2027: Women make up just 9% of 1,303 candidates on INEC’s final Senate list
Among the women on the list is the incumbent Kogi Central senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, who is seeking re-election against former Governor Yahaya Bello of the APC, and Nkechi Nwaogu, a former senator now running for the Abia Central seat under the Nigeria Democratic Congress NDC.
Barau Jibrin, who doubles as Deputy Senate President, is listed as the APC candidate for Kano North, while Kalu, the former Abia State governor now serving as Senate Chief Whip, is on the ballot for Abia North under the same party.
Other familiar names include former Sokoto State Governor Aliyu Wamakko, running for the Sokoto North seat on the APC platform, and Abdul Ahmed Ningi, a former senator known for his budget-padding disclosures, who is contesting the Bauchi Central seat under the ADC.
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