2027: 2.3m electorate to vote in Zamfara

Governor Dauda Lawal and 19 other governorship candidates would scramble for 2.3 million votes in the February 2027 governorship election in Zamfara state.
Governor Lawal, who is seeking reelection under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, will face 19 opposition candidates in the polls.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the state registered voters have risen to 2,265,175 as of August 2026.
The figure represents an increase of 313,115 voters, or 16.04 per cent, compared to the 1,952,060 registered voters recorded during the 2023 general elections in the state.
The Zamfara INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Mahmuda Isah, disclosed this durin...