2027 · GubernatorialAPC
Abba Kabir Yusuf & Garo Murtala Sule
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Garo Murtala Sule
Deputy Governor of Kano State
This term: 5 May 2026–present
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- Kano
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- Nigeria
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Murtala Sule Garo (INEC: Garo Murtala Sule; 48 on INEC's list) is the Deputy Governor of Kano State, sworn in on 5 May 2026 after the State House of Assembly confirmed his nomination on 27 April, following the resignation of Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo on 27 March 2026. He is the All Progressives Congress deputy governorship candidate for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), running mate to Governor…
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Murtala Sule Garo (INEC: Garo Murtala Sule; 48 on INEC's list) is the Deputy Governor of Kano State, sworn in on 5 May 2026 after the State House of Assembly confirmed his nomination on 27 April, following the resignation of Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo on 27 March 2026. He is the All Progressives Congress deputy governorship candidate for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), running mate to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who named him on 13 July 2026. He was elected chairman of Kabo Local Government Area in 2014, chaired the Kano chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, served as a special adviser and as APC state organising secretary, and was Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs under Governor Abdullahi Ganduje until he resigned on 18 April 2022 to pursue the 2023 governorship ticket. On 10 May 2022 Ganduje named him running mate to Deputy Governor Nasiru Gawuna; the APC ticket lost the 18 March 2023 election (890,705 votes to 1,019,602), a result the tribunal and Court of Appeal reversed before the Supreme Court restored it on 12 January 2024. The Kano State government brought two criminal cases against him in 2024 over local government funds. The N2.8 billion case was struck out by the Kano High Court and the defendants discharged; the N57.4 billion charge against him, Ganduje and two others was reported to be on trial in April 2026, and he has not been convicted of anything. Police also arrested him on 11 March 2019 over alleged disruption of results collation; no charge was reported.
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2014
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Chairman
Kabo Local Government Council, Kano State
- Industry
- Local government
Elected chairman of the Kabo local government council in 2014 (an elected local office stored as a career because no sourced start day is available). End of term not found.
2022
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Commissioner
Kano State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs
- Industry
- Government
Appointed commissioner in the Ganduje administration after his term as Kabo chairman; held the post in March 2019 and until his resignation on 18 April 2022 (the deadline set by Governor Ganduje for appointees seeking elective office). Start year not found in a source (Wikipedia says 2015: lead only). A charge-sheet period quoted by Premium Times (April 2020 to May 2023)…
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Appointed commissioner in the Ganduje administration after his term as Kabo chairman; held the post in March 2019 and until his resignation on 18 April 2022 (the deadline set by Governor Ganduje for appointees seeking elective office). Start year not found in a source (Wikipedia says 2015: lead only). A charge-sheet period quoted by Premium Times (April 2020 to May 2023) overlaps his stated 2022 resignation; unresolved.
2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2023 Deputy-governorship election
All Progressives Congress · Kano
- Result
- Lost
- Votes
- 890,705
- Recorded winner
- Abba Kabir Yusuf
Ticket votes (Gawuna/Garo): 890,705; winning NNPP ticket (Abba Kabir Yusuf / Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo): 1,019,602. Garo was named running mate by Governor Ganduje on 10 May 2022, ahead of the APC primary. The tribunal (20 September 2023) and Court of Appeal (17 November 2023) declared Gawuna winner on a petition by Gawuna and the APC, which would have made Garo deputy governor;…
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Ticket votes (Gawuna/Garo): 890,705; winning NNPP ticket (Abba Kabir Yusuf / Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo): 1,019,602. Garo was named running mate by Governor Ganduje on 10 May 2022, ahead of the APC primary. The tribunal (20 September 2023) and Court of Appeal (17 November 2023) declared Gawuna winner on a petition by Gawuna and the APC, which would have made Garo deputy governor; the Supreme Court set both decisions aside on 12 January 2024. Garo was not a named party to that petition in the sources reviewed. Vote percentage not computed (total valid votes not sourced).
2026
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDAppointedReviewed record
Deputy Governor
Kano
- Status
- Current term
- Party on this record
- APC
2027
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2027 Deputy-governorship election
All Progressives Congress · Kano
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- Pending
INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Kano State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 6; INEC name: GARO MURTALA SULE; age 48; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): PRIMARY CERTIFICATE SECONDARY CERTIFICATE HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA; governorship candidate: Yusuf Abba Kabir · Named running mate by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Monday 13 July 2026, announced at a meeting at the…
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Kano State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 6; INEC name: GARO MURTALA SULE; age 48; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): PRIMARY CERTIFICATE SECONDARY CERTIFICATE HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA; governorship candidate: Yusuf Abba Kabir · Named running mate by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Monday 13 July 2026, announced at a meeting at the Kano Governor's Lodge in Abuja (Premium Times/NAN, Daily Post); the governor cited his loyalty and performance as deputy since 5 May 2026. The INEC final list shows the same pair. Garo had been Deputy Governor of Kano since 5 May 2026. · INEC list check (2026-10-20): the original parser misattributed qualification between this ticket's candidate and running mate; the correct reading of this person's cell on the rendered PDF is: PRIMARY CERTIFICATE SECONDARY CERTIFICATE HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA.
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All Progressives Congress (APC)
APC deputy governorship candidate in Kano on INEC's final list (10 October 2026); earlier APC state organising secretary and APC running mate in 2023; date joined not found.
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Chairman
Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Kano State chapter
- Industry
- Local government
Chairman of the state chapter of the association of local government councils; dates not found.
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Declared to INEC (10 October 2026): primary certificate, secondary certificate and a Higher National Diploma. The institutions and years were not found in any source.
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Special Adviser on Inter-Party Affairs
Office of the Governor of Kano State
- Industry
- Government
Special adviser to a Kano State governor; dates not found.
Working lifeReviewed record
State Organising Secretary
All Progressives Congress, Kano State chapter
- Industry
- Politics
Party office in the Kano APC; dates not found.
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