Kogi 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 Kogi (Jan 16)
House of Representatives: your federal constituency (Jan 16)
No governorship election in 2027. This state holds its governorship election on a separate (off-cycle) schedule.
State House of Assembly: your state constituency (Feb 6)

Senate candidates (Jan 16)

Kogi Central (11 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	SUZAN JAGBADI	36	F
AA	MUHAMMAD JATTO	58	M
APP	BABALAWAL HABIB	37	M
ADC	OGEMBE SALAU AHMED	62	M
APC	BELLO YAHAYA	51	M
APGA	MUHAMMED AMINU	45	M
APM	SULEIMAN ISAH	52	M
NDC	SALAU MURITALA AUDU	48	M
PDP	AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN NATASHA HADIZA	46	F
PRP	ONUJA UMAR SUNDAY	56	M
SDP	BASHIR YUSUF	40	M

Kogi East (17 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	PATIENT OGBADU GOLD	45	F
AA	AYATU NASIRU	36	M
ADP	OKPANACHI NICHOLAS	58	M
APP	ONAJI SUNDAY FRANK	38	M
ADC	ABUBAKAR AMINU SULEIMAN	52	M
APC	AMEH ERICO JOSEPH	60	M
APGA	AJODO MOSES UGBAJE	44	M
APM	YAKUBU MAMUDA	49	M
DLA	OCHEJA BERIKISU	40	F
NDP	OJOGBANE PAUL ILEMONA	43	M
NRM	OCHIJENU INNOCENT UTENE	44	M
NDC	AMEH PETER OJONUGWA	49	M
PDP	MUHAMMED ABDULLAHI	53	M
PRP	YUSUF ALEXANDER	70	M
SDP	IDRIS HUSSEIN KASHIM	48	M
YPP	AARON ENECHOJO AUDUSON	46	M
ZLP	ABDULLAHI KABIR MOHAMMED	50	M

Kogi West (14 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	OLUYORI FOLORUNSHO	48	M
AA	ODIA FRED	69	M
APP	BALOGUN SOJI SEGUN	39	M
ADC	MUSA IBRAHIM AHMADU	73	M
APC	KARIMI SUNDAY	64	M
APM	LAWAL ALIU ABUBAKAR	36	M
LP	EGBANUBI ADEKUNLE MARTINS	50	M
NDP	ASAJU SUNDAY	45	M
NRM	OLORUNMAGBA EKENE LINDA	42	F
NDC	FATOSA OLUMUYIWA ADEDOKUN	43	M
PDP	YUSUF AYO TAJUDEEN	58	M
PRP	MEDUPIN EPHRAIM	62	M
SDP	AIYENIGBA RUFUS	58	M
YPP	KOMOLAFE S DAVID	41	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)

Adavi/Okehi (10 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	UMAR DANIEL OZOVEHE	56	M
AA	SALAWA BLESSINGS	27	F
AAC	AVAZI OJO PHILIP	42	M
ADC	ATTA KABIRU	47	M
APC	YUSUF MUHAMMED AHOVI	49	M
APGA	ABU DAVID	43	M
APM	ABDULSALAM MOHAMMED	55	M
NDC	BELLO OTARU ABDULJAFARU	34	M
PDP	BADAMASUIY ABDULRAHMAN	62	M
YPP	YAKUBU OKINO	41	M

Ankpa/Omala/Olamaboro (12 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	MONDAY WASA OMADA	52	M
AA	MATTHIAS OJOCHOHI DANIEL	30	M
APP	UKPOJU JACOB	42	M
ADC	JOSHUA ADEJOH	42	M
APC	ABDULLAHI IBRAHIM ALI	62	M
APM	YUSUF ALHAJI ABUBAKAR	44	M
NDP	AMEH JAMES	57	M
NDC	AMODU EMMANUEL ADEJO	38	M
PDP	ABUBAKAR USMAN YAHAYA	43	M
SDP	ENENCHE YAKUBU YUSUF	44	M
YPP	EJIGA AMEH	37	M
ZLP	EGBITA ABDULKERIM TENIMU	31	M

Bassa/Dekina (11 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	SHEHU SHUAIBU	40	M
AA	ISAH ODAUDU WADA	43	M
ADP	SALIHU YUSUF	49	M
ADC	JIBRIL SHEIK IBRAHIM	49	M
APC	HARUNA PAUL GOWON	55	M
APM	MUSA ABUBAKAR	52	M
NDC	EJIGBO DANIEL ONEAL	49	M
PDP	OKOLO BENJAMIN IKANI	51	M
SDP	UMORU ATABO JOSEPH	57	M
YPP	YUSUF ADEJOH YUSUF	34	M
YP	SULEIMAN ABUBAKAR SADEEQ	60	M

Idah/Igalamela Odolu/Ibaji/Ofu (12 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	AHMED IBRAHIM	48	M
AA	MOSES ALHASSAN	40	M
ADP	AGAMAH OKAI SAMUEL	35	M
ADC	IDU PETER YAKUBU	52	M
APC	UCHOLA OJOGBANE OMALE	47	M
APGA	AJODO HARUNA DAVISON	36	M
NRM	SEIDU IDRIS IKANI	39	M
NDC	IBRAHIM JOHN UCHE	59	M
PDP	ZACHARIAS IDRIS DAVID	53	M
SDP	ISAH MUSA ATODO	46	M
YPP	VICTOR OJIMAOJO KING AKUBO	52	M
ZLP	JIBRIN OMALE FATIMA	26	F

Ijumu/Kabba-Bunu (10 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	SILVANUS MESAL	31	M
AA	HELEN BOLO OLOWO	60	F
APP	OLADELE TOSIN KAYODE	31	M
ADC	IDRIS RUFUS OLUWAFEMI	45	M
APC	IDRIS SALMAN	55	M
LP	OLUMODEJI IDOWU BABAJIDE	54	M
NRM	OLORUNMAGBA SUNDAY EMMANUEL	54	M
NDC	SANNI OLAJIDE LUKEMAN	41	M
PDP	OLUBIYO FEMI VICTOR	48	M
SDP	IBIYEMI ABAYOMI BELLO	47	M

Ajaokuta (10 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	FATAI BELLO ACHUGA	42	M
AA	AYO ADAMU SOFIYAT	46	M
ADC	YUSUF MUHAMMED ASIKARAKUKU	56	M
APC	SANNI EGIDI ABDULRAHEEM	56	M
APGA	AJODOH EDWARD ONUCHE	45	M
APM	MOHAMMED MOHAMMED IBRAHIM	41	M
NDP	AGENE MATTHEW BORNGREAT	59	M
NDC	SULEIMAN LUKMAN YAHAYA	45	M
PDP	IDIRISU LAWAL MUHAMMADU	64	M
YPP	COFTEN SAMSON	54	M

Kogi (Lokoja)/Kogi (K.K.) (10 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	AL-HASSAN ABDULLAHI MAHMOOD	60	M
ADC	AHMED ADAMU DANJUMA	36	M
APC	AGUYE SULEIMAN DANLADI	48	M
APM	MOHAMMED BABA	43	M
NDP	IBRAHIM KENCHI	68	M
NRM	DIRISU BALA ABDULGHAFAR	47	M
NDC	AGBOGUN EL- SHETTIMA PETER	56	M
PDP	ABDULKADIR IBRAHIM	41	M
YPP	SALISU OBEY	37	M
ZLP	GARUBA BAKO ABDULLAHI	58	M

Okene/Ogori-Magogo (13 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	YUNUSA ISAH	54	M
AA	ZAKA ADOZA HASSAN	42	M
ADP	MUHAMMED LAMIDI ENESI	44	M
APP	OZIGI SAMSON ONORUOYIZA	40	M
AAC	GIDEON OGHOGHO JOY	35	F
ADC	ABDULLAHI ALMUSTAPHA ASUKU	43	M
APC	OGEMBE SANNI SALAU	56	M
APGA	AHMED YUSUF KOKORI	61	M
APM	LAWAL AHMED TIJANI	47	M
NDP	ISAH ABDULRAHEEM	56	M
NDC	UMAR MARIAM OCHUNU	40	F
PDP	ETUDAIYE ADOMU MUHAMMED	47	M
YPP	AWWAL ADAMS	37	M

Yagba East/Yagba West/Mopamuro (6 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADC	AKANDE DAVID EKUNDAYO	67	M
APC	ABEJIDE LEKE JOSEPH	51	M
NDP	OLASEINDE ADEOYE	55	M
PDP	IBIGBEMI SEUN SAMUEL	41	M
SDP	AYO OMONIYI	42	M
YPP	SAMUEL AJAYI	52	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