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Election 2027

Sokoto State

North West · Capital: Sokoto · INEC code 33

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Senatorial districts
3
Federal constituencies
11
LGAs
23
Polling units
3,991
Governorship tickets
17
Assembly seats
30

Your 2027 general-election ballot

2023 presidential result in Sokoto

586,815 valid votes · 29.84% turnout
  • Atiku Abubakar PDP288,679 · 49.2%
  • Bola Tinubu APC285,444 · 48.6%
  • Peter Obi LP6,568 · 1.1%
  • Rabiu Kwankwaso NNPP1,300 · 0.2%
All 2023 results →

Governorship candidates

17 tickets on INEC's final list · Election Sat, 6 Feb 2027. Tap a candidate for their deputy and qualifications.

  • Accord logoBello HassanAAge 52 · Male

    Party: Accord

    Qualifications (as filed with INEC): FSLC SSCE

    Deputy governorship candidate

    Aliyu Abubakar Abubakar

    Age 60 · Male

    FSLC SSCE B.SC

  • African Action Congress logoAbubakar Bello DangaskiyaAACAge 51 · Male

    Party: African Action Congress

    Qualifications (as filed with INEC): FLSC SSCE NCE

    Deputy governorship candidate

    Sani Bello

    Age 48 · Male

    FLSC SSCE

  • African Democratic Congress logoManir Muhammad Dan'IyaADCAge 56 · Male

    Party: African Democratic Congress

    Qualifications (as filed with INEC): PRIMARY LEAVING CERTIFICATE SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE B.Sc

    Deputy governorship candidate

    Isah Bello Ambarura

    Age 62 · Male

    PRIMARY LEAVING CERTIFICATE GRADE II B.Sc

  • Action Democratic Party logoSarkin Larabawa NasiruADPAge 52 · Male

    Party: Action Democratic Party

    Qualifications (as filed with INEC): WAZIRIN MODEL PRI SCH SUL ABUBAKAR COLLEGE SOKOTO STATE POLYTECHNIC

    Deputy governorship candidate

    Muawuya Aliyu Hussaini

    Age 45 · Male

    MAGARIN RAFI MODEL PRIMARY SCH GIGINYA MEMORIAL SEC SCH POLY SOKOTO

  • All Progressives Congress logoAliyu Ahmed SokotoAPCAge 56 · Male

    Party: All Progressives Congress

    Qualifications (as filed with INEC): MAGAJIN RAFI MODEL PRIMARY SCHOOL CERT GOVT SECONDARY SCH YABO USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY

    Deputy governorship candidate

    Mohammed Gobir Idris

    Age 50 · Male

    FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE NATIONAL TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE ADVANCER NATIONAL TECH. CERTIFICATE

  • All Progressives Grand Alliance logoIbrahim Mansur GadaAPGAAge 67 · Male

    Party: All Progressives Grand Alliance

    Qualifications (as filed with INEC): FSLC SSCE BSc

    Deputy governorship candidate

    Bello Wadata

    Age 57 · Male

    TURAKI MODEL SSCE

  • Allied Peoples Movement logoAbubakar HarunaAPMAge 36 · Male

    Party: Allied Peoples Movement

    Qualifications (as filed with INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE SSCE HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA

    Deputy governorship candidate

    Hauwau Isah Bello

    Age 42 · Female

    FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE SSCE B.ED

  • Action Peoples Party logoSidi Almustapha AhmedAPPAge 57 · Male

    Party: Action Peoples Party

    Qualifications (as filed with INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE SSCE

    Deputy governorship candidate

    Muhd Danmowa Hajiya Luba

    Age 50 · Female

    ISLAMIC EDUCATION BOARD

  • Labour Party logoHaliru Abubakar DikkoLPAge 64 · Male

    Party: Labour Party

    Qualifications (as filed with INEC): FSLC SSCE HND

    Deputy governorship candidate

    Jamilu Adamu

    Age 50 · Male

    FSLC WAEC BA

  • Nigeria Democratic Congress logoAliyu Shamsudeen AhmadNDCAge 45 · Male

    Party: Nigeria Democratic Congress

    Qualifications (as filed with INEC): PRIMARY CERTIFICATE SENIOR SCH. CERTIFICATE M.SC, PH.D

    Deputy governorship candidate

    Tukur Aminu

    Age 66 · Male
  • National Democratic Party logoAuwal UmarNDPAge 46 · Male

    Party: National Democratic Party

    Qualifications (as filed with INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATEE B.S.C

    Deputy governorship candidate

    Shehu Muhammad Akwara

    Age 40 · Male

    FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE B.SC

  • New Nigeria Peoples Party logoMalami GarbaNNPPAge 59 · Male

    Party: New Nigeria Peoples Party

    Qualifications (as filed with INEC): FLSC SSCE UNIVERSITY ZAIRA

    Deputy governorship candidate

    Shehu Kabiru

    Age 49 · Male

    FLSC SSCE USMAN DANFODIO UNIVERSITY

  • National Rescue Movement logoAliyu SulaimanNRMAge 58 · Male

    Party: National Rescue Movement

    Qualifications (as filed with INEC): PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE

    Deputy governorship candidate

    Abdullahi Sani

    Age 52 · Male

    PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE

  • Peoples Democratic Party logoAbdullahi Sokoto AbubakarPDPAge 67 · Male

    Party: Peoples Democratic Party

    Qualifications (as filed with INEC): WAZIRI WARD PRIMARY SCHOOL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND ARABIC STUDIES FIELD OVERSEER GENERAL CERTIFICATE IN AGRICULTURE

    Deputy governorship candidate

    Muhammed Rabah Altine

    Age 62 · Male

    FSLC SSCE NCE

  • Peoples Redemption Party logoMohammed Faruku YaboPRPAge 41 · Male

    Party: Peoples Redemption Party

    Qualifications (as filed with INEC): FLSC GRADE II CERTIFICATE BSC ED (DEGREE)

    Deputy governorship candidate

    Hamza Yusuf

    Age 53 · Male

    FLSC SSCE DEGREE (BED BIOLOGY)

  • Young Progressives Party logoShehu IbrahimYPPAge 35 · Male

    Party: Young Progressives Party

    Qualifications (as filed with INEC): PRIMARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE WAEC/NECO

    Deputy governorship candidate

    Ibrahim Mansur

    Age 37 · Male

    PRIMARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE NABTEC

  • Zenith Labour Party logoMu'Azu AbdullahiZLPAge 46 · Male

    Party: Zenith Labour Party

    Qualifications (as filed with INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE SSCE DIPLOMA

    Deputy governorship candidate

    Muhammad Habibu

    Age 46 · Male

    FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE WASSCE NCE

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Senatorial districts

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Federal constituencies

Each constituency elects one member of the House of Representatives.

Local government areas

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State House of Assembly constituencies

Each elects one member of the Sokoto State House of Assembly.