AAccordGashash Mukhtar
Deputy Governor: Mohammed Safiyanu
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Kano Governorship Election
Planned Mundx Election Hub page for the kano governorship election, scheduled for 6 February 2027.
Until Election Day · 6 February 2027
This page does not declare an election result. Only INEC declares official election results.
Election candidates
Final candidates for Kano Governor and Deputy Governor
Final candidate list
17 tickets appear on INEC's final list for this contest. Governor and deputy-governor names are reproduced in the order published by INEC.
17 confirmed tickets · 17 partiesNominations Candidate submissionsParty nominees submitted to INEC
Final list 17 tickets confirmedGovernor and deputy-governor candidates
Election day Live Kano countVotes, reporting coverage and checks
After declaration Permanent resultWinner, complete totals and LGA results
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AAAction AllianceHaruna Abdullahi
Deputy Governor: Ismail Abdulmajin Nuhu
AACAfrican Action CongressSharif Abba
Deputy Governor: Idris Uzairu
ADCAfrican Democratic CongressIbrahim Ali Amin
Deputy Governor: Shehu Abdulkadir Bari
ADPAction Democratic PartyMuhammad Abdullahi
Deputy Governor: Mainika Rabiu
APCAll Progressives CongressYusuf Abba Kabir
Deputy Governor: Garo Murtala Sule
APGAAll Progressives Grand AllianceTijjani Sukairaju Tijjani
Deputy Governor: Auwalu Ismail Yahaya
APMAllied Peoples MovementMuhammad Bashir Galadanchi
Deputy Governor: Umar Abdullahi
APPAction Peoples PartyTukur Aliyu Malam
Deputy Governor: Muhammad Ibrahim
BPBoot PartyAhmad Furera
Deputy Governor: Muhammad Usman
DLADemocratic Leadership AllianceBari Mustapha Bello
Deputy Governor: Musa Abubakar Isyaku
LPLabour PartySanturaki Hamisu
Deputy Governor: Ibrahim Abbas
NDPNational Democratic PartyAbdullahi Mustapha
Deputy Governor: Samira Bala Usman
PDPPeoples Democratic PartyAbacha Muhammed Sani
Deputy Governor: Kibiya Yusuf Ado
PRPPeoples Redemption PartyKoguna Nasiru Hassan
Deputy Governor: Kabir Abdulhamid Abdulhamid
SDPSocial Democratic PartyHussaini Bello Ado
Deputy Governor: Garba Lurwan Gaya
ZLPZenith Labour PartyNuhu Isa
Deputy Governor: Rabi"u Ibrahim
Election results
The Kano Count
Checking publication status
No results have been published.This permanent page will update automatically when verified polling-unit results become available.
How to read these figures
Totals include verified polling-unit records received by Mundx. Open a geography to inspect its wards and polling units, then select a polling unit to view its source Form EC8A where one has been published.
Figures remain provisional until formally declared by INEC. Replaced forms and validation checks stay visible in the record.
Statewide context
Kano election geography
- Incumbent candidate
- Abba Kabir Yusuf
- Local government areas
- 44
- Wards
- 484
- Polling units
- 11,222
- 2023 registered voters
- 5,921,370
State context
About the Kano governorship election
The governor leads the state executive, implements state laws and public programmes, proposes the state budget and appoints commissioners subject to the constitutional role of the State House of Assembly.
In Kano, this statewide contest spans 44 LGAs, 484 wards and 11,222 polling units. The 2023 register contained 5,921,370 voters. These figures provide context; the 2027 register may change before polling day.
Evidence and revisions
Sources and update history
Primary references
- INEC 2027 General Election Timetable ↗ — dates and candidate-list milestones.
- INEC Polling Unit Register ↗ — LGA, ward and polling-unit geography.
- INEC 2023 Registered Voters and PVCs ↗ — 2023 state register.
- INEC 2023 General Election Report ↗ — 2023 result context.
- Nigeria Governors' Forum ↗ — incumbent-governor reference.
Revision history
- Imported and independently checked INEC's final list of 17 governor and deputy-governor tickets for Kano.
- Corrected the ADC governorship slate from the official list and added the party's deputy-governor nominees in all 28 states.
- Published the provisional candidate tracker in party order with logos, election geography, 2023 baseline, sources and the permanent election lifecycle.
How this page will change
This permanent URL now carries the state-level final candidate list published by INEC. Mundx will record material corrections, substitutions and election results here without changing the contest URL.
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