The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the personal information, academic credentials and other documents submitted by presidential candidates and their running mates ahead of the 2027 general election.
The documents, contained in Form EC9, include the nomination details, educational qualifications, employment history and sworn affidavits of candidates submitted by their respective political parties.
Among the documents published by the Commission are those of President Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, and his running mate, Vice President Kashim Shettima.
Tinubu’s records show that he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Chicago State University, United States, and graduated with honours on June 22, 1979. The documents also include his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate, indicating that he completed his service in Oyo State between December 1982 and November 1983.
The records further show that Tinubu worked with Mobil Nigeria Limited from 1983 to 1992 before serving as Governor of Lagos State between 1999 and 2007. His professional background is listed as politics.
For Shettima, the documents contain his academic history from primary education to postgraduate level. The records show that he attended Lamisula I Primary School and Government Secondary School, Potiskum, before obtaining a Second Class Upper degree in Agriculture from the University of Maiduguri in 1989.
Shettima later earned a master’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Ibadan and completed the mandatory NYSC programme between October 1989 and October 1990, according to the documents published by INEC.
The Commission said the publication was carried out in line with Section 29(3) of the Electoral Act, 2026, which requires it to make available the personal particulars of nominated candidates within 21 days of receiving their nomination papers.
INEC added that members of the public can inspect the documents at its offices nationwide and obtain certified true copies where necessary. The Commission said the provision allows citizens to challenge any false information or forged documents submitted by candidates through appropriate legal channels.
