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Maurice Michael Vunobolki (INEC: VUNOBOLKI MAURICE MICHAEL; styled Chief Dr Maurice Vunobolki) is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Adamawa State for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), with Abubakar Mahmud Wambai as his running mate. INEC lists him as a 54-year-old man whose declared qualifications include a B.Sc, MBA, M.Sc, PhD and FCA. A chartered accountant and…
Maurice Michael Vunobolki (INEC: VUNOBOLKI MAURICE MICHAEL; styled Chief Dr Maurice Vunobolki) is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Adamawa State for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), with Abubakar Mahmud Wambai as his running mate. INEC lists him as a 54-year-old man whose declared qualifications include a B.Sc, MBA, M.Sc, PhD and FCA. A chartered accountant and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, he is a retired banker and one-time lecturer (Daily Post, 2013) who held senior management posts at the now defunct Oceanic Bank International PLC, including Zonal Head for the North Central Zone, and later coordinated the Federal Government/World Bank North-East Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project in Adamawa; he describes his career as development consulting. In 2013 Daily Post described him as a former gubernatorial candidate of the National Transformation Party who withdrew to back Markus Gundiri of the Action Congress of Nigeria and chaired Gundiri's campaign organisation against Governor Murtala Nyako. In 2026 he left the PDP for the APC (23 February), declared for the APC governorship ticket (7 April), resigned from the APC on 14 April citing a lack of internal democracy and fairness, and announced his return to the PDP on 23 April. PDP delegates in Yola affirmed him as the sole aspirant on 24 May 2026; his name was uploaded to INEC's portal as the recognised PDP candidate in late July, and the PDP unveiled Wambai as his running mate on 30 July. In September 2026 the organisation MIPAD announced a Trailblazer Award for him in New York. No court case or investigation naming him was found.
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Chartered Accountant (1996); Fellow (FCA)
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Recognition ceremony in New York City during the 81st UN General Assembly, reported on 25 September 2026; the report rests on the organiser's own invitation and professional profile.
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Joined the APC on 23 February 2026 (his account) from the PDP and sought its governorship ticket (declared 7 April 2026); resigned on 14 April 2026 citing lack of internal democracy and fairness.
PDP governorship candidate in Adamawa on INEC's final list (10 October 2026). Announced his return to the PDP on 23 April 2026 (formal reception date not found); he had left the PDP for the APC on 23 February 2026 and resigned from the APC on 14 April 2026. Earlier PDP membership dates not found.
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Peoples Democratic Party · Adamawa
INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Adamawa State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 15; INEC name: VUNOBOLKI MAURICE MICHAEL; age 54; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): PSLC SSCE/GCE B.SC, MBA, M.SC, PHD, FCA; running mate: Wambai Abubakar Mahmud · Primary: PDP delegates in Yola affirmed him by voice vote on Sunday 24 May 2026 as the sole aspirant who presented…
INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Adamawa State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 15; INEC name: VUNOBOLKI MAURICE MICHAEL; age 54; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): PSLC SSCE/GCE B.SC, MBA, M.SC, PHD, FCA; running mate: Wambai Abubakar Mahmud · Primary: PDP delegates in Yola affirmed him by voice vote on Sunday 24 May 2026 as the sole aspirant who presented himself (motion by former Rep Ja'afaru Ribadu); chairman of the primary committee Debo Ologunagba declared him candidate. A second aspirant, Caleb Andrew Myebangara, did not appear, reportedly because he belongs to a PDP faction INEC does not recognise (Daily Post, 24 May 2026). No vote count was published. His name was uploaded to INEC's portal as the recognised PDP candidate in the week before 30 Jul 2026 (Daily Post); running mate Abubakar Mahmud Wambai unveiled 30 Jul 2026.
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Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Adamawa State
Daily Post (11 May 2013) reports he had been a National Transformation Party (NTP) gubernatorial candidate in Adamawa, withdrew and backed Markus Gundiri of the ACN, and chaired Gundiri's campaign organisation in the governorship election against Governor Murtala Nyako. The paper dates that election to February 2012; the year was not independently confirmed.
North-East Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project (MCRP), Adamawa State
Coordinator in the Federal Government/World Bank-supported project in Adamawa State (New Telegraph, 25 September 2026); dates not given.
Independent development consultancy
Describes his professional career as development consulting (24 May 2026); firm and dates not found.
Oceanic Bank International PLC
Served on the senior management committee and as Zonal Head for the North Central Zone of the (now defunct) bank, per his professional profile reported on 25 September 2026; dates not given. Daily Post (2013) called him a retired banker.
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