Zainab Musa Kwankwaso, second wife of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, has filed for divorce at the Upper Area Court sitting in Gudu, Abuja, according to court documents obtained by DAILY NIGERIAN.
A civil summon, with reference number CV/97/26, ordered the Governor to appear before the court on November 17, 2026.
Zainab, who is a daughter of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, married Mr Yusuf on July 29, 2006 while serving her father as aide. The marriage produced six children.
Thegazellenews.com reports that Zainab’s father is the running mate to Peter Obi on the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Saturday, 16 January, 2027, presidential election.
Thegazellenews.com also reports that the Kano Governor fell out with Kwankwaso when he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) after winning the Kano governorship seat on the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) inspired by the ex-Kano Governor’s Kwankwasiyyah Movement.
Many are thus, reading political pressure for the decision of Zainab to seek for divorce from the union.
