May 22, 2026
By Clifford Ndujihe, Egufe Yafughorhi, Demola Akinyemi, Omeiza Ajayi, Ndahi Marama, Adeola Badru, Ochuko Akuopha, Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo, James Ogunnaike, Musa Ubandawaki, Femi Bolaji, Haruna Aliyu, Davies Iheamnachor, Muhammad Husaini Kwalam, Christopher Ameh
MOST first-term governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday secured return tickets for the 2027 governorship elections, while several outgoing governors successfully delivered their preferred successors in consensus-driven primaries across the country..
The exercises, however, recorded pockets of tension in Oyo, Kwara, Bauchi and Taraba states.
Governors who clinched tickets unopposed included Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Umaru Bago (Niger), Dikko Radda (Katsina), Nasir Idris (Kebbi), Ahmad Aliyu (Sokoto), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Uba Sani (Kaduna), Umo Eno(Akwa Ibom), and Umar Namadi (Jigawa).