu / Kashim Shettima

African Democratic Congress (ADC): Atiku Abubakar / Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi

Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC): Peter Gregory Obi / Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso

Labour Party (LP): Sunday Chibuzo Okereke / Hajja Bintu Konto

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP): Sandy Ojang Onor / Umaru Babangida

Action Alliance (AA): Rufai Adekunle Omo-Aje / Shehu Hussaini

Action Democratic Party (ADP): Aliyu Abbas-Bin / Chinazam Ike

All Progressives Party (APP): Kabiru Yusuf / Peace Egobia Ofordile

African Action Congress (AAC): Omoyele Sowore / Haruna Garba Magashi

Allied Peoples Movement (APM): Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde / Musa Lawal Daura

Boot Party (BP): Sunday Adenuga / Usman Turaki Mustapha

Democratic Labour Alliance (DLA): Moses Olusoji Adebisi / Nafisat Usaku Abubakar

National Democratic Party (NDP): Ada Elizabeth Fredrick Okwori / Uchenna Anthony Chukwuemeka

National Rescue Movement (NRM): Nkem Esther Okereke / Nasir Muhammed Sulaiman

Peoples Redemption Party (PRP): Donald Duke / Kabiru Rabiu

Social Democratic Party (SDP): Adewole Ebenezer Adebayo / Usman Muhammed Bugaje

Young Progressive Party (YPP): Peter Ada Agada / Patience Ndidi Key

Zenith Labour Party (ZLP): Daniel Daberechukwu Nwanyanwu / Hassan Khalid

The release of the final list marks another significant milestone in preparations for the 2027 general election, with the listed candidates now set to campaign for the presidency under their respective political parties.

INEC has also released the final lists of candidates contesting the Senate and House of Representatives elections as part of its preparations for the 2027 polls.