Nasir Yusuf Gawuna

Nasir Yusuf Gawuna ((Listenⓘ); 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.[1][2][3] He served as deputy governor of Kano State under Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from 2018 to 2023.[4][5][6]

Nasir Yusuf Gawuna
Deputy Governor of Kano State
In office
19 September 2018 – 29 May 2023
GovernorAbdullahi Umar Ganduje
Preceded byHafiz Abubakar
Succeeded byAminu Abdussalam Gwarzo
Kano State Commissioner for Agriculture
In office
2014–2022
GovernorRabiu Kwankwaso
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
Chairman of Nassarawa LGA
In office
2003–2011
Personal details
Born (1967-08-06) 6 August 1967
Kano, Kano State, Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
(2013–present)
Other political
affiliations		All Nigeria Peoples Party
(1999–2013)
SpouseHafsatu Gawuna
Children
  • Yahya
  • Fatima
  • Yusuf
  • Maryam
  • Hafsat
Occupation
  • Politician
  • businessman
Websitegawuna.org

Early life

Nasir Yusuf was born on 6 August, 1967, in Kano city.[7]

Political career

Nasir Yusuf Gawuna was appointed[8] by Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje after the resignation of the former Deputy Governor Professor Hafiz Abubakar[9] on 5 August 2018, Governor Ganduje also retained Gawuna as his running mate in the 2019 Nigerian general election.[10] 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.[11]

Gawuna is the Chairman of Kano State Taskforce Committee on Covid-19[12]

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 worked with all the three Governors of the state.[13]

Governorship

Gawuna in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Hassan Musa Fagge, on 18 April 2022 resigned as the Commissioner of Agriculture and Natural Resources.[14][15][16][17] in order for him to get the chance to join the race to Kano State Government House under the platform of All Progressive Congress (APC) 2022 Primary Election which was scheduled to hold on 18 May 2022.[18][19]The incumbent Governor of Kano State Abdullahi Umar Ganduje Anointed Gawuna to be his Successor in 2023 Nigeria General Election. Governor Ganduje announced his decision at the stakeholders meeting on Saturday 7 May 2022.[20][21][22]

See also

References
  1. "Kano 2023 Guber: Ganduje anoints deputy, Gawuna as successor". Vanguard News. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. "Ganduje picks deputy as preferred successor". Daily Trust. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. "Ganduje moves to anoint Gawuna as Kano APC governorship candidate". Daily Nigerian. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. "Deputy Governor". 6 October 2020.
  5. "Kano Deputy Governor, Gawuna sworn-in". Vanguard News. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  6. "Kano relaxes lockdown". The Sun Nigeria. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  7. https://gawuna.org/
  8. "Kano Assembly confirms Gawuna as Deputy Governor". 18 September 2018.
  9. "JUST IN: Kano Deputy Governor Hafiz Abubakar resigns". 5 August 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  10. "2019: I'll retain Gawuna as running mate – Ganduje | Blueprint Newspapers Limited". 21 September 2018.
  11. "Executive Council". 21 September 2017.
  12. Agencies (22 April 2020). "Kano relaxes lockdown for one day". TODAY. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  13. Kano, Ibrahim Musa Giginyu (10 October 2020). "COVID-19: Over 35, 000 people to benefit from MSME survival fund in Kano". Daily Trust. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  14. "Kano's Deputy Governor, Chief of Staff, Resign as Commissioners". THISDAYLIVE. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  15. "Ganduje approves resignation of deputy governor, six commissioners". 19 April 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  16. "Kano deputy governor resigns as commissioner of Agriculture". Daily Nigerian. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  17. "Gale of resignations hit Kano as Chief of Staff, 4 other Commissioners resign". Vanguard News. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  18. Opejobi, Seun (20 April 2022). "2023: APC announces date for presidential primaries, adopts indirect method". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  19. Abuchi, Joe (16 December 2022). "NASIRU YUSUF GAWUNA:DOES RIGHTEOUS CONDUCTS PAYS IN POLITICS?". THE AUTHORITY NEWS. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  20. "Kano 2023 Guber: Ganduje anoints deputy, Gawuna as successor". Vanguard News. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  21. "Ganduje picks deputy as preferred successor". Daily Trust. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  22. "Ganduje moves to anoint Gawuna as Kano APC governorship candidate". Daily Nigerian. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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