Yusuf Abba Kabir
2023 Gubernatorial Elections (2023)
Yusuf Abba Kabir is the governor of Kano State who won the 2023 governorship election on the NNPP platform with 1066205 votes.
Born: 5 January 1963 (age 63)
State: Kano
Party: New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)
Gender: Male
Qualifications: FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE SSCE MBA1999, PGDM-1995, HND1989, ND-1985
Running Mate: Abdussalam Gwarzo Aminu
Bio
Abba Kabir Yusuf (born 5 January 1963) is a Nigerian politician from Gaya, Kano State, who has served as governor of Kano State since May 2023. He previously served as Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport in Kano State from 2011 to 2015 during the administration of Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso. In 2026, he decamped from the NNPP to the APC, citing the need for unity and development.
Born Abubakar and popularly known as Abba, Yusuf is from the Sullubawa Fulani clan and the family of Malam Kabiru Yusuf and Malama Khadijatul-Naja'atu. He began Islamic education early under his grandfather, Alhaji Yusuf Bashari, who was District Head of Gaya. His listed qualifications include First School Leaving Certificate, SSCE, ND (1985), HND (1989), PGDM (1995), and MBA (1999).