Zainab Musa Kwankwaso, the second wife of the Kano State Governor,Abba Yusuf has files for divorce in Abuja court and offers to refund the dowry amid a prolonged political disagreement between the governor and his erstwhile godfather,Sen Rabiu Kwakwanso.
Court documents revealed that Zainab Musa Kwankwaso daughter of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso filed a civil suit (reference CV/97/26) at the Upper Area Court in Gudu, Abuja. The governor was summoned to appear on 17 November 2026.
Zainab, married Yusuf on 29 July 2006.while she was working as an aide to her father. The couple has six children.
Governor Yusuf was elected as governor of Kanp state on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) with the support of Kwakwanso. He later defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). while his former principal is the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress NDC.The political storm is said to have also affected marriages within the family..
On 28 October, Zainab left the Kano Government House for her father’s residence on Miller Road, Kano, before travelling to Abuja by air without her police orderly or other security detail.
·Meanwhile, Police have arrested three persons over Zainab:’s disappearance from Govt House
Those arrested included Zainab Kwankwaso’s orderly, .
The Commissioner of Police ,Dr Ibrahim Bakori has ordered an investigation into reports that Zainab left Government House and travelled to Abuja without her husband’s or security aides’ knowledge.
Kano:Gov Abba Yusuf's Second Wife Exits Marriage,Takes Legal Step Amid Worsening family Feud
