Yobe 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 Yobe (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)

Yobe East (12 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
AA	MUSTAPHA TELA	53	M
ADP	BUNU BABAGANA	50	M
ADC	KALE KAWU	70	M
APC	BUNI MAI MALA	58	M
APM	MADUGU BABAYO	47	M
LP	IDRISS ABDULLAHI	38	M
NDP	ABUBAKAR UMAR	39	M
NRM	SALLAU ABDULRAHAMAN	40	M
PDP	MOHAMMED SALIHU BABA	44	M
SDP	MUSTAPHA MAIGORO	36	M
YPP	MUKTAR MOHAMMED	51	M
ZLP	MUHAMMAD ELMELE	46	M

Yobe North (10 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
AA	MUSTAPHA ABUBAKAR	57	M
ADP	AHMADU ABDULLAHI	39	M
APP	IBRAHIM TIJJANI	46	M
ADC	IMAMUDDEEN AHMAD ABUBAKAR TALBA	67	M
APC	LAWAN AHMAD IBRAHIM	67	M
APM	ABDULLAHI ADAMU	39	M
NRM	LAWAN HABIBU	50	M
PDP	ABUBAKAR CHIGARI	58	M
SDP	USMAN ADAMU	36	M
YPP	ADAM AHMAD A	65	M

Yobe South (14 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
AA	AUDU BAWA SULE	42	M
ADP	MUHAMMAD AYUBA ABUBAKAR	36	M
APP	IBRAHIM JAJERE GARBA	41	M
ADC	ALI TIKAU ADAMU	72	M
APC	BOMAI IBRAHIM MOHAMMED	66	M
APM	ABUBAKAR BASHIR SADIQ	59	M
LP	GAMBO JAJERE BABA	62	M
NRM	SANI ABDULMUMINI	44	M
NDC	HASSAN MOHAMMED	60	M
PDP	HAMMA IBRAHIM BARDE	63	M
PRP	ADO ABDULLAHI	51	M
SDP	BABA UMARU LAMBA	64	M
YPP	GISHIWA ARI	74	M
ZLP	ABUBAKAR ABDULKARIM	43	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)

Bade/Jakusko (10 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	SANI ABUBAKAR	38	M
APP	ABDULKADIR TALBA	44	M
ADC	SANI AHMAD KAITAFI	40	M
APC	JAKDUWA KAIKAKU HASSAN	66	M
APM	HALADU MAINA DUMAI	39	M
NRM	IBRAHIM ALI	36	M
NDC	HASSAN IBRAHIM GASHUA	57	M
PDP	MOHAMMED SABIU IDRISS	28	M
SDP	YAHAYA BASIRU SA'AD	27	M
YPP	HUSSAINI IBRAHIM	66	M

Bursari/Geidam/Yunusari (8 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	KOLO MALLAM BUNU	38	M
APP	MUSA INUSA	46	M
ADC	UMAR IBRAHIM USMAN	35	M
APC	ALI LAWAN SHETTIMA	60	M
LP	SULEH ALHAJI LAWAN	35	M
PDP	BULAMA ALI	41	M
SDP	MODU AIDAMI	36	M
YPP	ABATCHA ABDULSALAM	44	M

Damaturu/Gujba/Gulani/Tarmuwa (11 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	WAKIL ABDULLAHI MOHAMMED	43	M
APP	SAIDU INUSA	49	M
ADC	AHMAD SANDA MUSA	35	M
APC	YUSUF NASIRU HASSAN	57	M
LP	BURA DANBINTA	58	M
NRM	ADAMU MOHAMMED DINO	39	M
NDC	MOHAMMED ZUBAIRU	36	M
PDP	MARU MUSTAPHA ALHAJI	53	M
SDP	MODU BULAU	58	M
YPP	YUSUF UMAR A	34	M
ZLP	IBRAHIM BAMAI	42	M

Fika/Fune (11 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	YERIMA ADAMU ADAMU	38	M
APP	AUWALI MUHAMMAD	37	M
ADC	ZAINAB HARUNA BONI	53	F
APC	JAJERE MOHAMMED BUBA	60	M
LP	ISA YARO IDI	60	M
NRM	MOHAMMED DISA NIKAU	33	M
NDC	BAWA WAZIRI HARUNA	55	M
PDP	HAMIDU JANJE AUDU	66	M
PRP	USMAN SULE	46	M
SDP	BABA IDRISSA ADAMU	45	M
YPP	IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MOHAMMED	38	M

Machina/Nguru/Yusufari/Karasuwa (9 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	IDI AHMADU	42	M
APP	USMAN YAKUBU YAHYA	36	M
ADC	YAKUBU USMAN	45	M
APC	ZAKARIYA TIJJANI ZANNA	59	M
NRM	ISA BAYYANA	37	M
NDC	MOHAMMED SULE	37	M
PDP	HASSAN MOHAMMED	49	M
SDP	HARUNA SALE YAKUBU	31	M
YPP	JARMAI MURTALA GHALI	30	M

Nangere/Potiskm (13 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
AA	AHMED BOMAI IDRISS	27	M
ADP	MOHAMMED IBRAHIM BALAROS	33	M
APP	ABDULLAHI AUWALI	41	M
ADC	ABUBAKAR ADAMU WAZIRI	48	M
APC	IBRAHIM FATIMA ABUBAKAR TALBA	67	F
APM	ZANGINA IDRIS MOHAMMED	35	M
LP	USMAN ADAMU BABA	35	M
NDC	GAMBO SULE MUSA	62	M
PDP	ABUBAKAR HALILU	48	M
PRP	DANCHUWA IBRAHIM	57	M
SDP	ABUBAKAR SHU'AIBU	33	M
YPP	ILIYA MOHAMMED MAINAKAINA	31	M
ZLP	ADAMU ADAMU SHETTIMA	47	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