# Nigerian 2027 election candidate platforms > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/nigerian-2027-election-candidate-platforms > Updated: 2026-10-19T12:00:48.000Z. Sources: 13. Developments: 2. Candidates for the 2027 Nigerian general elections have begun outlining their platforms and campaign strategies across several states. In Oyo State, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, has pledged to grant autonomy to local government and local council development areas to empower grassroots governance. Meanwhile, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate John Olusina Ogunsola has proposed an interest-free loan scheme and utility trucks to support women plank sellers in the Oluyole Local Government Area. In Kwara State, ADC candidate Zakari Mohammed has vowed to end ‘political godfatherism’ and has challenged opponents to a public debate regarding state insecurity. In Gombe State, ADC candidate Bala Bello Tinka has promised free education from primary school through university, as well as free healthcare for children under five, pregnant women, and senior citizens over 70. Tinka also pledged to review land confiscation cases involving the current state government. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-19: Omoyele Sowore loses bid to compel DSS Director General to testify in court Omoyele Sowore lost a court bid to compel the DSS Director General to testify personally in his trial for allegedly cyberbullying President Bola Tinubu. 8 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/adc-candidates-announce-election-pledges-in-gombe-and-oyo ### 2026-10-16: Nigerian governorship candidates outline 2027 platforms Nigerian governorship candidates for the 2027 elections in Oyo and Kwara states have pledged local government autonomy and an end to political godfatherism, respectively. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/nigerian-governorship-candidates-outline-2027-platforms-1 --- Cite as: Nigerian 2027 election candidate platforms. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/nigerian-2027-election-candidate-platforms