{"id":1467,"date":"2014-12-22T11:56:13","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T10:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/?p=1467"},"modified":"2024-01-30T08:38:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T07:38:29","slug":"facts-rabiu-kwankwaso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/facts-rabiu-kwankwaso\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things You Must Know About Rabiu Kwankwaso"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rabiu Kwankwaso, FNSE, FNIQS (born 21 October 1956, Age: 67 years old) is a Nigerian politician best known as the former Governor of Kano state from 1999 to 2003 and 2011 to 2015, as well as the national leader and presidential candidate under the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwso is one of those amazing leaders who doesn’t see only the way to victory but also knows when victory is impossible. Many who love him see him as a supersonic person whose achievements speak before his sound. Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso has more interesting facts you may not have heard before.<\/p>\n

Date Of Birth:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwso\u00a0was born on 21st October 1956 at Kwankwaso town in Madobi Local Government of Kano state.\u00a0Rabiu Musa is a Nigerian politician who was Governor of Kano State from 1999 to 2003 and\u00a0was re-elected for a second term as Governor on 26 April 2011.<\/p>\n

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Education:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

He attended his Primary School at Gwarzo Boarding Senior Primary School and his secondary education at Wudil Craft School and Kano Technical College. He later acquired a National Diploma and Higher National Diploma in Civil Engineering from Kaduna Polytechnic, PGD and M.Sc in Water Engineering from Middlesex and Loughborough Universities in the UK, Doctor of Science (+\/ons) from the University of Maiduguri.<\/p>\n

Educational Qualifications<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
S\/N<\/strong><\/td>\nName of School<\/strong><\/td>\nYear<\/strong><\/td>\nDegree\/Qualification Obtained<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/td>\nKwankwaso Primary School<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\nPrimary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nGwarzo Boarding Senior Primary School<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\nFirst School Leaving Certificate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\nWudi Craft School<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\nSecondary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nKano Technical College<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\nSSCE\/WAEC\/O’level Certificate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nKaduna Polytechnic<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\nND\/HND in Civil Engineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/td>\nMiddlesex Polytechnic, United Kingdom<\/td>\n1982-1983<\/td>\nM.Sc in Water Engineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>\nLoughborough University of Technology, United Kingdom<\/td>\n1985<\/td>\nMaster’s Degree in Civil Engineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\nSharda University India<\/td>\n2022<\/td>\nPh.D. in Civil Engineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Family:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Rabiu is married with 8 children. He sacked his first wife following his victory in the 1999 polls and got married to his current wife Salamatu Rabiu Musa in 2000 who became the first lady of Kano State. If this is the case, does it really mean they were waiting for a win desperately? We wonder what would have happened if he didn’t win at that time. In addition to that, Rabiu is blessed with 8 children.<\/p>\n

See Also:\u00a010 Fascinating Facts You Must Know About General Muhammadu Buhari<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

First Move into Politics:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso joined politics in 1992. He served the Kano State Government as a civil servant for about 17 years and later became the Principal Engineer. He left the state civil service in 1992, vied for election into the Federal House of Representatives, and was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives. He also became a Delegate to the Constitutional Conference in 1994.<\/p>\n

Later Political Career:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Rabiu Kwankwaso served as the Executive Governor of Kano state between 1999 and 2003, under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He pursued to be re-elected and lost to Malam Ibrahim Shekarau whom he removed from the highest civil service position of permanent secretary to a Lecturer in a higher institution (College of Arts and Science, Kano).<\/p>\n

After he lost the 2003 election, he was appointed as Minister of Defence in the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 2003 – 2006 and also as Special Adviser to the President on Darfur and Somalia in 2006 – 2007. Afterward, he became the Representative of the North-West geopolitical zone in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NNDC) from 2009 – 2010. achieved the big goal. In 2011, he achieved a big goal as he was re-elected as Kano state governor on 27 April 2011.<\/p>\n

Memberships<\/strong><\/h2>\n

He was a member of the People’s Front faction of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) led by General Shehu Yar’adua and other popular politicians such as his former boss Senator Magaji Abdullahi, Babagana Kingibe, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Tinubu, Tony Anenih, Chuba Okadigbo, Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila, Abubakar Koko and Lamidi Adedibu amongst others. Below is a list of the political parties he has been a member of over the years.<\/p>\n