 The deputy gubernatorial candidate of the party Alhaji Ahmed Garba Bichi replaced him as the gubernatorial candidate of the party in the 2007 elections while Engr.Abubakar Jibrin Mohammed contested for the deputy gubernatorial post.Kwankwaso was reelected for a second term as Kano state Governor on 26 April 2011 and sworn in on 29 May 2011.