CITIZENS COMPASS—Crisis is currently brewing in the home of Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, as his second wife, Zainab Musa Kwankwaso, has reportedly filed for divorce at an Upper Area Court in Abuja.
Zainab also offered to refund the dowry paid during their marriage.
According to reports, Zainab, who is the daughter of former Kano State Governor and Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, instituted a civil suit marked CV/97/26 at the Upper Area Court in Gudu, Abuja.
The court has reportedly summoned Governor Yusuf to appear on November 17, 2026, in connection with the case.
Zainab married Yusuf on July 29, 2006, when she was working as an aide to her father. Their marriage is blessed with six children.
The reported divorce move comes amid a prolonged political disagreement between Governor Yusuf and his former political mentor, Kwankwaso, who is also his father-in-law.
Yusuf was elected governor in 2023 on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) with the backing of Kwankwaso.
However, their relationship deteriorated after Yusuf defected from the NNPP to the All Progressives Congress (APC), triggering a major political fallout between the two camps.
Sources have reportedly linked the political crisis to growing tension in the marriage.
Earlier, on October 28, Zainab reportedly left the Kano Government House and moved to her father’s residence on Miller Road, Kano.
She subsequently travelled to Abuja by air without her police orderly or other security personnel, according to the reports.
