Niger State Governorship · February 2027
Muhammad Nami is the Peoples Democratic Party's candidate for Governor of Niger State. Everything about the campaign lives here.
Muhammad Nami led the Federal Inland Revenue Service to the first ₦10 trillion tax year in Nigeria's history. He is coming home to bring the same discipline, transparency and results to Niger State.
₦10.1tn
First ₦10 trillion tax year in Nigeria's history — 2022, under his leadership at FIRS.
Source: FIRS 2022 collection figures, reported by Leadership, Guardian and ThisDay, January 2023
59%
of that year came from non-oil taxes — a state can fund itself without waiting on crude
2021
TaxPro Max launched: Nigerians could register, file and pay tax from anywhere
30+
years in tax, audit and public finance before he ran for anything
Drawn from what people across the three zones say they need most.
Transparent internally generated revenue, digitised collection and open budgets — the FIRS playbook applied to Niger.
Read moreClose cooperation with federal forces, community policing that people trust, and protection for farming corridors.
Read moreRural roads, storage, irrigation along the Niger and Kaduna rivers, and flood resilience for Mokwa and riverine communities.
Read moreSchools that teach, skills that pay, and digital jobs for the state's largest generation.
Read moreFollowing the voluntary withdrawal of Arch. Abubakar Sulaiman, the Niger State PDP has affirmed former FIRS Executive Chairman Muhammad Nami as its candidate for the 2027 governorship election.
Whether you are in London, Houston, Toronto, Dubai or Johannesburg, you have family, land and a future in Niger State. Join a diaspora chapter and help shape the campaign from where you are.