Abba Yusuf is a Nigerian politician who was inaugurated to serve as governor of Kano State after winning the 2023 Kano State gubernatorial election.
He served as a commissioner in the executive council of Kano State from 2011 to 2015.
Who is Abba Yusuf?
Abba Yusuf is a Nigerian politician who was inaugurated to serve as governor of Kano State. Yusuf started his Islamic education at an early age under the guidance of his late grandfather, Danmakwayon Kano, Alhaji Yusuf Bashari.
Full name: Abba Kabir Yusuf
Age: 60
Date of birth:Â 5 January 1963
Place of birth:Â Gaya Local Government Area of Kano State
State of origin:Â Kano State
Nationality:Â Nigerian
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Education:Â Government Secondary School Dawakin Tofa, Federal Polytechnic, Mubi and Bayero University, Kano
Spouse:Â 2
Children:Â Update soon
Net worth:Â Not Declared
Religion:Â Islam
Occupation:Â Politician, Engineer
Political party: New Nigeria People’s Party
Parents: Malam Kabiru Yusuf and Malama Khadijatul-Naja’atu
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.
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In 2022, Yusuf moved from the Peoples Democratic Party to the New Nigeria Peoples Party and was re-anointed by Kwankwaso to challenge Nasir Yusuf Gawuna in the 2023 elections. He was declared winner on 20 March 2023 and was issued his certificate of return on 29 March 2023.
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