2023 Election: Top 3 Governorship Candidate in Kano State.

Who are the top governorship candidates in Kano state?

Kano State, after Lagos State, is Nigeria’s second-biggest industrial center and the largest in Northern Nigeria, with textile, tanning, footwear, cosmetics, plastics, enamelware, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, furniture, and other sectors.

Today, we will be talking about the governorship candidate in Kano State, their name, and their party.

Top 3 Governorship Candidates in kano State

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1. Nasir Yusuf Gawuna – All Progressive Congress (APC)

Nasir Yusuf Gawuna is a Nigerian politician, a health worker, and a businessman. He was appointed as the All Progressive Congress’s Governorship Candidate for the 2023 Nigeria General Election in May 2022, and he is currently the Deputy Governor of Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

2. Abba Kabir Yusuf – New Nigeria Peoples Party  (NNPP)

Abba Kabir Yusuf, popularly known as Abba, is a Nigerian politician who ran for Governor of Kano State in the 2019 election under the People’s Democratic Party. He is Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s son-in-law, and he served in Kano State’s Executive Council from 2011 to 2015.

Abba Gida- Gida lost in the 2019 election to Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje.

He emerges as an NNPP governorship candidate in Kano State in the 2023 primary election.

3. Mohammed Abacha – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

Mohammed Abacha is the eldest surviving son of General Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s former military ruler, He emerged winner of the gubernatorial primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano.

Mohammed received 736 votes in the PDP gubernatorial primary, defeating his only opponent, Ja’afar Sani, who received 710 votes.

Summary

Here is a list of the top 3 governorship candidates in Lagos State:

1. Nasir Yusuf Gawuna – All Progressive Congress (APC)

2. Abba Kabir Yusuf – New Nigeria Peoples Party  (NNPP)

3. Mohammed Abacha – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)