Hafsat Ganduje | |
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First Lady of Kano State | |
Assumed role 29 May 2015 –29 May 2023 | |
Governor | Abdullahi Umar Ganduje |
Preceded by | Salamatu Kwankwaso |
Personal details | |
Born | Kano State | 28 December 1960
Spouse | Abdullahi Umar Ganduje |
Residence | Kano State |
Alma mater | Bayero University Kano |
Profession | University lecturer |
Hafsat Abdullahi Ganduje (popularly known as Gwaggo;born 28 December 1960) is a Nigerian academic,politician,and a member of All Progressives Congress (APC). [1] [2] [3]
Hafsat Ganduje was born in Kano State. She attended Malam Madori Primary School,Shekara Boarding Primary School,and Women Teachers College. She completed a Bachelor of Science in Education at Bayero University in 1981,and went on to earn a Master of Education in Psychology in 1992 and a Master of Business Administration in 2004,and a Doctor of Philosophy in Administration and Planning in 2015. [4]
Ganduje began her career as a teacher,later becoming a principal. She lectured at the Faculty of Education of Bayero University. She was promoted to Associate Professor in 2019 by the Maryam Abacha American University of Niger. [5] [6] [7] [8]
She is a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management. [9] In 2019 she was given the Great Matron Award by the Nigerian Association for Administration and Planning. [10]
Ganduje married Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. [11] Although there is no office of first lady, [12] [13] she campaigns on his behalf and creates women's empowerment campaigns that include the distribution of educational materials,sewing machines,and small-business grants. [14]
The Daily Trust reported that Ganduje was rumored to influence the governor regarding political appointments,contract awards,and other government affairs. She is also said to have been behind most of the appointments and cabinet reshuffles since 2015. [12]
In a report published by Legit.ng,Governor Ganduje dismissed claims that his wife is linked to his government operations. [15]
Like her husband,Ganduje has been hit by allegations of corruption,most notably a supposed EFCC report by her own son,Abdulazeez Ganduje,about Hafsat's involvement in bribery and land fraud. According to a report by Premium Times,Abdulazeez had obtained a bribe from a real estate developer for land grants;Abdulazeez claimed that he passed the bribe to his mother but the land was later sold to different developers. After the original developer asked for the money back,Abdulazeez went to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to report the case before supposedly fleeing overseas with the EFCC later inviting Hafsat for an interview in September 2021. [16] Hafsat didn't honour the invitation,EFCC arrested her early October 2021,in Abuja and taken to EFCC Headquarters. [17] [18]
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The Bayero University Kano (BUK) is a university situated in Kano,Kano State,Nigeria. It was founded in 1975,when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from University College to University. It is the first university in Kano State,North-western Nigeria.
Mohammed Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso,FNSE FNIQS is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Kano state from 1999 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015. After he lost his re-election in 2003,he was appointed the first Minister of Defence of the Fourth Republic with no prior military background from 2003 to 2007,under the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo. He was later elected to the Senate in 2015,serving one term under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) representing Kano Central Senatorial District.
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Kano State from 2015 to 2023. 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).
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Lawan Musa Abdullahi also known as M. A. Lawan is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He is the Attorney-General and commissioner for justice in Kano State. He is a former chairman of Nigerian Bar Association,Kano State branch.
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Daily Nigerian is a Nigerian newspaper publishing company based in Abuja that publishes in English-language and Hausa-language
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The 2023 Kano State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Kano State,concurrent with elections to the Kano State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term. Abba Kabir Yusuf of New Nigerian People won the election.