INEC Reveals 19 Candidates for Taraba State Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the 2027 governorship election in Taraba State. A total of 19 candidates from various political parties will compete for the position.

Among the candidates is the current governor, Agbu Kefas, representing the All Progressives Congress (APC). He will be joined by Ibrahim Zainab Abubakar as his running mate. Former senator Emmanuel Bwacha is the candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), while Danjuma Usman Shiddi will run for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

Other candidates include:

• Prof. Jerome Nyameh (Accord)
• Gago Magaji Bulus (African Action Congress)
• Hamman Abubakar Mustapha (Action Democratic Party)
• Bawa Ishaka Mohammed (Allied Peoples Movement)
• Henry Haniel Banti (Action Peoples Party)
• Kabiru Bala (Boot Party)
• Aboki Boyonga Stephen (Democratic Leadership Alliance)
• Yahaya Mohammed Sani (Nigeria Democratic Congress)
• Nuhu Abubakar Atta (National Democratic Party)
• Josiah Wukari Wasa (Peoples Redemption Party)
• Sa’ad Hassan Abubakar (Young Progressives Party)
• Bello Adamu (Zenith Labour Party)
• Nathan Sanda (Labour Party)
• Uba Sani Abdullahi (New Nigeria Peoples Party)
• Yusuf Ali (Social Democratic Party)
• Abubakar Umar Tutare (African Democratic Congress)

This announcement confirms the candidates who are cleared to participate in the upcoming election.