The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on all 19 presidential candidates cleared by the Independent National Electoral Commission to publicly disclose their assets and liabilities ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
In an open letter dated August 8, 2026, SERAP also asked the candidates to publish the assets and liabilities of their spouses and, where applicable, unmarried children below the age of 18.
The organisation urged the presidential contenders to go beyond simply meeting existing legal requirements by voluntarily disclosing the legitimate sources of their significant assets.
SERAP further called on the candidates to publicly commit to rejecting vote-buying and other forms of electoral bribery before and during the election.
The call was contained in a statement issued by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, who said greater transparency was necessary from individuals seeking to occupy Nigeria’s highest elected office.
The organisation urged the candidates to “go beyond the bare legal minimum and voluntarily embrace higher standards of transparency, accountability and integrity in seeking Nigeria’s highest elected office.”
The 19 candidates listed by SERAP are President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress; Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress; Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress; Senator Sandy Onor of the Peoples Democratic Party; Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress; Donald Duke of the Peoples Redemption Party; Okwori Ada Elizabeth Frederick of the National Democratic Party; Chukwu Anita Zugwai of the Young Progressive Party; Rufai Adekunle Omoaje of the Action Alliance; and Adenuga Sunday of the Boot Party.
Others are Memeh Samuel of the Democratic Labour Alliance; Nwanyanwu Daniel Danerechukwu of the Zenith Labour Party; Okereke Sunday Chibuzor of the Labour Party; Okereke Iken Esther of the National Rescue Movement; Abbas-Bin Aliyu of the Action Democratic Party; Dikwa Suleiman Mohammed of the New Nigeria People’s Party; Adebayo Adewole Ebenezer of the Social Democratic Party; Seyi Makinde of the Allied Peoples Movement; and Yusuf Kabiru of the Action Peoples Party.
SERAP said voluntary disclosure of financial interests by the candidates would strengthen public confidence in the electoral process and provide voters with greater insight into the financial backgrounds of those seeking the presidency.
It also stressed that a firm commitment against vote-buying and electoral bribery would demonstrate the candidates’ willingness to uphold the integrity of the 2027 electoral process.
