Comrade Aminu AbdusSalam
Deputy Governor, Vice-Chairman ExCo
Biography
Gwarzo was born on 6 November 1960, in Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State. He attended Gwarzo Primary School from 1966 to 1972, and also from 1972 to 1977. He obtained National Diploma and Higher National Diploma from Kano State Polytechnic, he also attended Bayero University, Kano from 2007 to 2008 for Postgraduate Diploma in Public Policy and Administration.
Gwarzo began his career as a classroom teacher in 1977, he became head master in 1981.
He became a revenue officer after obtaining a National Diploma in Banking and Finance and Higher National Diploma in Accountancy in 1988. He served for 6 years and joined politics becoming Gwarzo local government chairman in 1996.
Gwarzo became the deputy governor-elect of Kano State in March 2023, under the platform of New Nigeria Peoples Party, with Abba Kabir Yusuf as governor-elect.[5][6][7][8] Yusuf retained Gwarzo as his running mate since the 2019 election.[9][10]
Gwarzo was the Commissioner for State Affairs, from 2011 to 2015 under Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso.[11]
He was chairman of Gwarzo Local Government Area in 1996 and from 1999 to 2003 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while Rabiu Kwankwaso was governor of the State.
Education
2008
Postgraduate Diploma in Public Policy and Administration.
Bayero University, Kano from 2007 to 2008 for
1972
National Diploma
Kano State Polytechnic
1977
Higher National Diploma
Kano State Polytechnic
1966
Higher School Education
Gwarzo