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Abba Kabir Yusuf

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His Excellency
Abba Kabir Yusuf
Governor of Kano State
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 May 2023
DeputyAminu Abdussalam Gwarzo
Preceded byAbdullahi Umar Ganduje
Kano State Commissioner of Works, Housing and Transport
In office
2011–2015
GovernorRabiu Kwankwaso
Personal details
Born (1963-01-05) 5 January 1963 (age 63)
Gaya, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Kano State)
PartyNew Nigeria Peoples Party (2022–2026) All Progressives Congress (2026–Present)
Other political
affiliations		Peoples Democratic Party (1999–2022)
RelationsRabiu Kwankwaso
(father-in-law)[1]
Children2
ResidenceKano, Nigeria
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • engineer
ProfessionCivil engineering

Abba Kabir Yusuf Listenⓘ (born 5 January 1963)[2] is a Nigerian politician who has served as governor of Kano State since May 2023.[3] He served as commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport in the Kano State Executive Council from 2011 to 2015, during the administration of Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso. He decamped from the NNPP to APC in 2026, citing need for unity and delivering development to the people.[4]

Early life and education

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Abba Kabir Yusuf (born Abubakar, nicknamed Abba, which became his official name) was born on 5 January 1963 into the Sullubawa Fulani clan, the ruling class of the Kano Emirate, from the family of Malam Kabiru Yusuf and Malama Khadijatul-Naja'atu in Gaya Local Government Area of Kano State.[5]

Yusuf started his Islamic education at an early age under the guidance of his late grandfather, Danmakwayon Kano, Alhaji Yusuf Bashari (grandson of Galadiman Kano Yusuf and great grandson of Sarkin Kano Abdullahi Maje Karofi) who was then District Head of Gaya Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria.[5]

He attended Sumaila Primary School between 1968 and 1975. He then proceeded to Government Secondary School, Dawakin Tofa and later Government Secondary School, Lautai in Gumel, where he completed his secondary education in 1980. He gained admission into the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi in the defunct Gongola State, now Adamawa State, where he obtained his National Diploma (ND) in civil engineering in 1985 and later earned a Higher National Diploma (HND) in civil engineering with a specialisation in water resources and environmental engineering, from Kaduna Polytechnic in 1989.[6][7][5]

Yusuf later enrolled at Bayero University, Kano, (BUK) where he obtained a postgraduate diploma and a master's degree in business administration.[8]

Career

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Yusuf served the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at Kaduna Environmental Protection Agency (KEPA) from 1989 to 1990.[9]

He was appointed by Kano State Water Resources Engineering and Construction Agency (WRECA), where he held various positions.[5]

President Umaru Musa Yaradua, appointed him as the chairman, Governing Board of the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), Ondo State where he served between 2009 and 2011.[5]

Political career

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In 1999, Yusuf was appointed personal assistant to Rabiu Kwankwaso while he was the governor of Kano State; he was retained as personal assistant when Kwankwaso became a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2003.[5]

Yusuf became Commissioner of Works, Housing and Transport in 2011, when Kwankwaso became the governor of Kano State for a second term.[5]

In 2018, Yusuf was endorsed by his boss Rabiu Kwankwaso[10][11][1] to challenge the incumbent Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 gubernatorial election. Kwankwaso had previously supported Ganduje in 2014, when he was his deputy, leading to Ganduje's victory in the 2015 election. Yusuf lost, and subsequently challenged the result at the election tribunal,[12][13][14][15] but his petition was dismissed.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

In 2022, Yusuf moved from the Peoples Democratic Party to the New Nigeria Peoples Party, where he was again endorsed by Kwankwaso to challenge Nasir Yusuf Gawuna in the 2023 elections. He was declared winner on 20 March 2023[23][24] and received his certificate of return on 29 March 2023.[25][26]

Governor of Kano State

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Yusuf was elected governor of Kano State on 18 March 2023 under the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party alongside Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, his running mate.[27][28][29]

They were sworn into office on 29 May 2023.[30]

Outcome of election tribunal

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After Yusuf's victory, the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has challenged the victory and filed a petition to the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The tribunal court declared Nasir Gawuna of APC as the winner of the 18 March election on Wednesday, 20 September 2023, and sacked Yusuf, the candidate of NNPP, from the governor of Kano State.[3] Yusuf challenged the decision of the election petition tribunal at the Court of Appeal in Abuja. The Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the election petition tribunal that earlier nullified the governor's election. After the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Yusuf approached the Supreme Court to challenge the Court of Appeal's verdict. On 12 January 2024, the Supreme Court in Abuja overruled the Court of Appeal's decision and affirmed Yusuf as the duly elected governor of Kano State.[31]

Reinstatement of dethroned emir

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On 23 May 2024, Yusuf announced the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi as Emir of Kano, who had been deposed in 2020 by then governor Umar Ganduje. He signed the law reinstating Sanusi at 5:10 pm, in the presence of his deputy, the Speaker of the State Assembly and other principal officers in his administration.[32]

References

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  1. ^ a b Jaafar, Jaafar (21 September 2018). "Kwankwaso may endorse son in-law, Abba Yusuf, for Kano PDP governorship ticket". Daily Nigerian. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ Mikailu, Naziru (5 April 2019). "Yadda salon Abba gida-gida ya 'rikita' siyasar Kano". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). BBC News. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Tribunal Sacks NNPP's Abba Kabir As Kano Governor". Channels TV. 20 September 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Opposition Parties Dismiss Kano Governor's Defection As Irrelevant To 2027 | Fellow Press". 26 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Onye, Harry (20 March 2023). "Abba Kabir Yusuf: Biography, age, Kano State Governor-elect, wife, net worth". Kemi Filani News. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Kano State Governor". nggovernorsforum.org. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  7. ^ "CLOSE-UP: Yusuf Abba, Kwankwaso's PA and son-in-law who will be governor of Kano". TheCable. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  8. ^ Muhammad, A. Aliyu (20 March 2023). "Who is Abba Kabir Yusuf? Nine Facts About the Governor-elect of Kano State". Okay. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf". AllNews. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Kwankwaso justifies choice of in-law as governorship aspirant". Premium Times. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  11. ^ Abdulhamid, Abdulyassar (20 March 2023). "What you should know about NNPP's Abba Gida-Gida, Kano governor-elect". Daily Trust. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Governor Ganduje a product of rigged election – Abba Kabir Yusuf". TODAY. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Kano election: PDP's Kabir Yusuf reject governorship result". TODAY. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, Kano PDP governorship candidate Wins". The Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  15. ^ Opejobi, Seun (13 March 2019). "Kano guber: I will win governorship rerun – Kwankwaso's son-in-law, Abba Kabir". Daily Post. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Abba Gida Gida will reclaim his stolen mandate in Court -Kano PDP chairman". Blueprint. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  17. ^ Ja'afar, Lateefa Mustapha (2 October 2019). "Kano: Kotu ta kori karar Abba gida-gida na PDP" (in Hausa). DW. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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  19. ^ "Ganduje vs Kabir-Yusuf: 785 witnesses to testify before Kano Tribunal". P.M. News. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  20. ^ Adewale, Murtala (5 March 2019). "Court nullifies Kano PDP guber primary, orders fresh election". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  21. ^ Odogwu, Ted (5 March 2019). "Court ruling: I'm Kano PDP gov candidate, Abba Yusuf insists". The Punch. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  22. ^ Usman, Mustapha (20 January 2020). "Abba: After Supreme Court, there is judgement of Allah". Daily Nigerian. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  23. ^ Garko, Aminu (20 March 2023). "Kano Guber: INEC Declares NNPP's Abba as Winner". News Agency of Nigeria. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  24. ^ Oloyede, Clement A. (20 March 2023). "INEC Declares NNPP Winner of Kano gov'ship election". Daily Trust. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  25. ^ Nwaokolo, Sandra (29 March 2023). "Kano Gov-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf, receives certificate of return". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  26. ^ Usman, Mustapha (29 March 2023). "Kano Governor-elect receives Certificate of Return, promises people-oriented governance". Daily Nigerian. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  27. ^ "Watch moment INEC declared Abba Kabir Yusuf winner of Kano governorship election". Vanguard. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  28. ^ Bolaji, Samuel (20 March 2023). "INEC declares NNPP's Abba Yusuf as Kano gov election winner". The Punch. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  29. ^ Pai, Bilkisu Halilu (20 March 2023). "INEC declares Abba Yusuf as Governor Elect for Kano state". Voice of Nigeria. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  30. ^ "Photo News: Abba Kabir Yusuf sworn in as Kano Governor". 29 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  31. ^ "Breaking: Supreme Court Overrules Appeal Court, Affirms NNPP's Abba Kabir Yusuf As Kano Governor". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  32. ^ Ibrahim, Salim Umar (23 May 2024). "Kano Gov Announces Return Of Sanusi As Emir - Daily Trust". Daily Trust. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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