Aliyu Sabo Bakin Zuwo | |
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Governor of Kano State | |
In office 1 October 1983 – 31 December 1983 | |
Deputy | Wada Abubakar |
Preceded by | Abdu Dawakin Tofa |
Succeeded by | Hamza Abdullahi |
Personal details | |
Born | December 31, 1934[1] Kano, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Kano, Nigeria) |
Died | February 15, 1989[2] Kano, Nigeria | (aged 54)
Political party | People's Redemption Party (1979 to 1983) |
Aliyu Sabo Bakin Zuwo (December 31, 1934 – February 15, 1989) was a Nigerian politician of the People's Redemption Party (PRP).[3] He was a Senator in the Second Nigerian Republic and was elected governor of Kano State in October 1983, holding office briefly until the military coup on 31 December 1983 that brought General Muhammadu Buhari to power.