[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] David Ombugadu was the PDP candidate with Ogoshi Onawo as his running mate.

[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39] Labaran Maku was the APGA candidate, while Umar Aliyu Doma stood for ZLP.

[66] Abdullahi Sule won the primary election polling 926 votes against 10 other candidates.

[84][85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93] A total number of 29 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.

The total valid votes of 670,878 represents the 29 political parties that participated in the election.