INEC DON FIX SATURDAY TO SHOW WHO GO RUN 2027 GOV AND ASSEMBLY RACE.

INEC DON FIX SATURDAY TO SHOW WHO GO RUN 2027 GOV AND ASSEMBLY RACE.

Na Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) don talk say e go make names and details of people wey political parties choose for 2027 Governorship and State House of Assembly election public on Saturday, August 29, 2026.

According to di election body, di Governorship election go happen for 28 states, while State House of Assembly election go happen for all 36 states for Nigeria. Di Governorship vote dey planned for February 6, 2027.

For di states wey go vote governor, dem include Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Delta, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Kwara, Benue, Plateau, Niger, Nasarawa, Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi and Sokoto.

But some states no go get Governorship election for 2027 because dem don already hold dia governor elections under Nigeria staggered election system. Di states na Ondo, Osun, Ekiti, Edo, Bayelsa, Anambra, Imo and Kogi.

INEC say di public display of di candidates information na part of preparation for di 2027 election. E go allow political parties, candidates and ordinary citizens check di information wey parties submit to di commission and raise concern if dem see problem.

For di election calendar, campaigns for Governorship and State Assembly candidates suppose start September 9, 2026, while di campaigns go end on February 5, 2027, one day before voting.

As political parties dey prepare for di big political battle, voters dem too dey wait make dem see who exactly go represent each party for different states. Di 2027 Governorship and Assembly election go therefore be another important test for Nigeria democracy.