Borno State: 2027 ballot

Official sources only. Facts come from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Candidates will be added only from INEC’s published final list. Vote Book does not publish polls.

On your ballot

President and Vice President (Sat, Jan 16, 2027)
Senator: 3 senatorial districts in Borno (Jan 16)
House of Representatives: your federal constituency (Jan 16)
Governor and Deputy Governor (Sat, Feb 6, 2027)
State House of Assembly: your state constituency (Feb 6)

Senate candidates (Jan 16)

Borno North (9 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	MOHAMMED ALHAJI BUKAR	44	M
AA	ALKALI JADDA	35	M
ADP	ABDULLAHI MODU KURA	36	M
ADC	BULAMA FUGU IBRAHIM	63	M
APC	MONGUNO MOHAMMED TAHIR	60	M
NRM	MOHAMMED YUNUS ABDULSALAM	35	M
NDC	ALHAJI MODU BAKURA	36	M
PDP	KARETO MOHAMMED ABDULLAHI	39	M
SDP	ABUBAKAR TIJJANI	36	M

Borno Central (12 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	MAI MUHAMMED HASSAN	49	M
AA	SALEMALUT MOHAMMAD	65	M
ADP	IBRAHIM MOHAMMED KOLO	36	M
APP	MOHAMMED GANA BABA	53	M
ADC	BABA GANA ZANNAH	50	F
APC	LAWAN KAKA SHEHU	51	M
APM	UMAR MOHAMMED BUNU	35	M
LP	HUSSAINI MOHAMMED	43	M
NRM	UMAR AHMED MUSTAPHA	35	M
NDC	ABDULKADIR FEMA	41	M
PDP	KYARI ALHAJI GREMA	56	M
SDP	MOHAMMED IBRAHIM	42	M

Borno South (12 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	KAGAMA SAMAILA IBRAHIM	35	M
AA	ADAMU FAMA	36	M
ADP	M TIJJANI	52	M
APP	HASSAN ABDULLAHI	51	M
ADC	IDRIS MAMMAN GATUMBWA	65	M
APC	NDUME MOHAMMED ALI	66	M
APM	MUSA ABUBAKAR SAIDU	48	M
LP	ABDULLAHI NWAJIM	58	M
NRM	ALI BUKAR NJIDDA	46	M
NDC	KWAJAFA ILLIYA HABU	50	M
PDP	APAGU AMINU MALLUM	59	M
SDP	AUDU HARUNA	56	M

Details are shown exactly as printed in INEC’s final list (INEC, PDF), signed by the Secretary to the Commission. Names are in INEC’s order (often surname first). Vote Book does not rank or endorse candidates.

House of Representatives candidates (Jan 16)

Askira-Uba/Hawul (10 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	USMAN MIDALA BALAMI	44	M
ADP	SULEIMAN ADAMU	33	M
APP	BATA SAMSON	41	F
ADC	YERIMA ALHAJI DAUDA	49	M
APC	ASARYA TARPAYA	62	M
APM	BATA SAMSON	39	M
NRM	UMORU MOHAMMED VANKI	48	M
NDC	YAWUTAMA EMMANUEL AMAZA	33	M
PDP	SATUMARI KUDLA MILINDA	56	M
SDP	ALI INUWA	56	M

Bama/Ngala/Kala-Balge (7 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	ALKALI MODU	36	M
APP	ABDULKADIR IBRAHIM	38	M
ADC	AHMED ABDULRAZAQ ZANNA	42	M
APC	ABDULLAHI MUSTAPHA BABANI	47	M
NRM	BABAGANA MUSTAPHA	41	M
NDC	UMAR HASSAN MOHAMMED	39	M
PDP	USMAN BABA GANA	35	M

Biu/Kwaya-Kusar, Shani/Bayo (5 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	LAWAN ABDULLAHI	34	M
APP	HASSAN ADAMU	36	M
ADC	AHMADU ALI UMAR	46	M
APC	ALIYU MUKTAR BETARA	59	M
NDC	USMAN ALI BABA	53	M

Dikwa/Mafa/Konduga (7 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	UMAR MUSTAPHA	43	M
APP	EL YAKUB ABDULLAHI	34	M
ADC	AHMED JIDDA	46	M
APC	UMARA KAUMI ZULUM	45	M
APM	MUHAMMED ALI MUHAMMED	40	M
NDC	MUHHAMAD AHMAD	44	M
PDP	TIJJANI BAKURA	35	M

Damboa/Gwoza/Chibok (7 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	IBRAHIM SADIQ	33	M
ADC	ISHAKU JOSIAH EMTHE	40	M
APC	JAHA AHMADU USMAN	52	M
APM	BAMANGA USMAN	44	M
LP	BUNU YAKUBU	30	M
PDP	ANDREW PAUL	44	M
SDP	ABDULLAHI MUHAMMED	28	M

Kaga/Gubio/Magumeri (6 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	BUKAR LAWAN BULAMA	35	M
APP	ABDULLAHI ZANNA	37	M
ADC	KAIGAMA BUNU UMAR	67	M
APC	ZANNA USMAN	62	M
NDC	GREMA MUSTAPHA ABUBAKAR	35	M
SDP	ABDULLAHI MOHAMMED ABDULLAHI	28	M

Monguno/Nganzai/Marte (5 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	ABDULLAHI BABAGANA	40	M
ADC	BUNU IBRAHIM	39	M
APC	TALBA BUKAR	59	M
APM	MUSTAPHA BULAMA BUKAR	30	M
NDC	BUKAR BABA GANA	36	M

Kukawa/Mobbar/Abadam/Guzamali (7 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	TIJJANI MUSTAPHA	37	M
ADC	KYARI MOHAMMED	31	M
APC	MONGUNO FATIKAKENNA ALKALI	61	F
APM	MOHAMMED KABUDUMI	64	M
NDC	IBRAHIM MOHAMMED	32	M
PDP	USMAN ALHAJI GREMA	51	M
SDP	ABBA ABBA SALLAH	39	M

Maiduguri (Metropolitan) (10 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
AA	MUSTAPHA BABA	43	M
ADP	MONGUNO ABDULLAHI	33	M
APP	SHERIFF IBRAHIM USMAN	38	M
ADC	MULIMA ALHAJI BULAMA	61	M
APC	RAHIS ABDULKADIR	58	M
APM	ABISO HASSAN	35	M
LP	BUKAR ALHAJI ALI	42	M
NDC	ALHAJI MOHAMMED HASSAN	36	M
PDP	BUKAR KASHIM ALI	46	M
SDP	TIJJANI MODU	51	M

Jere (8 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	GARBA IBRAHIM	38	M
APP	MUHAMMAD SHATTIMA	42	M
ADC	DERIBE MOHAMMED NUR	29	M
APC	AHMED SATOMI	45	M
LP	MUSTAPHA ALI	37	M
NDC	ABDUL-RAHMAN MUHAMMAD ALI	46	M
PDP	MOHAMMED ABDULLAHI WURO	39	M
SDP	BUKAR MALA	37	M

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Pending: governorship and State House of Assembly candidates are not yet on this guide

Sources: INEC revised timetable · INEC election calendar · all sources