As the 180 days mandate given to the governorship election petition tribunals across the 28 states where governorship elections were held winds up, more Governors may likely join those of Kano and Nasarawa States who elections have been annulled. 

According to the Electoral Act 2022, the tribunals were mandated to hear and give their verdicts within 180 days.

Alex Otti of Abia State, Babagana Zulum of Borno State, Umar Bago of Niger state, Nasir Idris of Niger and Bakko of Katsina are those likely to go this October. 

Already, the tribunals have sacked Governors Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano and Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa.

Alex Otti of  Abia State 
 is being challenged by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Chief Ikechi Emenike, over his non-resignation before joining the Labour Party.

Babagana Zulum of  Borno State is being challenged before the state governorship election by Umar Alkali and his party, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), are asking the court to order a fresh election in the state over omitting their names on the ballot papers during the poll.

Mal Umar Namadi Danmodi of Jigawa
The APC Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa was declared the winner of the March 18 governorship election in the state.

Namadi's victory was rejected by the Peoples Democratic Party and the petition is before the electoral Tribunal 

Nasir Idris of Kebbi
The victory of Governor Nasir Idris, his deputy, Abubakar Umar Tafida and APC is being challenged by the PDP and its candidate, Aminu Bande.
Other states like Yobe, 
Kwara, Niger are having their Elections challenged for 
Invalid votes,  reasons why tribunal sacked two governors within five months. 

The Nigeria Electoral Act provided that aggrieved parties are to file their petitions against the winning party within 21 days, and the tribunals are expected to hear and deliver their verdicts on the petitions within 180 days.