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Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje | |
|---|---|
 Ganduje in 2023 | |
| National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress | |
| Assumed office 3 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Abdullahi Adamu |
| Governor of Kano State | |
| In office 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023 | |
| Deputy |
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| Preceded by | Rabiu Kwankwaso |
| Succeeded by | Abba Kabir Yusuf |
| Deputy Governor of Kano State | |
| In office 29 May 2011 – 29 May 2015 | |
| Governor | Rabiu Kwankwaso |
| Preceded by | Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo |
| Succeeded by | Hafiz Abubakar |
| In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2003 | |
| Governor | Rabiu Kwankwaso |
| Preceded by | Sanusi Phadoma |
| Succeeded by | Magaji Abdullahi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1949 Ganduje, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kano State, Nigeria) |
| Political party | All Progressive Congress (2014–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Peoples Democratic Party (1998–2014) |
| Spouse | Hafsat Ganduje |
| Children | Fatima Ganduje-Ajimobi[1] Muhammad Umar Ganduje[2] |
| Education | Government College, Birnin Kudu |
| Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University Bayero University Kano University of Ibadan |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | ganduje |
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje OFR (born 25 December 1949) is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Kano State from 2015 to 2023.[3][4][5] He previously served as Rabiu Kwankwaso's deputy governor twice, from 1999 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015. He is a member and national chairman of the ruling Party All Progressives Congress (APC).
- ^ "Fatima Ganduje-Ajimobi (@fatimaganduje)". Twitter.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Kano Gov's 19-yr-old Son is #DISTURBINGKANO with Luxury Customized Cars, Including $250,000 Ferrari". newsrescue.com. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Ganduje trains 60 youths, offers N30m take-off grant". The Nation. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ Tukur, Sani (24 March 2019). "It's Official: INEC declares APC's Ganduje winner of Kano supplementary guber election". Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Ganduje Declared Winner In Kano, As APC Sweeps State Assembly | Channels Television". Channels Television. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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