2027 · GubernatorialAAC
Hussaini Sulaiman Tahir & Calvin Yusuf Pelene
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Hussaini Sulaiman Tahir
2027 governorship candidate
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- State
- Adamawa
- Country
- Nigeria
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Hussaini Sulaiman Tahir is the African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate in Adamawa State for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), with Calvin Yusuf Pelene as his running mate. INEC lists him as a 71-year-old man whose declared qualifications are the First School Leaving Certificate, the Senior School Certificate and a B.Eng. A supporter-written profile in TGNews (October 2022)…
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Hussaini Sulaiman Tahir is the African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate in Adamawa State for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), with Calvin Yusuf Pelene as his running mate. INEC lists him as a 71-year-old man whose declared qualifications are the First School Leaving Certificate, the Senior School Certificate and a B.Eng. A supporter-written profile in TGNews (October 2022) describes a mechanical engineer who graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, worked in engineering and education posts in the Gongola and Adamawa State governments from 1978, then joined the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in September 1991, became Group General Manager of its Renewable Energy Division in November 2012 and retired in 2015. It adds that he is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and of the Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers, holds the title Santuraki Adamawa from the Lamido of Adamawa, and had briefly been in the PDP. These career details rest on that one partisan piece and are not independently confirmed. He was the Action Alliance (AA) candidate for governor in 2023: INEC's October 2022 list names him as Tahir Hussaini, aged 67, with Philip Andrew as running mate, and TGNews reported him addressing AA supporters in Yola on 19 January 2023. In the state collation of 20 March 2023, before the 15 April supplementary poll, AA had 641 votes; Ahmadu Fintiri of the PDP won. When he moved to the AAC, and how he won its 2026 ticket, were not found in public sources as of October 2026.
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1976
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Ahmadu Bello University
B.Eng (Mechanical Engineering) · Mechanical Engineering
- Institution
- University
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1978
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Pupil Mechanical Engineer, later Divisional Mechanical Engineer
Gongola State Government (State Central Mechanical Workshop and road divisions)
- Industry
- Public works / engineering
- Employment
- Employee
Per a 2022 supporter-written profile: began as a Pupil Mechanical Engineer at the State Central Mechanical Workshop in 1978, then divisional mechanical engineer for road-equipment maintenance in Jalingo, Wukari, Ganye and Yola. Not independently confirmed.
1981
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
East Warwickshire College (UK)
Postgraduate Certificate (Manufacturing Technology and Project Design) · Manufacturing Technology and Project Design
- Institution
- Professional
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1983
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Dean, then Deputy Provost (seconded to set up the Technical Education Faculty)
State College of Education, Jalingo
- Industry
- Education
- Employment
- Employee
Per a 2022 supporter-written profile: seconded in 1983 to set up a Technical Education Faculty; Dean and Deputy Provost in 1984-88 (the piece does not say which years for which post). Not independently confirmed.
1989
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Chairman and Chief Engineer, Task Force on Urban Infrastructure; Manager, Central Mechanical Workshop
Adamawa State Government (Task Force on Urban Infrastructure; Central Mechanical Workshop)
- Industry
- Public works / engineering
- Employment
- Employee
Per a 2022 supporter-written profile: after Adamawa State's creation in 1989 he chaired the military governor's Task Force on Urban Infrastructure; from 1990 until the third quarter of 1991 he managed the state's central mechanical workshop. Not independently confirmed.
1991
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Engineer, rising to General Manager (Materials Management, NAPIMS)
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
- Industry
- Oil and gas
- Employment
- Employee
Per a 2022 supporter-written profile: joined in September 1991 as Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer (Kaduna refinery engineering services), later NAPIMS, PPMC depots and NPDC Benin postings; General Manager, Materials Management Division, NAPIMS from July 2009. Not independently confirmed.
2012
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Group General Manager, Renewable Energy Division
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
- Industry
- Oil and gas
- Employment
- Employee
Per a 2022 supporter-written profile: promoted Group General Manager of the Renewable Energy Division in November 2012; retired in 2015 (the piece also says he served 'twenty-three years (September 1991-February 2015)'). Not independently confirmed.
2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2023 Governorship election
Action Alliance · Adamawa
- Result
- Lost
- Recorded winner
- Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri
Action Alliance (AA) candidate. On INEC's final list of October 2022 as 'TAHIR HUSSAINI' (SN 37, age 67, B.Eng) with Andrew Philip as running mate; TGNews reported Engr Hussaini Sulaiman Tahir addressing AA supporters in Yola on 19 January 2023. Poll Saturday 18 March 2023, declared inconclusive on 20 March 2023; the state collation that day gave AA 641 votes (Ahmadu Fintiri,…
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Action Alliance (AA) candidate. On INEC's final list of October 2022 as 'TAHIR HUSSAINI' (SN 37, age 67, B.Eng) with Andrew Philip as running mate; TGNews reported Engr Hussaini Sulaiman Tahir addressing AA supporters in Yola on 19 January 2023. Poll Saturday 18 March 2023, declared inconclusive on 20 March 2023; the state collation that day gave AA 641 votes (Ahmadu Fintiri, PDP, 421,524; Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, APC, 390,275), before the 15 April 2023 supplementary poll. Final certified count and percentage not found, so votes are left blank.
2027
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2027 Governorship primary
African Action Congress · Adamawa
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Recorded winner
- Hussaini Sulaiman Tahir
INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Adamawa State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 3; INEC name: HUSSAINI SULAIMAN TAHIR; age 71; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FLSC SSCE B.Eng; running mate: Calvin Yusuf Pelene · Primary: date, votes and opponents not found in public sources as of 2026-10-19. He was the Action Alliance (AA) governorship candidate in 2023 and is…
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Adamawa State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 3; INEC name: HUSSAINI SULAIMAN TAHIR; age 71; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FLSC SSCE B.Eng; running mate: Calvin Yusuf Pelene · Primary: date, votes and opponents not found in public sources as of 2026-10-19. He was the Action Alliance (AA) governorship candidate in 2023 and is the AAC candidate in 2027; when and how he changed party was not found. Running mate Calvin Yusuf Pelene (named on the INEC final list of 10 October 2026; when and by whom chosen not found).
CandidacyReviewed record
Contested for Governor
Adamawa
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- Contesting
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Dates not recorded
KEPT OUTSIDE THE DATED CHRONOLOGYParty membershipReviewed record
African Action Congress (AAC)
African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate in Adamawa on INEC's final list (10 October 2026); date joined not found. Was the Action Alliance (AA) governorship candidate in 2023.
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Honours & recognitionReviewed record
Fellow, Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FNIMechE)
Per a 2022 supporter-written profile; year not given.
- Awarded by
- Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- Category
- Professional fellowship
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Honours & recognitionReviewed record
Fellow, Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE)
Per a 2022 supporter-written profile; year not given.
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- Nigerian Society of Engineers
- Category
- Professional fellowship
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Honours & recognitionReviewed record
Santuraki Adamawa (traditional title)
Per a 2022 supporter-written profile; year not given.
- Awarded by
- Lamido of Adamawa
- Category
- Traditional title
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