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President · Nigeria · 21 published candidates · 1 seat

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Bola Ahmed Tinubu

President · APC

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Select Abbas-Bin Aliyu for comparison

AA

Abbas-Bin Aliyu

Action Democratic Party (ADP)

Party nominee·2 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Adenuga Sunday for comparison

AS

Boot Party (BP)

Party nominee·2 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Adewole Adebayo for comparison

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Adewole Adebayo

Social Democratic Party (SDP)

Lawyer and founder of KAFTAN Television.

Party nominee·4 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Atiku Abubakar for comparison

Portrait of Atiku Abubakar

African Democratic Congress (ADC)

Contested the 2023 presidential election for the Peoples Democratic Party and is the 2027 African Democratic Congress candidate.

Party nominee·3 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Bola Ahmed Tinubu for comparison

Portrait of Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Bola Ahmed Tinubu

All Progressives Congress (APC)

President of Nigeria, elected in the 2023 general election.

Party nominee·Incumbent·3 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Chukwu Anita Zugwai for comparison

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Chukwu Anita Zugwai

Young Progressives Party (YPP)

Party nominee·3 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Dikwa Suleiman Mohammed for comparison

DS

Dikwa Suleiman Mohammed

New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)

Party nominee·2 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Donald Duke for comparison

Portrait of Donald Duke

Peoples Redemption Party (PRP)

Lawyer and former Governor of Cross River State.

Party nominee·4 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Memeh Samuel for comparison

MS

Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA)

Party nominee·2 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Mohammed Hayatu-Deen for comparison

Portrait of Mohammed Hayatu-Deen

Mohammed Hayatu-Deen

Party affiliation under review

Banker and economist, former chief executive of FSB International Bank and former chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group.

Party affiliation under review

Declared aspirant·2 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Nwanyanwu Daniel Danerechukwu for comparison

Portrait of Dan Nwanyanwu

Nwanyanwu Daniel Danerechukwu

Zenith Labour Party (ZLP)

National Chairman of the Zenith Labour Party.

Party nominee·3 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Okereke Iken Esther for comparison

OI

Okereke Iken Esther

National Rescue Movement (NRM)

Party nominee·2 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Okereke Sunday Chibuzor for comparison

OS

Okereke Sunday Chibuzor

Labour Party (LP)

Party nominee·2 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Okwori Ada Elizabeth Frederick for comparison

OA

Okwori Ada Elizabeth Frederick

NDP

National Democratic Party (NDP)

Party nominee·2 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Omoyele Sowore for comparison

Portrait of Omoyele Sowore

African Action Congress (AAC)

Publisher and activist who has contested the presidency for the African Action Congress since 2019.

Party nominee·3 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Peter Obi for comparison

Portrait of Peter Obi

Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC)

Businessman and banker, former Governor of Anambra State, and the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate.

Party nominee·4 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Rotimi Amaechi for comparison

Portrait of Rotimi Amaechi

Party affiliation under review

Former Governor of Rivers State and former Minister of Transportation.

Party affiliation under review

Declared aspirant·2 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Rufai Adekunle Omoaje for comparison

RA

Rufai Adekunle Omoaje

Action Alliance (AA)

Party nominee·2 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Sandy Onor for comparison

SO

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

Senator.

Party nominee·3 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Seyi Makinde for comparison

Portrait of Seyi Makinde

Party affiliation under review

Engineer and businessman, Governor of Oyo State since 2019.

Party affiliation under review

Party nominee·3 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

Select Yusuf Kabiru for comparison

YK

Action Peoples Party (APP)

Party nominee·2 profile sources · Sources not yet reviewedView profile->

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