Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has emerged winner in Kaduna State.

PDP won in 14 Local Government Areas, Labour Party won in 7, while the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won only two LGAs.

Atiku polled 554,360 votes, while Bola Tinubu of the APC secured 399,293 votes. Labour Party’s Peter Obi garnered 294,494 votes, while Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) trailed with 92,962 votes.

The final result was announced by INEC's returning officer in the state, Prof. Muhammad Zayyan Umar.