2027 · GubernatorialPDP
Emmanuel David Ombugadu & Usman Yahaya Ohinoyi
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2027 governorship running mate
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Usman Yahaya Ohinoyi (spelled Yahaya Usman Ohinohyi, Yahaya Usman-Ohinoyi or simply Yahaya Ohinoyi in the press) is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, running mate to Emmanuel David Ombugadu, for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026; age 53). He was Ombugadu's running mate in 2023 as well: the PDP named him on 20 June 2022, with the slot zoned to…
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Usman Yahaya Ohinoyi (spelled Yahaya Usman Ohinohyi, Yahaya Usman-Ohinoyi or simply Yahaya Ohinoyi in the press) is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, running mate to Emmanuel David Ombugadu, for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026; age 53). He was Ombugadu's running mate in 2023 as well: the PDP named him on 20 June 2022, with the slot zoned to Nasarawa West. Press reports in June 2022 describe him as a two-term former member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly for Umaisha/Ugya constituency in Toto Local Government Area; the years of service were not found. The 2023 ticket polled 283,016 votes to the APC ticket's 347,209 and its petition ended at the Supreme Court on 19 January 2024. Ombugadu introduced him again as his 2027 running mate when the PDP affirmed Ombugadu in May 2026.
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2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2023 Deputy-governorship election
Peoples Democratic Party · Nasarawa
- Result
- Lost
- Votes
- 283,016
- Recorded winner
- Abdullahi Sule
PDP deputy governorship candidate to Emmanuel David Ombugadu, named on Monday 20 June 2022 in Lafia (the party zoned the slot to Nasarawa West; Blueprint, Leadership). The ticket polled 283,016 votes to the APC ticket's 347,209 (INEC declaration of 20 Mar 2023; Premium Times/NAN). The tribunal declared the ticket the winner on 2 Oct 2023, the Court of Appeal set that aside on…
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PDP deputy governorship candidate to Emmanuel David Ombugadu, named on Monday 20 June 2022 in Lafia (the party zoned the slot to Nasarawa West; Blueprint, Leadership). The ticket polled 283,016 votes to the APC ticket's 347,209 (INEC declaration of 20 Mar 2023; Premium Times/NAN). The tribunal declared the ticket the winner on 2 Oct 2023, the Court of Appeal set that aside on 23 Nov 2023 and the Supreme Court upheld Sule's election on 19 Jan 2024. The petition was filed by Ombugadu and the PDP; this candidate is not recorded as a party to it.
2027
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2027 Deputy-governorship election
Peoples Democratic Party · Nasarawa
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Nasarawa State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 9; INEC name: USMAN YAHAYA OHINOYI; age 53; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FSLC WAEC B.SC; governorship candidate: Emmanuel David Ombugadu · Named: introduced by Emmanuel David Ombugadu as his 2027 running mate at the PDP governorship affirmation in Lafia in May 2026 (Daily Post,…
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Nasarawa State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 9; INEC name: USMAN YAHAYA OHINOYI; age 53; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FSLC WAEC B.SC; governorship candidate: Emmanuel David Ombugadu · Named: introduced by Emmanuel David Ombugadu as his 2027 running mate at the PDP governorship affirmation in Lafia in May 2026 (Daily Post, 24 May; Daily Trust, 25 May 2026), as the 2023 running mate again (press spells him Yahaya Ohinoyi, Yahaya Usman Ohinohyi or Usman-Ohinoyi; INEC prints USMAN YAHAYA OHINOYI). The nomination is on INEC's final list of 10 Oct 2026. The ticket is the Wike-led PDP faction's; a rival faction named a different governorship candidate (see Ombugadu's 2027 record).
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Declared to INEC: first school leaving certificate, WAEC (secondary school) and a B.Sc.; the institutions were not found.
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Member, Umaisha/Ugya constituency (Toto LGA), two terms
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Two-term former member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly for Umaisha/Ugya state constituency, Toto LGA (Blueprint and The Nation, 20-21 June 2022; Leadership, 22 June 2022). The years of service and the party were not found, so no position row is stored.
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
PDP deputy governorship candidate in Nasarawa on INEC's final list (10 October 2026); also the PDP's 2023 deputy governorship candidate (named 20 June 2022). Date joined not found.
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