The 1979 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]} People's Redemption Party (PRP) candidate Abubakar Rimi won the election.^{[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]}

Abubakar Rimi was elected the PRP Deputy National Secretary in December 1978 at Lagos.^{[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]} He became the gubernatorial candidate of the party on June 25, 1979.^{[33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]}

Abubakar Rimi representing PRP won the election.^{[45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]} The election held on July 28, 1979.^{[55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64]}