11 parties have put forward a ticket: a candidate for governor and a running mate for deputy governor.
Kado Mashi Babangida
Running mate: Bala Jibrin Audu
African Action Congress · AAC
Ahmad Babba Kaita
Running mate: Aminu Yar'Adua Ahmed
African Democratic Congress · ADC
Ahmed Murtala
Running mate: Sama'Ila Bello
Action Democratic Party · ADP
Umaru Dikko Radda
Running mate: Lawal Faruk
All Progressives Congress · APC
Abdullahi Nura
Running mate: Salihu Sade
Allied Peoples Movement · APM
Ilu-Barde Aliyu
Running mate: Suleiman Abdullahi
Nigeria Democratic Congress · NDC
Ahmad Tijani
Running mate: Salisu Babangid Ibrahim
National Democratic Party · NDP
Sade Salisu
Running mate: Sa'Idu Abdulhamid
National Rescue Movement · NRM
Garba Yakubu Lado
Running mate: Mamman Rumah Yakubu
Peoples Democratic Party · PDP
Kabir Hassan Yar'Adua
Running mate: Muhammad Musa Kankara
Peoples Redemption Party · PRP
Dansarai Mni Magajio Aliyu
Running mate: Sani Abdullahi Mustapha
Social Democratic Party · SDP
From INEC’s final list of governorship candidates for Katsina, published 11 October 2026. Names as INEC prints them, surname first. A withdrawal, substitution or court order can change a ticket before polling day.
