At 63, Tinubu Hails Abba Yusuf’s Leadership, Grassroots Focus

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended heartfelt congratulations to Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, Governor of Kano State, on his 63rd birthday, which occurred on January 5, 2026.

In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the President highlighted Governor Yusuf’s integrity, modesty, humility, and commitment to public service, exemplified in his administration of Kano State.

Yusuf was elected governor of Kano in 2023 on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party. He was previously the Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport in the state from 2011 to 2015 during the administration of Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso.

President Tinubu affirmed that Governor Yusuf’s regime in Kano, the bastion of progressive politics in the North, echoes the commitment to grassroots development and alleviating the plight of the Talakawas, as championed by the late Mallam Aminu Kano in the state.

The President remarked, “Governor Yusuf’s leadership experience, particularly his years as commissioner, managing strategic portfolios in Kano State, may have prepared him for the kind of infrastructural changes now witnessed in the state.

“He has embarked on urban renewal programmes, building bridges and road networks, including the five-kilometre roads in each local government in the state.

“I also understood that his declaration of emergency in education has engendered a marked improvement in the performance of Kano students in NECO exams.”

The President wished the Kano Governor a long life and more years of his transformative leadership in the state.