By Our Reporter
The battle for the 109 seats in the Nigerian Senate is set to intensify ahead of the January 16, 2027 National Assembly elections, with the major political parties unveiling their candidates across the country.
The All Progressives Congress (APC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) feature prominently in the list, while candidates of the Labour Party (LP) and Accord Party also appear in some districts.
The contests feature a mixture of serving and former lawmakers, governors, political heavyweights and new entrants.
Some senatorial districts also have parties without candidates in the supplied list, reflecting differences in the level of participation across the constituencies.
Among the prominent names appearing in the list are former governors and senior political figures including Godswill Akpabio, Ifeanyi Okowa, Adams Oshiomhole, Simon Lalong, Aliyu Wamakko, Abdulaziz Yari and Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
The 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled for January 16, 2027, according to the electoral timetable.
Below is the list as released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC):
ABIA STATE
Abia North
APC — Kalu Orji Uzor
ADC — Okoronkwo Ikechukwu Bishop Godswill
NDC — Nkole Uko Ndukwe
PDP — Udeachara Jude
Abia Central
APC — Atuma Emeka
ADC — Austine Okwudiri Akobundu
NDC — Nkechi Nwaogu
PDP — Ogu Bob
Abia South
APC — Ikonne Prince Paul
ADC — Isiguzor Chukwuemeka Victor
NDC — Enyinna Kasarachi Michael
PDP — Onuoha Ishmael Chinyere
LP — Enyinnaya Abaribe
ADAMAWA STATE
Adamawa North
APC — Umaru Ahmadu
ADC — Iya Umar
NDC — Abubakar Rabiu
PDP — Lawan Mohammed Ribado
Adamawa South
APC — Tangwami Felix Bilishan
ADC — Binos Dauda Yaroe
NDC — Peter Fwa Barata
PDP — Ahmed Hassan
Adamawa Central
APC — Salihu Mustapha
ADC — Ibrahim Mustapha
NDC — Ahmed Abdullahi Musa
PDP — Attah Mohammed Ibrahim
AKWA IBOM STATE
Akwa Ibom North-East
APC — Bassey Aniekan Etim
ADC — Sunday Etim Umoren
NDC — Afia Ekere S.
PDP — Udobang Cletus Kufre
Akwa Ibom North-West
APC — Akpabio Godswill
ADC — Akpabio Patience Christopher Ibanga Obot
NDC — Inemeh Patty Etete
PDP — No candidate
Akwa Ibom South
APC — Akpan Ekong Sampson
ADC — Louis Paul Udoh
NDC — Frank Okon Daniel
PDP — Isong Etim
ANAMBRA STATE
Anambra North
APC — Nnalue Chimzobam Kingsley
ADC — Udedibia Sunday Ikenna
NDC — Nwoye Tony Okechukwu
PDP — Oliatachinenye Edith
Anambra Central
APC — Ekwunife Uche Lilian
ADC — Nwobu Geoffrey Ndubuisi
NDC — Umeh Victor Chukwunonyelum
PDP — Ughamadu Lawrence Chijioke
Anambra South
APC — Benson-Oraelosi Chibuogwu Maryanne
ADC — Anagwu Fredrick Emeka
NDC — Onunkwo Ebuka Josephat
PDP — Nwosu Ikechukwu Samben
BAUCHI STATE
Bauchi South
APC — Shehu Yakubu Abdullahi
ADC — Garba Dahiru
NDC — No candidate
PDP — Dabo Danjuma Adamu
Bauchi Central
APC — Misau Isah Hamma
ADC — Abdul Ahmed Ningi
NDC — No candidate
PDP — Aliyu Bello
Bauchi North
APC — Baba Ibrahim Mohammed
ADC — Suleiman Mohammed Nazif
NDC — No candidate
PDP — Adamu Abdulkadir
BAYELSA STATE
Bayelsa East
APC — Sunny-Golu Israel
ADC — Sylva Ngo Nathaniel
NDC — Tekenah Dau Kenny
PDP — Joseph Ateki Boabofa
Bayelsa Central
APC — Benson Friday Konbowei
ADC — Aistine Inei Asamaowei
NDC — Okoyareuben Boutuaowei
PDP — Akinaka Erepamo Richard
Bayelsa West
APC — Agbiki Fidelis
ADC — Ogola Christopher
NDC — Dickson Seriake Henry
PDP — Ebebi Onduakpo Polycarp
BENUE STATE
Benue North-East
APC — Udende Emmanuel Memga
ADC — Tyough Robert Aondona
NDC — No candidate
PDP — Unongo Thomas Tyolumun
Benue North-West
APC — Zam Titus Tartenger
ADC — Tsegba Terngu
NDC — Utaan Conrad Terhide
PDP — Ortom Eunice Erdoo
Benue South
APC — Agbo Frances Ottah
ADC — Olofu David Adejo
NDC — Onjeh Daniel Donal
PDP — Moro Abba Patrick
BORNO STATE
Borno North
APC — Monguno Mohammed Tahir
ADC — Abdullahi Modu Kura
NDC — Abubakar Tijjani
PDP — Kareto Mohammed Abdullah
Borno Central
APC — Lawan Kaka Shehu
ADC — Baba Gana Zannah
NDC — Abdulkadir Fema
PDP — Kyari Alhaji Grema
Borno South
APC — Ndume Mohammed Ali
ADC — Idris Mamman Gatumbwa
NDC — Kwajafailliya Habu
PDP — Apaguaminu Mallum
CROSS RIVER STATE
Cross River North
APC — Jarigbe Jarigbe Agom
ADC — Ugbong Casmir
NDC — Ake Abuashe Grace
PDP — No candidate
Cross River Central
APC — Ewa Oden Ibiang
ADC — Akin Rickett
NDC — Ewa Bassey Eko
PDP — John Ifere
Cross River South
APC — Ekpenyong Asuquo
ADC — Edet Joseph
NDC — Egwu Egwu Arong
PDP — Inyang Florence
DELTA STATE
Delta Central
APC — Dafinone Ede Omueya
ADC — Ewhrudjakpor Benjamin
NDC — Omo-Agege Ovie Augustine
PDP — Arhagba Ighogbedjere
Delta North
APC — Okowa Ifeanyi Arthur
ADC — Ogoliegbune Valentine Chibuzor
NDC — Ochei Victor Onyekachi
PDP — Ogannah Onyeama Austyn
Delta South
APC — Joel-Onowakpo Thomas Ewomazino
ADC — No candidate
NDC — Adhekpukoli Elo
PDP — Otuaro Kingley Burutu
EBONYI STATE
Ebonyi North
APC — Nwebonyi Onyeka Peter
ADC — Ikeria Chibuike Solomon
NDC — Nwite James N.
PDP — Opoke Sunday Andrew
Ebonyi Central
APC — Eze Kenneth Emeka
ADC — Ugo Maginus Kel
NDC — Odoh Benard Ifeanyi
PDP — Ngwuta Elechi Christopher
Ebonyi South
APC — Ani Anthony Okorie
ADC — Silas Joseph Onu
NDC — Ndubuisi Emmanuel C.
PDP — Nwachi Maria Ude
EDO STATE
Edo North
APC — Oshiomhole Adams
ADC — Aruna Abubakari
NDC — Oisamoje Maria Evuarherhe
PDP — Momoh-Dejih Bashir Eugine
Edo Central
APC — Ikpea Joseph
ADC — Okonofua Herberta Inemezele
NDC — Inemezele Ikpea Igiagbe Joseph
PDP — No candidate
Edo South
APC — Ogbeide-Ihama Omoregie
ADC — Iduoriyekemwen Matthew Aigbuhuenze
NDC — Epelle-Asemota Bridgitte
PDP — Ojediamen Benjamin Ehichioya
EKITI STATE
Ekiti North
APC — Oguntoye Ayobami Samuel
ADC — Ayeni Funso
NDC — Oguntoye Ayobami Samuel
PDP — No candidate
Ekiti Central
APC — Bamidele Opeyemi
ADC — Akinyemi Victor Babafemi
NDC — Omolayotaiwo Oluwagbenga
PDP — Fatuyi-Olajuyigbe Monica Adesola
Ekiti South
APC — Adaramodu Adeyemi Raphael
ADC — Kolawole Job Nathaniel
NDC — No candidate
PDP — Ayeni Oyeolabisi
ENUGU STATE
Enugu East
APC — Chukwu Kelvin
ADC — Idoko Mechika
NDC — Asadu Patrick Oziokoja
PDP — Ukwueke Kingsley
Enugu West
APC — Ngwu Osita
ADC — Ani Juliet Nkechi
NDC — Eneh Kingsley Uchenna
PDP — Amadi Dennis
Enugu North
APC — Asogwa Ikeje Israel
ADC — Chika Idoko Emmanuel
NDC — Asadu Patrick Oziokoja
PDP — Ezeme Nestor Chika
FCT
Federal Capital Territory
APC — Philip Tanimu Aduda
ADC — Ireti Kingibe
NDC — Austen Peters-Pam Iyabode Amanda
PDP — Angulu Bako
GOMBE STATE
Gombe North
APC — Yahaya Muhammed Inuwa
ADC — Mustapha Mohammed Aliyu
NDC — Mohammed Dukku
PDP — Dankwambo Ibrahim Hassan
Gombe Central
APC — Mohammed Ahmed
ADC — Idris Audu Umar
NDC — Kabiru Mohammed
PDP — Hammadu Aliyu
Gombe South
APC — Hamma Tabitha
ADC — Mela Audu Nunghe
NDC — Amos Bulus Kilawangs
PDP — Siyako Anthony Yaro
IMO STATE
Imo East
APC — Uzodinma Ezebuihe Anayochukwu
ADC — Ofoegbu Uchenna Daniel
NDC — Onyeagocha Uchechukwu
PDP — Madumere Prince Eze
Imo West
APC — Uzodimma Goodhope Odidika
ADC — Iwuchukwu Vincent Ogadinma Nnabugo
NDC — Nwogu Nze Ndieze
PDP — Onyereri Chukwudi Victor Jones
Imo North
APC — Ndubueze Patrick Chiwuba
ADC — Ibekwe Nkiri
NDC — Omegara Mathew
PDP — Ejiogu Micheal Duru
JIGAWA STATE
Jigawa South-West
APC — Ibraheem Sani Garba
ADC — Ahmed Isah Dutse
NDC — Aminu Mustapha
PDP — Suleiman Abba
Jigawa North-East
APC — Madori Ahmed Abdulhamid Malam Ali
ADC — Muhammad Ubali Shitu
NDC — No candidate
PDP — Salisu Mamuda
Jigawa North-West
APC — Hussaini Babangida Uba
ADC — Ahmed Mahmud Gumel
NDC — Sabo Salisu
PDP — Abdullahi Aminu Taura
KADUNA STATE
Kaduna North
APC — Yero Mukhtar Ramalan
ADC — Khalid Ibrahim Mustapha
NDC — Sha’aban Mohammad Turad
PDP — Ahmed Abdullahi Zubairu
Kaduna Central
APC — Sani Shehu
ADC — Lawal Adamu Usman
NDC — Adamu Haruna
PDP — Ibrahim Usman
Kaduna South
APC — Marshall Sunday Katung
ADC — Godfrey Ali Gaiya
NDC — No candidate
PDP — Gumbari Joseph Mataimaki
KANO STATE
Kano Central
APC — Shekarau Ibrahim
ADC — Samaila Abdullahi Mukhtar
NDC — Yusuf Nasiru Gawuna
PDP — Sankara Nafiu Danladi
Kano North
APC — Barau I. Jibrin
ADC — Saleh Shehu Kudawa
NDC — Usman Sunusi Danbatta
PDP — Sagir Abdulkadir Ahmad
Kano South
APC — Kawa Suleiman Abdurrahman
ADC — Baba Aminu Zubair
NDC — Ibrahim Kassim Bataiya
PDP — Isa Umar Sambo
KATSINA STATE
Katsina North
APC — Yahaya Nasir
ADC — Lawal Sani
NDC — Yahaya Aminu
PDP — Daura Umar Dauda
Katsina Central
APC — Abubakar Sadiq Yar’Adua
ADC — Lawal Sani
NDC — No candidate
PDP — Abdulaziz Amina Lawal Rafindadi
Katsina South
APC — Dandutse Muntari Mohammed
ADC — Lawal Umar
NDC — Hussain Ishaq Suleim
PDP — Bawa Rabiu
KEBBI STATE
Kebbi North
APC — Adamu Muhammad Aliero
ADC — Mera Ibrahim Mohammed
NDC — Abdurrahman Aliyu
PDP — Mukhtar Mohammed Tafarki
Kebbi Central
APC — Adamu Mohammed Aliero
ADC — Aminu Bande
NDC — Umar Yarotela
PDP — Andarai Haruna Saidu
Kebbi South
APC — Muhammed Ja’afaru Ngaski
ADC — Maidoki Garba Musa
NDC — Hassan Mustapha
PDP — Abubakar Hamza
KOGI STATE
Kogi Central
APC — Bello Yahaya
ADC — Ogembe Salau Ahmed
NDC — Salau Muritala Audu
PDP — Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
Kogi East
APC — Ameh Erico Joseph
ADC — Abubakar Aminu Suleiman
NDC — Ameh Peter Ojonugwa
PDP — Muhammed Abdullahi
Kogi West
APC — Karimi Sunday
ADC — Musa Ibrahim Ahmadu
NDC — Fatosa Olumuyiwa Adedokun
PDP — Yusuf Ayo Tajudeen
KWARA STATE
Kwara Central
APC — Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman
ADC — Abdullahi Risikat Motunrayo
NDC — Suleiman Abdulrasheed Olufemi Omoda
PDP — Saliu Mustapha
Kwara North
APC — Umar Sadiq
ADC — Bala Taoheed Usman
NDC — Gana Thomas Audu
PDP — Kolo Baba Jiya
Kwara South
APC — Adewoye Olalekan
ADC — Oyedepo Iyiola
NDC — Oni Samuel Omoniyi
PDP — Popoola Adekeye Lekan Saheed
LAGOS STATE
Lagos Central
APC — Sanni Eshilokun Wasiu Olatunji
ADC — Abayomi Idowu Omotayo
NDC — Johnson Lawrence Adeniyi Oladipupo
PDP — Dakova-Vaughan Kolawole David
Lagos East
APC — Abiru Adetokunbo Mukhail
ADC — Moshood Babatunde Olanrewaju
NDC — Adebanjo Adeola Damilola
PDP — Adeniji Victorin
Lagos West
APC — Adebule Idiat Oluranti
ADC — Bello Owolabi Hafis
NDC — Salvador Adegoke Moshood
PDP — Phillips Adebiyi Abiodun
NASARAWA STATE
Nasarawa North
APC — Sule Abdullahi
ADC — Victor Affiku Tsaku
NDC — Danladi James
PDP — Madaki Benbella Anthony
Nasarawa West
APC — Haruna Dauda
ADC — Umar Musa Galadima
NDC — Adamu Auta Umar Farouq
PDP — Kaura Danlami Kefas
Nasarawa South
APC — Abdul Ibrahim Baba
ADC — Hassan Abubakar Nalaraba
NDC — Baba Ayinwulu
PDP — Agbo-Omeri Mike
NIGER STATE
Niger East
APC — Musa Mohammed Sani
ADC — Ahmed Mohammed Mukhtar
NDC — Bawa John Agmada
PDP — No candidate
Niger North
APC — Bello Abubakar Sani
ADC — Abdullahi Shehu Mohammed
NDC — Bawa Joshua Nuhu
PDP — Abdullahi Yahaya
Niger South
APC — Idris Mohammed Sani
ADC — Umar Danjuma Emimaru
NDC — Sadiq Mohammed Rabi’u
PDP — Jiya Peter Ndalikali
OGUN STATE
Ogun Central
APC — Salisu Shuaibu Afolabi
ADC — Samuel Oluwafemi Abiodun-Oni
NDC — George-Taylor Oluwadurotimi
PDP — Obasanjo Iyabo
Ogun East
APC — Abiodun Adedapo Olusegun
ADC — Adebanjo Babatunde Olalekan
NDC — Shokoya Adewale Oluwasegun
PDP — Omotayo Oluwafemi Abdulhameed
Ogun West
APC — Ojugbele Jimo Olusola
ADC — Olanrewaju Abdul-Lateef Ajani
NDC — Abioro Itunu
PDP — Ogunola Babatunde
ONDO STATE
Ondo North
APC — Ipinsagba Olajide Emmanuel
ADC — Foluso Mayowa Felix Adefemi
NDC — Daodu Babatunde Olumayokun
PDP — Adenekan Olateru-Olagbegi
Ondo Central
APC — Adegbonmire Adeniyi Ayodele
ADC — Akinyelure Patrick Ayo
NDC — Falaiye Olugbenga Akinwale
PDP — No candidate
Ondo South
APC — Kekemeke Duerimini Isaacs
ADC — Tofowomo Gbadamosi Tola
NDC — Nejo Myson Adeyemi
PDP — Oyerinmade Mathew Oye
OSUN STATE
Osun Central
APC — Adegoke Rasheed Adekunle
ADC — Olaoye Akeem
NDC — Oduyemi Morenikeji Nathaniel
PDP — Fadeyi Olubiyi Oluwole
Accord — Ganiyu Ayobami Olaoluwa
Osun East
APC — Fadahunsi Francis Adenigba
ADC — Babatunde Olaniyi Loye
NDC — Derin-Ologbenla Charles Adewale
PDP — No candidate
Accord — Fadipe Ibukun Isola
Osun West
APC — Ogunbiyi Akinade Akanmu
ADC — Oriolowo Adelere
NDC — Ayoola Alaba
PDP — No candidate
Accord — Oyewumi Kamorudeen Olalere
OYO STATE
Oyo Central
APC — Akintunde Yunus Abiodun
ADC — Kamil Akinlabi
NDC — Salawu Akeem
PDP — Olunloyo Ayobami Akinyode
Oyo North
APC — Ogunesan Hannah Olawumi
ADC — Agoro Lanre Adehirah
NDC — Ojekunle Abigail Olanike
PDP — Adeoye Beulah Olufemi Ayodeji
Oyo South
APC — Oseni Abasi Aderemi
ADC — Lukman Adeola Adetunji
NDC — Abdulateef Gbolagade
PDP — Adeleke Kehinde Saheed
PLATEAU STATE
Plateau North
APC — Mwadkwon Simon Davou
ADC — Rose Bitrus Mwanti
NDC — Bature Musa Jonathan
PDP — Gwottson Dalyop
Plateau Central
APC — Kasuwa Bitrus David
ADC — Yusuf Bello
NDC — Yusuf Ishaku
PDP — Goliath Timothy
Plateau South
APC — Lalong Simon Bako
ADC — Solomon Selcap Dalung
NDC — Kefas Peter Kefas Dandam
PDP — Shekarau Johnbull
RIVERS STATE
Rivers East
APC — Onyesoh Allwell Iheacho
ADC — Agwor Samuel Ndubuisi
NDC — Okwuwolu Wolu Ekelechi Benjamin
PDP — Anele Akor Wisdom
Rivers South-East
APC — Osarosaka Ebenezer Erewari
ADC — Ikuru Tele Betram
NDC — Abiante Awaji-Inombek
PDP — Nwogu Olaka
Rivers West
APC — Obuah Amechi Felix
ADC — Otto Josiah
NDC — Ogbobula Isaac
PDP — Job Vincent
SOKOTO STATE
Sokoto North
APC — Wamakko Aliyu Magatakarda
ADC — Maishinko Mani Katami
NDC — Abubakar Mainasara Sani
PDP — Maccido Ahmed
Sokoto East
APC — Tukur Muhammad
ADC — Hassan Muhammad
NDC — Ummar Maisalati
PDP — Umar Abubakar
Sokoto South
APC — Abdullahi Ibrahim Danbaba
ADC — Yabo Faruk Malami
NDC — Tanimu Bodinga
PDP — Yusuf Dahiru
TARABA STATE
Taraba North
APC — Lau Shuaibu Isa
ADC — Maigari Kasimu Bello
NDC — Bandawa Anfani
PDP — Bubajoda Hilkiah
Taraba Central
APC — Manu Haruna
ADC — Ahmadu Benni Umaru Salim
NDC — Nyan-Ganji Gilbert Gills
PDP — Iliyasu Goje
Taraba South
APC — Aliyu Yusuf
ADC — Afiniki Yarima
NDC — Ezekiel Yakubu Ambo
PDP — Istifanus Musa
YOBE STATE
Yobe North
APC — Lawan Ahmad Ibrahim
ADC — Imamuddeen Ahmad Abubakar Talba
NDC — No candidate
PDP — Abubakar Chigari
Yobe East
APC — Buni Mai Mala
ADC — Kale Kawu
NDC — No candidate
PDP — Mustapha Maigoro
Yobe South
APC — Bomai Ibrahim Mohammed
ADC — Gambo Jajere Baba
NDC — Hassan Mohammed
PDP — Hamma Ibrahim Barde
ZAMFARA STATE
Zamfara North
APC — Sahabi Ya’u
ADC — Shehu Rafi
NDC — Nasiru Garba
PDP — Musa Hanafi Moriki
Zamfara Central
APC — Bilbis Ikra Aliyu
ADC — Abubakar Atiku Sale
NDC — Ibrahim Sanusi
PDP — Bala Sanusi
Zamfara West
APC — Abdulaziz Yari
ADC — Ibrahim Mikailu Barau
NDC — Abdullahi Hassan Anka
PDP — Lawal Faru
