Kabiru Muhammad Gwangwazo
Comrade Kabiru Muhammad Gwangwazo | |
|---|---|
| managing director Triumph (Nigeria) | |
| In office 2011–2013 | |
| Chair of Kano Municipal | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Governor | Dominic Oneya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1959 University of Wales, Cardiff |
| Occupation | Politician, journalist and activist |
Kabiru Muhammad Gwangwazo is an activist, journalist and a
Early life and education
Kabiru Muhammad was born on 13 April 1959 at Kachako of
Gwangwazo holds a master in Journalism from
Journalism career
Gwangwazo started his career as journalist in 1981 at Radio Kano. Between 1982, and 1985 he worked with City Television (CTV) now Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV), and he also worked with BBC, Hausa Section.
Gwangwazo also worked with
In 2011, Governor
Politics
He started his political career as a Local Government Chairman of Kano Municipal in 1996, under the Military Administration of Colonel Dominic Oneya. General Sani Abacha was the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the time.
He contested for Governorship in 2003 against Senator Muhammad Bello, Late Engineer Magaji Abdullahi, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, Ibrahim Al-Amin Little, and on 5 March 2003, became the Acting chairman All Nigeria Peoples Party ANPP[2] Caretaker Committee after the then chairman of the Party, Ibrahim Al-Amin Little, decided to contest for Governor of Kano State in 2002.
In 2010 after the creation of Buhari's Party Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), he contested for the Party's gubernatorial ticket where he stepped down for General Lawal Jafar Isa before the Party Primaries.[3]
He was the Nominee of
Gwangwazo became the running-mate of Salihu Sagir Takai of People's Redemption Party in the 2019 Nigerian general election after he stepped down from contesting for the Party's Gubernatorial ticket.[4]
References
- ^ "Kano High Court Judge Dies". 28 September 2012.
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Nigeria: The All Nigeria Peoples' Party (ANPP); date founded, names of founding members, participation in recent elections and problems encountered by members". Refworld. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Dogondaji, Nura Yusuf (5 March 2011). "Prof. Jega and the rule of law". Daily Trust. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Kano, Yusha’u A. Ibrahim (8 November 2018). "Takai emerges Kano PRP gov'ship candidate". Daily Trust. Retrieved 10 January 2021.