List of Governors of Kano State
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Kano State
Kano State
Kano State is a state located in North-Western Nigeria. Created on May 27, 1967 from part of the Northern Region, Kano state borders Katsina State to the north-west, Jigawa State to the north-east, Bauchi State to the south-east and Kaduna State to the south-west...
was formed in 1967-05-27 when the Northern region
Northern Region, Nigeria
The Northern Region was one of Nigeria's federal divisions. It was created before independence in 1960, with its capital at Kaduna. In 1962 it acquired the territory of the British Northern Cameroons, who had voted to become part of Nigeria....
was split into Benue-Plateau
Benue-Plateau State
Benue-Plateau State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the Northern Region and existed until 3 February 1976, when it was divided into two states - Benue and Plateau...
, Kano, Kwara
Kwara State
Kwara State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Ilorin. The primary ethnic group of Kwara State is Yoruba, with significant Nupe, Bariba and Fulani minorities.- History :...
, North-Central, North-Eastern
North-Eastern State
North-Eastern State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the Northern Region. It's capital was the city of Maiduguri.On 3 February 1976 it was divided into three states - Bauchi, Borno, and Gongola...
and North-Western
North-Western State
North-Western State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the Northern Region and existed until 3 February 1976, when it was divided into two states - Niger and Sokoto. The city of Sokoto was the capital of North-Western State.-North-Western...
states.
| Name | Title | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes |
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| Commissioner of Police, Audu Bako Audu Bako Police Commissioner Audu Bako was the first Administrator of Kano State, Nigeria during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon after the state was formed from part of Northern Region.... |
May 1967 | July 1975 | Military | Governor | |
| Colonel Sani Bello Sani Bello thumb|right|200px|[[Kano State]] in [[Nigeria]]Sani Bello is a Nigerian businessman and retired Nigerian Army colonel.-Early life and education:... |
Military Governor | July 1975 | Sept 1978 | Military | |
| Group Captain Ishaya Shekari Ishaya Shekari Group Captain Ishaya Aboi Shekari was military governor of Kano State, Nigeria between September 1978 and October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, handing over to the elected civilian governor Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi at the start of the Nigerian Second Republic.After... |
Military Governor | Sept 1978 | Oct 1979 | Military | |
| Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi Abubakar Rimi Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi was a Nigerian politician, who was the governor of Kano State during the Nigerian Second Republic. He died following an attack by armed robbers.- Background :... |
Governor | Oct 1979 | May 1983 | PRP People's Redemption Party The People's Redemption Party was a political party in Nigeria. Often considered the Second Republic incarnation of the Northern Elements Progressive Union, the party was created by the late Mallam Aminu Kano. The PRP was highly regarded as a progressive left of center political party. Some well... |
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| Alhaji Abdu Dawakin Tofa Abdu Dawakin Tofa Alhaji Abdu Dawakin Tofa was a Nigerian agriculturalist and academic who was briefly governor of Kano State between May and October 1983 during the Nigerian Second Republic.... |
Governor | May 1983 | Oct 1983 | PRP People's Redemption Party The People's Redemption Party was a political party in Nigeria. Often considered the Second Republic incarnation of the Northern Elements Progressive Union, the party was created by the late Mallam Aminu Kano. The PRP was highly regarded as a progressive left of center political party. Some well... |
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| Alhaji Sabo Bakin Zuwo Sabo Bakin Zuwo Aliyu Sabo Bakin Zuwo was a Senator in the Nigerian Second Republic who was elected Governor of Kano State, Nigeria in October 1983, holding office briefly until the military coup on 31 December 1983 that brought General Mohammadu Buhari to power.... |
Governor | Oct 1983 | Dec 1983 | PRP People's Redemption Party The People's Redemption Party was a political party in Nigeria. Often considered the Second Republic incarnation of the Northern Elements Progressive Union, the party was created by the late Mallam Aminu Kano. The PRP was highly regarded as a progressive left of center political party. Some well... |
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| Air Commodore Hamza Abdullahi Hamza Abdullahi Air Vice Marshal Hamza Abdullahi was Governor of Kano State in Nigeria from January 1984 to August 1985 during the military regime of General Muhammadu Buhari.... |
Governor | Jan 1984 | Aug 1985 | Military Governor | |
| Colonel. Ahmed Muhammad Daku Ahmed Muhammad Daku Colonel Ahmed Muhammad Daku was appointed Governor of Kano State in Nigeria on 27 August 1985 at the start of the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida, and was transferred to become Governor of Sokoto State from December 1987 to August 1990.Ahmed Muhammad Daku was born in Katsina.After... |
Military Governor | Aug 1985 | 1987 | Military | |
| Group Captain Mohammed Ndatsu Umaru Mohammed Ndatsu Umaru Wing Commander Mohammed Ndatsu Umaru was a Military Governor of Kwara State, Nigeria from August 1985 to December 1987, and then of Kano State from December 1987 to July 1988 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.... |
Military Governor | December 1987 | 27 July 1988 | Military | |
| Colonel Idris Garba Idris Garba thumb|right|200px|[[Kano State]] in [[Nigeria]]Idris Garba is a Nigerian soldier who was Military Governor of Kano State from 1989 to 1992.-Background:... |
Military Governor | Aug 1988 | Jan 1992 | Military | |
| Architect Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya is a Nigerian politician and architect who was elected to the Nigerian National Senate in 2007, representing the Kano South constituency of Kano State for the All Nigeria Peoples Party .- Background :... |
Governor | Jan 1992 | Nov 1993 | NRC National Republican Convention The National Republican Convention was a Nigerian political party established by the government of General Ibrahim Babangida and ultimately disbanded by the incoming military regime of General Sani Abacha in 1993.-Alignment:... |
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| Colonel Muhammadu Abdullahi Wase Muhammadu Abdullahi Wase Colonel Muhammadu Abdullahi Wase was military administrator of Kano State in Nigeria from December 1993 – June 1996.He was appointed by General Sani Abacha in December 1993, and died in a plane crash in 1996.... |
Military Administrator | Dec 1993 | June 1996 | Military | |
| Colonel Dominic Oneya Dominic Oneya Colonel Dominic Obukadata Oneya was Administrator of Kano State, Nigeria from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha, then Administrator of Benue State from August 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, handing over... |
Military Administrator | Aug 1996 | Sept 1998 | Military | |
| Colonel Aminu Isa Kontagora Aminu Isa Kontagora Colonel Aminu Isa Kontagora was Administrator of Benue State, Nigeria from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha, then Administrator of Kano State from September 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, handing over... |
Military Administrator | Sept 1998 | May 1999 | Military | |
| Engineer (Dr.) Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso | Governor | May 1999 | May 2003 | PDP People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In... |
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| Malam Ibrahim Shekarau Ibrahim Shekarau thumb|right|200px|[[Kano State]] in [[Nigeria]]Ibrahim Shekarau was elected Governor of Kano State in Nigeria April 2003, and reelected in April 2007. He is a member of the All Nigeria People's Party... |
Governor | May 2003 | May 2011 | ANPP | |
| Engineer (Dr.) Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso | Governor | May 2011 | Till date | PDP People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In... |