Daily Nigerian7 Apr 2026
How Tinubu won and lost the North, by Salihu Tanko YakasaiYT
Yakasai Salihu Tanko
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Born5 December 1925 (age 100)
StateKano →
GenderMale
BirthplaceKano State
OccupationPolitician
QualificationFIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE B.SC
Yakasai Salihu Tanko is a Nigerian politician from Kano. They have contested 1 election (1 loss) across 1 party. Most recent: 2023 Gubernatorial Elections as Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) candidate.
Political Career
Biography
Alhaji Salihu Abubakar Tanko Yakasai OFR is a Nigerian politician and elder statesman.
A self-described Marxist-Leninist and a founding member of the Northern Elements Progressive Union, he was a prominent figure in Nigeria's radical political circles in the 1950s and 1960s.
In The News
Daily Post Nigeria1 Apr 2026
Kwankwaso’s defection has already shifted Kano’s political balance – YakasaiDaily Trust24 Mar 2026
Former Ganduje’s Aide, Yakasai, Defects To ADCTheCable23 Mar 2026
Salihu Tanko Yakasai, Ganduje’s ex-aide, defects from APC to ADCTheCable14 Feb 2026
INTERVIEW: Jonathan-Kwankwaso ticket will unsettle Tinubu, says Salihu Tanko YakasaiShow 10 more articles
The Guardian Nigeria News14 Dec 2025
North West Development Commission: A Region’s Future on Hold!THISDAYLIVE6 Dec 2025
Tinubu, Kano Residents Celebrate Elder Statesman Tanko Yakasai at 100TheNiche5 Dec 2025
Elder statesman Tanko Yakasai turns 100, son Salihu pays tributeDaily Post Nigeria3 Aug 2025
Tinubu acting like president of Lagos, not Nigeria – YakasaiThe Guardian Nigeria News3 Aug 2025
'Emi Lokan' or 'Lagos Lokan': Tinubu favouring Lagos, alleges YakasaiVanguard News2 Aug 2025
Ex-Ganduje’s aide, Yakasai, slams Tinubu-led FG for prioritising Lagos over othersDaily Post Nigeria19 May 2025
Kwankwaso has three choices before 2027 – Salihu YakasaiTheCable12 Oct 2022
Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Nigerians want change — they’re tired of APC, PDPBBC27 Feb 2021
Dawisu: Salihu Tanko Yakasai - What to know about Ganduje special adviser pipo hala say ‘miss’BBC27 Feb 2021
Tanko Yakasai: Kano governor Abdullahi Ganduje don sack im aide Dawisu over comments on Buhari-led APC gomentFollow the 2027 race
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