INEC Releases Final Candidates of List for 2027, Jonathan, Nwoko, Goje Not Included

*PDP hails commission for publication

Chuks Okocha in Abuja

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the 2027 general elections, confirming the exclusion of several prominent political figures from the ballot.

Among those missing was former President Goodluck Jonathan, despite claims by the Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it had submitted his name as the party’s presidential candidate.

Also, absent from the list were Senator Ned Nwoko (Delta North), former Gombe State Governor, Danjuma Goje (Gombe Central), former Ogun State, Governor Gbenga Daniel (Ogun East), and Senator Garba Maidoki (Kebbi South).