2027 · GubernatorialSDP
Nathaniel Christopher Osim & Rufai Ahmad
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- Adamawa
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Nathaniel Christopher Osim
2027 governorship candidate
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THE PERSON- State
- Adamawa
- Country
- Nigeria
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Nathaniel Christopher Osim (press: Christopher Nathaniel) is the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Adamawa State for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), with Rufai Ahmad as his running mate. INEC lists him as a 64-year-old man who declared Jimeta Central Primary School and the Government Teacher's College, Yola, as his qualifications. In September 2026 he told journalists…
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Nathaniel Christopher Osim (press: Christopher Nathaniel) is the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Adamawa State for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), with Rufai Ahmad as his running mate. INEC lists him as a 64-year-old man who declared Jimeta Central Primary School and the Government Teacher's College, Yola, as his qualifications. In September 2026 he told journalists in Yola that he would pursue agriculture, livestock and rice processing, and on 6 October 2026 he unveiled Dr Fauziyah Ahmed Rufai as his running mate. The date and result of his SDP primary, his career and any earlier public office were not found in public sources as of October 2026.
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2027
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2027 Governorship primary
Social Democratic Party · Adamawa
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- Won
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- Nathaniel Christopher Osim
INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Adamawa State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 16; INEC name: NATHANIEL CHRISTOPHER OSIM; age 64; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): JIMETA CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL GOVERMENT TEACHER'S COLLEGE, YOLA; running mate: Rufai Ahmad · Primary: date, votes and opponents not found in public sources as of 2026-10-19. Press names him as the…
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Adamawa State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 16; INEC name: NATHANIEL CHRISTOPHER OSIM; age 64; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): JIMETA CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL GOVERMENT TEACHER'S COLLEGE, YOLA; running mate: Rufai Ahmad · Primary: date, votes and opponents not found in public sources as of 2026-10-19. Press names him as the SDP's Adamawa governorship candidate from 19 Sep 2026 (NAN, Tribune, Punch) as 'Christopher Nathaniel'; Tribune's 11 Oct 2026 list reprint writes 'Christopher Nathaniel Osim'. He unveiled Dr Fauziyah Ahmed Rufai (INEC: Rufai Ahmad) as his running mate in Yola on Tuesday 2026-10-06 (Blueprint, Daily Post, Tribune, 7 Oct 2026).
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Contested for Governor
Adamawa
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KEPT OUTSIDE THE DATED CHRONOLOGYEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Government Teacher's College, Yola
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- Yola, Adamawa
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- Professional
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Jimeta Central Primary School
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- Jimeta, Adamawa
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- Primary
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Social Democratic Party (SDP)
Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Adamawa State on INEC's final list (10 October 2026); date joined not found
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