Kano State Commissioner of Works, Housing and Transport
In office 2011–2015
Governor
Rabiu Kwankwaso
Personal details
Born
(1963-01-05) 5 January 1963 (age 61) Gaya, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Kano State)
Political party
New Nigeria Peoples Party (2022–present)
Other political affiliations
Peoples Democratic Party (1999–2022)
Spouse
2
Relations
Rabiu Kwankwaso (father-in-law)[1]
Residence(s)
Kano, Nigeria
Alma mater
Kaduna Polytechnic
Bayero University Kano
Federal Polytechnic, Mubi
Occupation
Politician
engineer
Profession
Civil 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.
^"Kwankwaso may endorse son in-law, Abba Yusuf, for Kano PDP governorship ticket". Daily Nigerian. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
^Mikailu, Naziru (5 April 2019). "Yadda salon Abba gida-gida ya 'rikita' siyasar Kano". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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