INEC Lists 100 Candidates for Kwara National Assembly Seats Ahead of 2027 Elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered 100 candidates to contest for Senate and House of Representatives seats in Kwara State in the 2027 general elections, according to a final list released by the commission.
The list, signed by INEC Secretary Rose Oriaran-Anthony and made available to journalists in Ilorin, shows that 35 candidates will compete for the three senatorial seats in the state. Investigations by THISDAY indicate that Kwara North and Kwara South have 11 candidates each, while Kwara Central has 13 candidates.
Among the prominent names on the senatorial list are incumbent Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, who is contesting under the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Senator Saliu Mustapha, the current officeholder identified in the report as contesting under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Thirteen political parties are represented in the senatorial contest. They are A, AA, ADP, APP, ADC, APC, APM, LP, NRM, NNDP, NDC, PDP and the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The candidates will compete across the three senatorial districts as preparations for the 2027 elections continue.
The report also identifies seven women among the senatorial candidates. They include Temako Naomi of the ADP, Ibrahim Ramat of the APP and Owolabi Felicia of the APM, all from Kwara North. Kwara Central’s female candidates are Adesola Kehinde of the AA, Abdulahi Risikat Motunrayo of the ADC and Abdulkareem-Adisa Maryam Ayoola-Fadekemi of the Labour Party (LP). Anifowose Grace of the SDP represents Kwara South on the list.
In terms of age, the report identifies 72-year-old Iyiola Oyedepo of the ADC as the oldest senatorial candidate in the state. Ibrahim Ramat, aged 36 and representing the APP in Kwara North, is listed as the youngest.
For the House of Representatives elections, 65 candidates from 12 political parties are listed across Kwara State’s six federal constituencies. Baruten/Kaiama has nine candidates, Edu/Moro/Pategi has 12, Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke Ero has nine, Ilorin East/Ilorin South has 12, Ilorin West/Asa has 11, and Ifelodun/Offa/Oyun has 12 candidates.
The figures bring the total number of senatorial and House of Representatives candidates listed for Kwara State to 100. The published list provides an overview of the parties and candidates preparing to contest the state’s National Assembly seats in the 2027 general elections.