The All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s opposition party, have elected their candidates in different states ahead of 2019 general elections.
Apart from the controversies that trailed some of the governorship primaries in some states, below is a table of candidates who have emerged across the country:
| S/NO. | STATE | APC | PDP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abia | Ikechi Emenike | Okezie Ikpeazu |
| 2 | Adamawa | Not yet known | Ahmadu Fintiri |
| 3 | Akwa-Ibom | Nsima Ekere | Udom Emmanuel |
| 4 | Bauchi | Muhammed Abubakar | Bala Mohammed |
| 5 | Benue | Emmanuel Jime | Samuel Ortom |
| 6 | Borno | Babagana Umaru-Zulum | Muhammed Imam |
| 7 | Cross River | John Owan-Enoh | Ben Ayade |
| 8 | Delta | Great Ogboru | Ifeanyi Okowa |
| 9 | Ebonyi | Sonni Ogbuoji | David Umahi |
| 10 | Enugu | Not yet known | Ifeanyi Ugwanyi |
| 11 | Imo | Hope Uzodinma/ | Emeka Ihedioha |
| 12 | Jigawa | Badaru Abubakar | Aminu Ringim |
| 13 | Kaduna | Nasir El-Rufai | Isa Ashiru |
| 14 | Kano | Abdullahi Ganduje | Abba Yusuf |
| 15 | Katsina | Aminu Masari | Lado Danmarke |
| 16 | Kebbi | Abubakar Bagudu | Galaudu Augie |
| 17 | Kwara | Razak Atunwa | |
| 18 | Nasarawa | Abdullahi Sule | David Ombugadu |
| 19 | Niger | Abubakar Bello | Umar Nasko |
| 20 | Ogun | Oladipupo Adebutu | |
| 21 | Oyo | Adebayo Adelabu | Seyi Makinde |
| 22 | Plateau | Simon Lalong | Jeremiah Useni |
| 23 | Rivers | Tonye Cole/ Magnus Abe | Nyesom Wike |
| 24 | Sokoto | Ahmad Aliyu | Manir Dan-Iya |
| 25 | Taraba | Ishaku Darius |
NB: Note that Sanwo-olu beats Ambode to win APC Lagos governorship yesterday
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