2027 · GubernatorialYPP
Theman Wafarninyi & Abba Ahmed Sudi
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Theman Wafarninyi
Member of the Adamawa State House of Assembly for Hong I State Constituency
6 Jun 2011 – 9 Jun 2015
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Theman Wafarninyi (press: Wafarninyi Theman Dalatu) is the Young Progressives Party (YPP) governorship candidate in Adamawa State for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), with Abba Ahmed Sudi as his running mate. INEC lists him as a 55-year-old man with a First School Leaving Certificate, WAEC and a Bachelor of Pharmacy; the press calls him a pharmacist. He represented Hong constituency in the…
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Theman Wafarninyi (press: Wafarninyi Theman Dalatu) is the Young Progressives Party (YPP) governorship candidate in Adamawa State for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), with Abba Ahmed Sudi as his running mate. INEC lists him as a 55-year-old man with a First School Leaving Certificate, WAEC and a Bachelor of Pharmacy; the press calls him a pharmacist. He represented Hong constituency in the Adamawa State House of Assembly from 2011 to 2015 (reported as Minority Leader by The Nation in 2022, and in July 2014 as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, presenting evidence for the Assembly against Governor Nyako). On 20 May 2014 he was one of three APC members who announced their move to the PDP at plenary. He was later the APC's Adamawa State Secretary (reported as 2019 to 2023) and sought the party's 2023 governorship ticket, scoring 21 of 975 valid votes at the APC primary in Yola on 27 May 2022, won by Aishatu Ahmad Binani. He says he resigned from the APC on 12 June 2023. The SDP announced him as its North East National Vice Chairman in September 2023, and in January 2026 he spoke for the SDP and hinted at a governorship bid. On 29 May 2026 the YPP affirmed him as its sole governorship aspirant in Yola by a physical count of accredited members.
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2011
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2011 State Assembly election
Hong I · Adamawa
- Result
- Won
Won the Hong seat in the Adamawa State House of Assembly; press gives service 2011-2015 only. Poll day, party and votes not found.
ElectedReviewed record
State House of Assembly Member
Hong I · Adamawa
- Status
- Ended
- Leadership role
- Minority Leader
Reason recorded for departure: Term end.
2019
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
State Secretary
All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamawa State chapter
- Industry
- Politics
Reported as 2019-2023 (Daily Post, Leadership, May 2026); an SDP statement says he was elected in 2018, and The Nation (21 May 2022) already called him the 'immediate past' secretary, so the end year is not settled and none is stored. He says he resigned from the APC on 2023-06-12.
2022
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2022 Governorship primary
All Progressives Congress · Adamawa
- Primary result
- Lost
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Votes
- 21
- Vote share
- 2.15%
- Recorded winner
- Aishatu Ahmad Binani
APC Adamawa governorship primary (for the 2023 election), Yola, reported 2022-05-27. Binani 430, Nuhu Ribadu 288, Muhammad Bindow 103, Abdulrazak Namdas 94, Wafarninyi Theman 21; 1,011 votes cast, 975 valid, 36 invalid. Percentage = 21/975 valid votes (computed).
2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
North East National Vice Chairman (appointed)
Social Democratic Party (SDP)
- Industry
- Politics
Appointed by the SDP national leadership, announced by the party on 2023-09-25 'to be ratified at the SDP national congress'. Source is an SDP party statement as reported by Daily Times; ratification and tenure not found.
2026
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2027 Governorship primary
Young Progressives Party · Adamawa
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Recorded winner
- Theman Wafarninyi
INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Adamawa State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 17; INEC name: THEMAN WAFARNINYI; age 55; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE W.A.E.C BACHALOR OF PHARMACY; running mate: Abba Ahmed Sudi · Primary: YPP state congress and governorship primary in Yola (Bridgewood Hotel, Jimeta), Friday 2026-05-29. He…
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Adamawa State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 17; INEC name: THEMAN WAFARNINYI; age 55; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE W.A.E.C BACHALOR OF PHARMACY; running mate: Abba Ahmed Sudi · Primary: YPP state congress and governorship primary in Yola (Bridgewood Hotel, Jimeta), Friday 2026-05-29. He was the sole aspirant and was affirmed by a physical count of accredited members from the 21 LGAs, supervised by YPP national secretary Vidiyeno Bamaiyi; no vote figures were published (Daily Post, Leadership, Tribune, AIT, 29-30 May 2026). Running mate Abba Ahmed Sudi is on INEC's final list; when he was named was not found.
2027
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDCandidacyReviewed record
Contested for Governor
Adamawa
- Status
- Contesting
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Dates not recorded
KEPT OUTSIDE THE DATED CHRONOLOGYParty membershipReviewed record
All Progressives Congress (APC)
APC member; Adamawa State Secretary (reported 2019-2023); defected with two other Assembly members to the PDP on 2014-05-20 and later returned to the APC; resigned from the APC on 2023-06-12 (his own statement). Start date and return date not found.
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Declared to INEC (2027 governorship final list, Adamawa State): First School Leaving Certificate, WAEC and a Bachelor of Pharmacy; institutions and years not published.
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Working lifeReviewed record
Pharmacist
Pharmacy practice (employer not stated)
- Industry
- Pharmacy
Described by Daily Post and Tribune (May 2026) as a trained pharmacist ('Pharm.'); INEC lists a Bachelor of Pharmacy. Employer, years and registration not found.
Committee & oversightReviewed record
Public Accounts
Chair · State assembly
The end of this committee role is not recorded.
Party membershipReviewed record
Social Democratic Party (SDP)
Appointed SDP North East National Vice Chairman (reported 2023-09-25); in January 2026 spoke for the SDP and hinted at a governorship bid; ended no later than 2026-05-29, when the YPP affirmed him as its candidate. Joining and exit days not found.
Party membershipReviewed record
Young Progressives Party (YPP)
YPP governorship candidate in Adamawa State, affirmed 2026-05-29 and on INEC's final list (10 October 2026); date joined not found
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