June 1, 2026
By our reporters
ABUJA— AS parties field candidates across the 28 states where governorship elections will hold in 2027, fierce battles loom as outgoing governors fight to produce their successors and first term governors, aside from Siminalayi Fubara of River State, struggle to retain their seats.
There will be no election in seven states that have off-cycle governorship polls. Among the first term governors, Fubara did not get a re-election ticket.
Defections, broken alliances and the weight of incumbency have set the stage for what is panning out as Nigeria’s most consequential election in a generation.
