The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has excluded the New Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship candidate in Kano State, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, from its final list of candidates for the 2027 governorship election.
Gwarzo’s name was missing from the list released by the electoral commission, which contains 17 candidates contesting under different political parties.
Gists9ja reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and African Democratic Congress (ADC) are among the political parties whose candidates appear on the list.
According to the published list, Gashash Mukhtar will represent Party A, while Haruna Abdullahi is the candidate of the Action Alliance (AA). Sharif Abba is listed for the African Action Congress (AAC), Ibrahim Ali Amin for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and Muhammad Abdullahi for the Action Democratic Party (ADP).
Other candidates on the list include Yusuf Abba Kabir of the All Progressives Congress (APC); Tijjani Sukairaju Tijjani of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA); Muhammad Bashir Galadanchi of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM); Tukur Aliyu Malam of the Action Peoples Party (APP); and Ahmad Furera of the Boot Party (BP).
The list further features Bari Mustapha Bello of the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA); Santuraki Hamisu of the Labour Party (LP); Abdullahi Mustapha of the National Democratic Party (NDP); Abacha Muhammed Sani of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Koguna Nasiru Hassan of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP); Hussaini Bello Ado of the Social Democratic Party (SDP); and Nuhu Isa of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).
The omission of Gwarzo’s name raises questions about the NDC’s participation in the Kano governorship election, although the reason for his exclusion has not been established in the information available for this report.
INEC has not been quoted as providing an explanation for the omission in the details provided. Further clarification from the commission and the NDC would help establish the circumstances surrounding the development.
