Thirty candidates are contesting the Sokoto state governorship election scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday 18th 2012.
They are: Hon. Bello Abubakar, Action Alliance (AA); Abubakar Aliyu, Accord; Alhaji Haldus Idris Goronyo, ACPN; Alhaji Suleiman Aliyu, AD; Malami Shehu Abdullahi, ADC; Mohammadu Abdullahi, ALP; Yusha’u Mohammed Ahmed, ANPP; Nasiru Aliyu, APGA; Inuwa Al-Yusuf Garba, APS; Hon. Umar Mohammed Farouk, ARP; Dahiru Bello Sokoto, BNPP; Engr. Abubakar Aliyu Yabo, CPC; Jamilu Adamu, CPP; Senator Garba Illah Gada, DPP; Abubakar Ahmed Balarabe, JP; and Mu’awuya A. Huseini, Labour.
Others are: Ahmed Bello Ahmed, MPPP; Kabiru A. Muhammad, MRDD; Alhaji Hussaini Maidamma, NAP; Alhaji Nasiru Aliyu, ND; Alhaji Nasiru S. Larabawa, NMPP; Hashimu Abubakar, NNPP; Alhaji Ibrahim Babajo Ahmed, NSDP; Muhammad Ango Shagari, PDC; Aliyu Magatakarda Wammakko, PDP; Salamatu Isah Abdullahi, PPA; Ahmed Ahmed Jao, PPP; Umar Bello, RPN; Rabiu Umar, SDMP; Abdul-Wahab Yahaya, UNPP.
The election will take place in 3,035 Polling Units (PUs) across the twenty three local government areas in the state.

Also, 11,514 officials will be deployed by the Commission to conduct the governorship election. This number is made up of Supervisors, Collation Officers and Presiding Officers. Sokoto state has 2,267,509 registered voters. Meanwhile, the Commission in the state has distributed non-sensitive materials to all the local government areas for onward deployment to the 244 registration areas centre in readiness for the election. Sensitive materials would be deployed 48 hours to the poll.