New states taken over by the PDP from APC.
- Zamfara state (Dauda Lawal)
- Plateau state (Caleb Mutfwang)
New state taken over by the APC from PDP
1.Benue state (Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia)
- Sokoto State (Aliyu Ahmed)
New State taken over from APC by NNPP
- Kano State (Abba Kabir)
State taken over by Labour Party from PDP
- Abia State (Alex Uti)
States retained by APC
- Yobe state (Governor Mai Mala Buni)
- Ogun state (Governor Dapo Abiodun)
- Gombe state (Governor Muhammad Yahaya)
- Jigawa state (Umar Namadi)
- Kwara state (Governor AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman)
- Lagos state (Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu) 7. Sokoto state (Aliyu Ahmed)
- Nasarawa state (Governor Abdullahi Sule)
- Katsina state (Dikko Rada)
- Kaduna state (Uba Sani)
- Borno state (Babagana Zulum)
- Ebonyi state (Francis Nwifuru)
- Cross River state (Bassey Otu)
- Niger state (Umar Bago)
- Kebbi State (Nasir Idris)
States retained by PDP
- Akwa Ibom state (Umo Eno)
- Oyo state (Seyi Makinde)
- Bauchi state (Bala Mohammed)
- Rivers state (Sim Fubara)
- Taraba state (Kefas Agbu)
- Delta state (Sheriff Oborevwori)
- Enugu State (Peter Mba)
- Adamawa State (Ahmadu Fintiri)
States that did not participate in the 2023 governorship elections
- Osun state, PDP
- Ekiti state, APC
- Edo state, PDP
- Kogi state, APC
- Ondo state, APC
- Bayelsa state, PDP
- Anambra state, APGA
- Imo State APC