The second wife of Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, Zainab Musa Kwankwaso, has filed for divorce at an Upper Area Court in Abuja, offering to refund the dowry paid during their marriage.
Zainab, 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.
Court documents obtained by Daily Nigerian indicate that the court has summoned Governor Yusuf to appear on November 17, 2026, in connection with the divorce proceedings.
Zainab married Yusuf on July 29, 2006, while serving as an aide to her father. Their marriage has produced six children.
The divorce application comes against the backdrop of a prolonged political disagreement between Governor Yusuf and his former political mentor and father-in-law, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Yusuf was elected governor on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) with Kwankwaso’s backing. However, his subsequent defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) deepened the political differences between the two politicians.
Sources reportedly said the disagreement, which began about a year ago, had also strained the governor’s marriage.
On October 28, Zainab reportedly 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 personnel.
Her reported departure from the Government House came weeks before the divorce proceedings became public.
The court is expected to hear the matter following the summons issued to the governor for November 17.
The divorce application marks another development in the reported fallout between the Kano governor and his former political benefactor, whose relationship has been strained by political differences.
Faridah Abdulkadiri
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