The presidential candidate, Dr.Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso defeated the APC candidate, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu,Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of PDP flagbearer and Peter Obi of Labour Party presidential candidate
However the result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, showed Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, leading followed by Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Kano.
The results received from eight local government areas so far for the Presidential Elections are outlined as follows:
Garun Mallam LG
PDP4,409
NNPP 122,49
APC 86,42
Makoda LG
PDP 10,99
NNPP 12,247
APC 12, 590
Rimin Gado
PDP 902
NNPP 14, 634
APC 10,861
Gabasawa LG
PDP 2, 191
NNPP 13,736
APC 11,992
Kibiya LG
PDP 753
NNPP 16,331
APC 10,283
Kura LG
PDP 3,987
NNPP 20,406
APC 10,929
Gezawa LG
APC 9,915
NNPP 21,909
PDP 188
Warawa LG
PDP 1, 277
NNPP 12, 708
APC 10, 352
Minjibir LG
PDP 1,833
APC 6,777
NNPP 15,505