[7][8] Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya won the primary election polling 859 votes against 8 other candidates.

[14][15][16] Usman Bayero Nafada won the primary election polling 1,104 votes against 12 other candidates.

His closest rival was Jamilu Gwamna, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who came second with 147 votes.

[17][18][19] A total number of 32 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.

The total valid votes of 608,846 represents the 32 political parties that participated in the election.