Rabiu Kwankwaso

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Nigerian politician

Mohammed Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso, FNSE FNIQS is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Kano state from 1999 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015. After he lost his re-election in 2003, he was appointed the first Minister of Defence of the Fourth Republic with no prior military background, from 2003 to 2007, under the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo. He was later elected to the Senate in 2015, serving one term under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) representing Kano Central Senatorial District.

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Musa Mohammed Rabiu Kwankwaso and Kwankwaso

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Nigeria's Political Landscape Shifts

Peter Obi names Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as running mate, signaling major shifts in Nigeria's 2027 presidential election.

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