A fresh crisis has hit the marriage of Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, as his second wife, Zainab Musa Kwankwaso, has reportedly filed for divorce, offering to return the dowry paid during their union.
Zainab, daughter of former Kano State Governor and Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, reportedly instituted a civil suit marked CV/97/26 before the Upper Area Court, Gudu, Abuja.
The court has reportedly summoned Governor Yusuf to appear on November 17, 2026, over the divorce proceedings.
Zainab and Yusuf got married on July 29, 2006, when she was serving as an aide to her father. Their marriage produced six children.
The reported divorce move comes amid the bitter political fallout between Yusuf and Kwankwaso, who was once his political godfather and is also his father-in-law.
Yusuf rode to power in 2023 on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), largely on the strength of Kwankwaso’s political machinery and influence.
However, their once formidable political relationship reportedly deteriorated after the governor dumped the NNPP for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), triggering a major political rift.
The disagreement, which reportedly began about a year ago, is said to have further strained relations within the governor’s family.
In another development, Zainab reportedly moved out of the Kano Government House on October 28 and relocated to her father’s residence along Miller Road, Kano.
She was also said to have travelled to Abuja by air without her police orderly or other security operatives.
The reported divorce proceedings have added a fresh dimension to the political battle between the governor and his estranged political benefactor, with the crisis now seemingly extending beyond the political arena into their family relationship.
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