2027: Niger ADC declares Dr. Mohammed Kpautagi Mohammed as Governorship candidate 

The Niger State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared Dr. Mohammed Kpautagi Mohammed as the Governorship candidate on  the platform of the party  that won it’s conducted primaries for the 2027 general elections in the state

The State Returning Officer and Secretary ADC Primary Election Committee, Ibrahim Mohammed made the announcement during the  official declaration of primary election results for the candidates into the Governorship, Senators, House of Representatives and House of Assembly at the IBB University Lapai Guest house in Minna.

According to him, Dr. Mohammed Kpautagi Mohammed scored a total of 67,924 votes, while his closest rival/ contestant, Alhaji Idris Usman also scored  27,769 votes  across the 25 local government areas of the state.

He announced the three senatorial seats of ADC primary elections to include: Niger North Alhaji Shehu Mohammed, Niger East  Muktar Ahmed won his election unopposed while the Niger South Senatorial District Alhaji Baba Shehu Agaie former deputy leader of the house of representative were declared the winners.

Similarly, the Niger state federal House of Representative winners of the APC primary elections were: Bida/Gbako/ Katcha, Mohammed Abubakar, Tafa/Gurara/ Suleja, Ado K. Abubakar, Mashegu/Wushishi/Kontagora/Mariga Mohammed Ibrahim Abubakar, Lavun/Edati/Mokwa, Abubakar M. Takuma, Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency Mohammed Nazir Abdullahi, Lapai/Agaie Shittu Adamu Evuti, Agwara/Bargu, Federal Constituency, Jailani Inuwa, Chanchaga Doctor Alhaji Mohammed, while Bosso/Paikoro Abdulmali Kabir, Shiroro/Munya/Rafi Federal Constituency,  Ismaila Ibrahim.

Also, the House of Assembly members representing the 25 local government areas of Niger state includes: Nasiru Waziri for Kontagora one, Bawa Joshua for Munya, Auta Solomon for Tafa, Nuhu Ibrahim for Gurara, Abdullahi Imam for Wushishi, Isah Mohammed for Edati, Abubakar Garba Mohammed for Suleja, Mairogo Hamisu for Borgu, Idris Ibrahim for Shiroro and Riyanu Suleiman for Kontagora two.

Others are: Abdulwahid Ahmed for Chanchaga, Constituency, Hon.  Shehu Haruna Marfa for Mariga, Mohammed Baba Sani for Mokwa, Yusuf Baba for Lavun, Mohammed Umar Katcha, Adamu M. Wonigi for Agaie while Haruna Labaran is for Rafi local government while Bosso Yusuf Aliyu, Bida one  Baba Abubakar and Bida two Mustapha Shuaib respectively.

Declaring the results the state returning officer, Ibrahim Mohammed declared the above mentioned candidates as the winners of their various positions having met with the required party constitution and guidelines for the elective offices.