2027 Vice-presidential election
Democratic Leadership Alliance
- Result
- Pending
INEC final list of candidates (Presidential), published 2026-09-12 — SN 9; INEC name: ABUBAKAR NAFISAT USAKU; age 35; female; qualification (as declared to INEC): FSLC SSCE BSc Running mate to Moses Olusoji Adebisi on the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) ticket, as a substitute nominee. When INEC displayed the candidates' particulars on 1 August 2026, the DLA ticket was…
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INEC final list of candidates (Presidential), published 2026-09-12 — SN 9; INEC name: ABUBAKAR NAFISAT USAKU; age 35; female; qualification (as declared to INEC): FSLC SSCE BSc Running mate to Moses Olusoji Adebisi on the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) ticket, as a substitute nominee. When INEC displayed the candidates' particulars on 1 August 2026, the DLA ticket was Samuel Memeh with Balogun Alex as running mate (The Punch, TG News, 2 August 2026). The DLA replaced both before the substitution window for presidential and National Assembly candidates closed on Saturday 22 August 2026 (Adebisi through a substitution primary reported on 20-24 August 2026); the day she was nominated was not published, and no party statement unveiling her was found. Ripples Nigeria (13 September 2026) reported her "replacing Balogun Alex as the vice presidential candidate". INEC's final list of 12 September 2026 confirms the ticket (SN 9). She and Adebisi, both 35, are the youngest pair on the list, and she is one of four women among the 18 running mates. Poll day is 16 January 2027. A running mate is nominated, not elected at a primary.