Abba Kabir Yusuf

Abba Kabir Yusuf
Governor of Kano State
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 61)
Gaya, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Kano State)
Political partyNew Nigeria Peoples Party (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
Peoples Democratic Party (1999–2022)
Spouse2
RelationsRabiu Kwankwaso (father-in-law)[1]
Residence(s)Kano, Nigeria
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • engineer
ProfessionCivil Engineering

Abba Kabir Yusuf (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 of Works, Housing and Transport when Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso was re-elected for a second term in the executive council of Kano State from 2011 to 2015.

  1. ^ "Kwankwaso may endorse son in-law, Abba Yusuf, for Kano PDP governorship ticket". Daily Nigerian. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ Mikailu, Naziru (5 April 2019). "Yadda salon Abba gida-gida ya 'rikita' siyasar Kano". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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