The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will on Saturday, August 29, display the list of candidates nominated by political parties for the February 6, 2027, governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections.
The governorship election will be conducted in 28 states, while state Houses of Assembly elections will be held in all 36 states of the federation.
According to the electoral timetable, the governorship poll will take place in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Delta, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Kwara, Benue, Plateau, Niger and Nasarawa states.
Other states where governorship elections are scheduled are Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi and Sokoto.
The elections will not be held in Ondo, Osun, Ekiti, Edo, Bayelsa, Anambra, Imo and Kogi states, where governorship polls were held at different times because of the staggered electoral cycle.
INEC said the publication of the candidate lists was part of its preparations for the 2027 general election and would enable political parties, candidates and the public to verify the information submitted to the commission.
The commission said it is also expecting political parties contesting the presidential and National Assembly elections to submit their final lists of candidates by Saturday, August 2