The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday concluded senatorial primary elections in several states ahead of the 2027 general election, with serving governors, former governors, and incumbent lawmakers dominating the contests.
Seven serving governors emerged as senatorial candidates of the ruling party during the exercise.
They are Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe, Hope Uzodimma of Imo, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara, and Mai Mala Buni of Yobe.
In addition to the serving governors, 12 former governors secured APC senatorial tickets during the primaries.
They are Godswill Akpabio, Senate president and former governor of Akwa Ibom state; Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia); Adams Oshiomhole (Edo); Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta); Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto); Gabriel Suswam (Benue); Ramalan Yero (Kaduna); Yahaya Bello (Kogi); Adamu Aliero (Kebbi), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Ibrahim Shekarau (Kano), and Sani Bello (Niger).
The primaries also produced victories for several high-ranking federal lawmakers and party leaders.
FULL LIST OF APC SENATORIAL CANDIDATES SO FAR
ABIA
- Orji Uzor Kalu — Abia north
- Erondu Uchenna Erondu Jr — Abia South
- Emeka Atuma — Abia Central
ADAMAWA
- Umaru Fintiri — Adamawa North
- Felix Tangwami — Adamawa South
AKWA IBOM
- Godswill Akpabio — Akwa Ibom north-west
- Aniekan Bassey — Akwa Ibom north-east
- Ekong Sampson — Akwa Ibom South
ANAMBRA
- Nelson Onubuogu — Anambra North
- Kene Chiedu Ngozi Benedicta — Anambra central
- Chibuogu Oraelusi — Anambra South
BAUCHI
- Yakubu Abdullahi — Bauchi South
- Ibrahim Baba — Bauchi North
BAYELSA
- Fidelis Agbiki — Bayelsa West
- Friday Kombowei Benson — Bayelsa central
- Israel Sunny-Goli — Bayelsa East
BENUE
- Dave Padopads-Awunah — Benue north-west
- Gabriel Suswam — Benue north-east
- Francis Agbo — Benue South
BORNO
- Kaka Shehu — Borno central
- Ali Ndume — Borno South
- Tahir Monguno — Borno North
CROSS RIVER
- Jarigbe Jarigbe — Cross River North
- Oden Ewa — Cross River central
- Asuquo Ekpenyong — Cross River South
DELTA
- Ede Dafinone — Delta central
- Ifeanyi Okowa — Delta North
- Joel-Onowakpo Thomas — Delta South
EDO
- Adams Oshiomhole — Edo North
- Joseph Ikpea — Edo central
- Ogbeide-Ihama Omoregie — Edo South
EKITI
- Opeyemi Bamidele — Ekiti central
- Cyril Fasuyi — Ekiti North
- Yemi Adaramodu — Ekiti South
ENUGU
- Osita Ngwu — Enugu West
- Kelvin Chukwu — Enugu East
- Ikeje Asogwa — Enugu North
GOMBE
- Inuwa Yahaya — Gombe North
- Mohammed Ahmed — Gombe central
- Jerry Damara — Gombe South
IMO
- Alex Mbata — Imo East
- Hope Uzodimma — Imo west
- Patrick Ndubueze — Imo North
JIGAWA
- Babangida Hussain — Jigawa north-west
- Ahmed Malam Madori — Jigawa north-east
- Sani Garba — Jigawa south-west
KADUNA
- Ramalan Yero — Kaduna North
- Shehu Sani — Kaduna central
- Sunday Katung — Kaduna south
KANO
- Jibrin Barau — Kano north
- Ibrahim Shekarau — Kano central
- Abdulrahman Kawu — Kano South
KATSINA
- Mutari Dandutse — Katsina south
- Nasir Daura — Katsina North
- Abdulaziz Yar’Adua — Katsina central
KEBBI
- Adamu Aliero — Kebbi central
- Yahaya Abdullahi — Kebbi North
- Jafar Gajere — Kebbi South
KOGI
- Joseph Erico — Kogi East
- Yahaya Bello — Kogi central
- Sunday Karimi — Kogi west
KWARA
- Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq — Kwara central
- Sadiq Umar — Kwara North
- Muheebah Dankaka — Kwara South
LAGOS
- Wasiu Eshinlokun — Lagos central
- Idiat Adebule — Lagos west
- Tokunbo Abiru — Lagos East
NASARAWA
- Abdullahi Sule — Nasarawa North
- Faisal Shuaib — Nasarawa West
NIGER
- Idris Kutigi — Niger South
- Sani Musa — Niger East
- Sani Bello — Niger North
OGUN
- Dapo Abiodun — Ogun East
- Jimoh Ojugbele — Ogun west
- Shuaib Salisu — Ogun central
ONDO
- Gbenga Elegbeleye — Ondo north
- Taiwo Fasoranti — Ondo central
- Isaacs Kekemeke — Ondo south
OSUN
- Francis Fadahunsi — Osun east
- Adekunle Adeogoke — Osun central
- Akintunde Oyebiyi — Osun west
OYO
- Remi Oseni — Oyo south
- Yunus Akintunde — Oyo central
PLATEAU
- David Barji — Plateau central
- Simon Lalong — Plateau south
- Simon Mwadkwon — Plateau north
RIVERS
- Felix Obuah — Rivers west
- Allwell Onyesoh — Rivers east
- Barry Mwara — Rivers south-east
SOKOTO
- Aliyu Wamakko — Sokoto central
- Umaru Ajiya — Sokoto east
- Ibrahim Danbaba — Sokoto south
TARABA
- Manu Haruna — Taraba central
- David Jimkuta — Taraba south
YOBE
- Mai Mala Buni — Yobe east
- Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan — Yobe north
- Ibrahim Bomai — Yobe south
ZAMFARA
- Abdulaziz Yari — Zamfara west
- Ikra Bilbis — Zamfara central
- Sahabi Ya’u — Zamfara north
FCT
- Philip Aduda — Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
Senatorial districts not listed are either pending, inconclusive, or yet to conduct APC primaries due to internal disputes, zoning disagreements, logistical challenges and postponements.