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Nasir Yusuf Gawuna
Deputy Governor of Kano State
In office 19 September 2018 – 29 May 2023
Governor
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
Preceded by
Hafiz Abubakar
Succeeded by
Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo
Kano State Commissioner for Agriculture
In office 2014–2022
Governor
Rabiu Kwankwaso Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
Chairman of Nassarawa LGA
In office 2003–2011
Personal details
Born
(1967-08-06) 6 August 1967 (age 56) Kano, Kano State, Nigeria
Political party
All Progressives Congress (2013–present)
Other political affiliations
All Nigeria Peoples Party (1999–2013)
Spouse
Hafsatu Gawuna
Children
Yahya
Fatima
Yusuf
Maryam
Hafsat
Occupation
Politician
businessman
Website
gawuna.org
Nasir Yusuf Gawuna (Listenⓘ; born 6 August 1967) is a Nigerian health personnel, businessman and politician. In May 2022, he became the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2023 Kano State gubernatorial election.[1][2][3] He served as deputy governor of Kano State under Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from 2018 to 2023.[4][5][6]
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^Usman, Mustapha (8 May 2022). "Ganduje moves to anoint Gawuna as Kano APC governorship candidate". Daily Nigerian. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^"Deputy Governor". 6 October 2020.
^"Kano Deputy Governor, Gawuna sworn-in". Vanguard News. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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