2027: NDC’s Gwarzo Absent From INEC’s Final Kano Governorship Candidates List

The governorship candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kano State, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, is absent from the final list of candidates released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2027 governorship election.

The list, signed by INEC Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, contains 17 governorship candidates and their running mates representing various political parties contesting the election in the state. However, neither Gwarzo nor any candidate representing the NDC appears on the document.

A review of the three-page list shows that it features candidates from several political parties, including Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abacha Muhammed Sani of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as well as candidates from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Labour Party (LP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP), among others.

Other parties represented on the list include the Action Alliance (AA), African Action Congress (AAC), Action Democratic Party (ADP), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and New Democratic Party (NDP).

Despite the inclusion of candidates from these parties, the NDC and its governorship candidate, Gwarzo, are conspicuously absent from the published document.

The INEC list provides details of the candidates and their deputy governorship nominees, including their names, political affiliations, ages, genders and educational qualifications.

However, the commission did not provide any explanation in the document for the absence of Gwarzo and the NDC.

It remains unclear whether the omission is related to the party’s nomination process, documentation requirements or another issue.

The development has raised questions about the NDC’s participation in the 2027 Kano governorship election. Nevertheless, the published list does not establish the reason for the candidate’s absence, and no official explanation has been provided in the document.