Kano Governor Abba Yusuf’s second wife, Zainab Musa Kwankwaso, files for divorce in Abuja court and offers to refund the dowry

According to court documents obtained by Daily Nigerian, Zainab Musa Kwankwaso (daughter of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso) filed a civil suit (reference CV/97/26) at the Upper Area Court in Gudu, Abuja. The governor was summoned to appear on 17 November 2026.

Zainab, a daughter of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, married Yusuf on 29 July 2006. At the time of the wedding she was working as an aide to her father. The couple have six children.

The filing comes amid a prolonged political rupture between Governor Yusuf and his former mentor and father-in-law. Yusuf, who was elected on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) with Kwankwaso’s backing, later defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The fallout, which began roughly a year ago, is said by sources to have strained the marriage as well.

On 28 October, Zainab 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 detail.