The 2027 elections
From the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) revised timetable. ShiftNG is not INEC; for anything official, go to inecnigeria.org.
Presidential and National Assembly
- President: one vote for the whole country
- Senate: your senatorial district
- House of Representatives: your federal constituency
In all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Governorship and State House of Assembly
- Governor: in 28 states
- State House of Assembly: your state constituency, in all 36 states
No governorship vote on this day in Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Ondo and Osun, which elect their governors on their own separate dates. The Federal Capital Territory has no governor or State House of Assembly.
Where do you vote, and for which seats?
Choose your state, local government and ward to see every polling unit there, and the Senate, House of Representatives and State Assembly seats it votes for.
Local government elections
Chairmen and councillors are elected by each state's own State Independent Electoral Commission, on dates each commission sets. They are not part of INEC's timetable.
How results travel
- At the polling unit. Votes are counted in public. The figures go on the result sheet (Form EC8A), signed by the officials and party agents present, and a copy is posted at the unit for anyone to see.
- Uploaded. A photo of the sheet is uploaded to INEC's Result Viewing portal (IReV), where the public can view it.
- Collated upwards. Each unit's figures are added up at the ward, on Form EC8B, then at the local government and the state, each on its own collation form.
- Declared. The returning officer for each seat declares the result. Only INEC declares results.
Two terms worth knowing
Accredited voters
The number of voters checked in at the polling unit before voting. More votes cast than voters accredited is called over-voting.
Over-voting
When votes cast at a polling unit are more than the accredited voters there. Under the Electoral Act, the result of that unit is cancelled.