The National Assembly Lists Are Out, And They Are The Real Election
Abuja · Sunday 13 September 2026
INEC has published confirmed National Assembly candidate lists alongside the presidential field. Ondo State has 122 candidates. Kwara's PDP senatorial line-up has Saliu Mustapha for Kwara Central, Saheed Popoola for Kwara South and Kolo Baba Jiya for Kwara North. The Kogi Central list confirms Yahaya Bello as the APC candidate.
Why these lists get a fraction of the attention
Because a presidential race has three recognisable names and a National Assembly cycle has several thousand. It is harder to follow, harder to headline, and it determines whether anything the winner promised in January can be passed in June.
What the lists are actually useful for
| Check this | What it reveals |
|---|---|
| Incumbents missing from the list | Primaries that were lost quietly |
| Names moving between parties | Where the real defections happened |
| Seats with a single serious candidate | Races already decided |
| Women on the lists, by state | Whether anything has changed at all |
All four are answerable today, from a document already published.
The presidential ballot is the one people discuss. The legislative ballot is the one that decides what happens afterwards.
The practical point for readers
Your senator and your representative are on a published list right now, months before anybody knocks on a door. That is the window in which a candidate is most reachable and least protected by a campaign machine, and almost nobody uses it.
Reporting: Daily Post, PM News Nigeria and Vanguard.
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