Zainab Kwankwaso, a niece of former Kano State governor and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has approached an Abuja court seeking a divorce from her husband, Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf.
According to Daily Nigerian, Zainab—who is the governor’s second wife—filed for divorce at the Upper Area Court sitting in Gudu, Abuja, seeking the dissolution of their 20-year marriage.
A civil summons, with reference number CV/97/26, has ordered Governor Yusuf to appear before the court on 17 November.
Zainab married Governor Yusuf in July, 2006, while he was serving as a personal aide to her uncle, Mr Kwankwaso. The union has produced six children.
Zainab is a daughter to late Mr Kwankwaso’s elder brother, Dahiru Kwankwaso, who died in an accident in 1985 on the Kano Kaduna expressway.
The Kano State Government is yet to commend on the development.
