Six political parties have now picked their presidential candidates, just two days before the May 30 deadline for all primary elections.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will fly the flag for the All Progressives Congress. Atiku Abubakar is the African Democratic Congress flagbearer.
Donald Duke emerged as the Peoples Redemption Party candidate. Adewole Adebayo secured the Social Democratic Party ticket.
Omoyele Sowore is the Africa Action Congress standard-bearer. Sandy Onor will represent the Peoples Democratic Party backed by Nyesom Wike.
The Nigeria Democratic Congress is set to ratify Peter Obi as its flagbearer on Saturday. Obi ran as Labour Party's presidential candidate in 2023 and is the sole aspirant for the NDC ticket.
Accord Party is also expected to affirm Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State as its candidate before the Saturday deadline.
Tinubu dominated the APC primary held on Monday across 8,809 wards nationwide. He polled 10.9 million votes in the contest.
His sole challenger, Stanley Osifo, managed only 16,504 votes. Osifo congratulated the president when receiving his certificate of return.
The African Democratic Congress concluded its presidential primary yesterday with impressive numbers. Out of 3.1 million registered members, about 2.5 million cast their votes.
Atiku secured 1.8 million votes to clinch the ADC nomination. Rotimi Amaechi, the former Rivers State governor, came second with 504,117 votes.
Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, a banker, polled 177,120 votes in third place. Atiku defeated both competitors decisively in the exercise.
The Peoples Redemption Party announced Donald Duke's selection as its presidential candidate on Tuesday. Party chairman Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed made the announcement.
Adewole Adebayo emerged as the Social Democratic Party's flagbearer. Omoyele Sowore secured the Africa Action Congress nomination.
The primary elections have been marred by disputes and allegations of vote manipulation. Some aspirants cited non-compliance with the Electoral Act and quit their parties.
Former Communications Minister Isa Pantami abandoned his party over primary frustrations. Ex-police chief Mohammed Adamu also left his party over conduct concerns.
Former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege similarly exited his party. He cited dissatisfaction with how the primaries were managed.
The Independent National Electoral Commission set May 30 as the final deadline for all primaries. Party primaries commenced on April 23, 2026 across the country.
Political parties scheduled their primaries on different dates leading up to the deadline. Each party determined when to conduct contests for various offices.
Contests include presidential, governorship, and National Assembly elections for 2027. State House of Assembly primaries are also underway nationwide.
