Nasir Yusuf Gawuna (; 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.[2][3][4] He served as deputy governor of Kano State under Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from 2018 to 2023.[5][6][7]
Nasir Yusuf Gawuna | |
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| Chairman of the Governing Council of Bayero University Kano | |
| Assumed office 15 June 2024[1] | |
| 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 | 6 August 1967 Kano, Kano State, Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress (2013–present) |
| Other political affiliations | All Nigeria Peoples Party (1999–2013) |
| Spouse | Hafsatu Gawuna |
| Children |
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| Education | Gawuna Primary School Government Secondary School Gwaram Science Secondary School Dawakin Kudu |
| Alma mater | Usmanu Danfodiyo University Ahmadu Bello University |
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| Website | gawuna |
Early life
editNasir Yusuf was born on 6 August 1967, to the family of Alhaji Yusuf and Hajiya Fatima, in Kano city. He is a descendant of Garba Gawuna and Sheikh Hassan Gawuna families on the paternal and maternal lineages respectively.
Nasiru Gawuna enrolled at Gawuna Primary School in the year 1973. He completed Gawuna Primary School in 1979, and the following year, he enrolled at Government Secondary School Gwaram (now in Jigawa State) where he did his junior secondary school. After completing his high school education at Science Secondary School Dawakin Kudu in 1984, he gained admission into Ahmadu Bello University's School of Basic Studies in Zaria for a year preliminary study. He finished his preliminary in 1985.
He then proceeded to the prestigious Usman Danfodiyo University, where he graduated in 1990 with a degree in Biochemistry.[8]
Political career
editNasir Yusuf Gawuna was appointed[9] by Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje after the resignation of the former Deputy Governor Professor Hafiz Abubakar[10] on 5 August 2018, Governor Ganduje also retained Gawuna as his running mate in the 2019 Nigerian general election.[11] before his appointment Gawuna was the Commissioner Kano State, Ministry of Agriculture, since 2014 he was first appointed as a commissioner by former Governor of Kano State Engineer Rabiu Kwankwaso.[12]
Gawuna is the Chairman of Kano State Taskforce Committee on Covid-19[13]
He was chairman of Nassarawa Local Government Area for 8 years under the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party ANPP while Ibrahim Shekarau was the Governor of Kano State he work with all the three Governors of the state.[14]
Governorship
editGawuna in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Hassan Musa Fagge, on 18 April 2022 resigned as the Commissioner of Agriculture and Natural Resources.[15][16][17][18] in order for him to be eligible to join the race for the 2023 Kano State governorship election.[19][20] The incumbent Governor of Kano State Abdullahi Umar Ganduje supported Gawuna to be his successor in 2023 Nigeria General Election. Governor Ganduje announced his decision at the stakeholders meeting on Saturday 7 May 2022.[2][3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tinubu Appoints Gawuna, Akande, Suleiman, 557 others as Chairmen, members of governing councils of federal tertiary institutions". nairametrics.com. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b Bello, Bashir (8 May 2022). "Kano 2023 Guber: Ganduje anoints deputy, Gawuna as successor". Vanguard. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Ganduje picks deputy as preferred successor". Daily Trust. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Murtala, Abdulmumin (19 September 2018). "Kano Deputy Governor, Gawuna sworn-in". Vanguard. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Kano relaxes lockdown". The Sun. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "PROFILE: Kano APC governorship candidate, Nasiru Gawuna - SolaceBase". 6 March 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Kano Assembly confirms Gawuna as Deputy Governor". 18 September 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Ogundipe, Samuel; Ibrahim, Nasir (5 August 2018). "JUST IN: Kano Deputy Governor Hafiz Abubakar resigns". Premium Times. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "2019: I'll retain Gawuna as running mate – Ganduje". Blueprint. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Executive Council". Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Kano relaxes lockdown for one day". TODAY. 22 April 2020. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Giginyu, Ibrahim Musa (10 October 2020). "COVID-19: Over 35, 000 people to benefit from MSME survival fund in Kano". Daily Trust. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Shuaibu, Ibrahim (19 April 2022). "Kano's Deputy Governor, Chief of Staff, Resign as Commissioners". This Day. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Ibrahim, Nasir (19 April 2022). "Ganduje approves resignation of deputy governor, six commissioners". Premium Times. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Usman, Mustapha (17 April 2022). "Kano deputy governor resigns as commissioner of Agriculture". Daily Nigerian. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Bello, Bashir (18 April 2022). "Gale of resignations hit Kano as Chief of Staff, 4 other Commissioners resign". Vanguard. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Opejobi, Seun (20 April 2022). "2023: APC announces date for presidential primaries, adopts indirect method". Daily Post. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Gama, Suraj Muhammad (16 December 2022). "Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna:does Righteous Conducts Pays in Politics". The Authority. Retrieved 20 September 2023.