Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) received 997,279 votes in Kano state, making him the winner of the presidential election in the said area.

He served as the state's governor twice, from 1999 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015.

With 517,3411 votes, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress came in second place in the election results.

With 131,716 votes, opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won.

Suleiman Bilbis, the state's returning officer, revealed the results.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) chairperson must certify and declare the results at the state level.

Source: The Independent Ghana