List of Kano State Governors from 1960 till Date with their Political Party

List of Kano State Governors from 1960 till Date with their Political Party: Kano State is one of the North-Western States of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The state is known as the primary domicile region for the Hausa tribe in Nigeria.

Remember, the country Nigeria have 3 basic tribes which include the Hausa (Northerners, Igbos and the Yorubas).

The need to know the list of past and present governors of Kano state from the 1960 Independence is crucial; most especially for students and information seekers.

We are however, happy you stumbled on the right page as we shall be looking at the comprehensive list of all past reigning governors of Kano State and their political parties from 1960.

The below list may also contain list of military government (as the case may be).

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Kano State Governors from 1960 & Their Political Parties

Name	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes
Commissioner of Police, Audu Bako	Governor	May-67	Jul-75	Military
Colonel Sani Bello	Military Governor	Jul-75	Sep-78	Military
Group Captain Ishaya Shekari	Military Governor	Sep-78	Oct-79	Military
Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi	Governor	Oct-79	May-83	PRP
Alhaji Abdu Dawakin Tofa	Governor	May-83	Oct-83	PRP
Alhaji Sabo Bakin Zuwo	Governor	Oct-83	Dec-83	PRP
Air Commodore Hamza Abdullahi	Governor	Jan-84	Aug-85	Military Governor
Colonel. Ahmed Muhammad Daku	Military Governor	Aug-85	1987	Military
Group Captain Mohammed Ndatsu Umaru	Military Governor	Dec-87	27-Jul-88	Military
Colonel Idris Garba	Military Governor	Aug-88	Jan-92	Military
Architect Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya	Governor	Jan-92	Nov-93	NRC
Colonel Muhammadu Abdullahi Wase	Military Administrator	Dec-93	Jun-96	Military
Colonel Dominic Oneya	Military Administrator	Aug-96	Sep-98	Military
Colonel Aminu Isa Kontagora	Military Administrator	Sep-98	May-99	Military
Engineer (Dr.) Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso	Governor	May-99	May-03	PDP
Malam Ibrahim Shekarau	Governor	May-03	May-11	ANPP
Engineer (Dr.) Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso	Governor	May-11	May-15	PDP
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje	Governor	May-15	Incumbent	APC

Who is the Present Governor of Kano State 2022?

The Present Governor of Kano State is Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from All Progressive Congress (APC).