The speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Ismail Falgore-Jibril, is among 449 candidates in the Independent National Electoral Commission list contesting for 40 seats in the state assembly in the 2027 elections.

Mr Falgore-Jibril, who represents the Rogo constituency, is seeking re-election on the All Progressives Congress platform.

INEC released the final list, signed by its secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, of 449 candidates contesting the 40 seats, at the commission’s office on Monday in Kano.

The candidates contesting for the 40 seats were drawn from 19 political parties.

The parties are Accord, Action Alliance, African Action Congress, African Democratic Congress, Action Democratic Party, All Progressives Congress, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Allied Peoples Movement, Action Peoples Party, Democratic Leadership Alliance, Labour Party, and National Democratic Congress.

Others are New Nigeria Peoples Party, National Rescue Movement, Peoples Democratic Party, Peoples Redemption Party, Social Democratic Party, Young Progressives Party and Zenith Labour Party.

Thirteen of the candidates are female, while the remaining candidates are male.

The female candidates are contesting in the following constituencies: Bebeji, Gwale, Kano Municipal, Karaye, Kiru, Kumbotso, Munjibir, Fagge, Sumaila, Tsanyawa/Kunchi, Ungogo and Warawa.

Abasiyya Yahaya is contesting as the Accord candidate in Bebeji; Khadija Lawan-Ahmed, AAC, in Gwale; Saudat Ibrahim, APM, in Kano municipal; Sha’awanatu Yusuf (Accord) in Karaye; and Zainab Umar, AA, in Kumbotso.

Karimatu Yahaya is contesting as the Accord candidate in Munjibir; Talatu Ishaya, APM, in Fagge; Hasina Muhammad (Accord) in Sumaila; Aisha Lawan, APC, in Tsan Yawa/Kunchi; and Na’ima Yahaya, ADC, in Ungogo.

Also on the list are Ramlatu Yahaya, PDP, for Ungogo; Aishatu Adamu-Garba, vying under PRP in Ungogo; and Amina Yahaya, representing Accord for the Warawa constituency.

(NAN)