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Nasir Idris
Governor of Kebbi State
This term: 29 May 2023–present
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- Kebbi
- Country
- Nigeria
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Nasir Idris (Mohammed Nasir Idris, popularly Kauran Gwandu), born on 6 August 1965 in Birnin Kebbi, is the Governor of Kebbi State, in office since 29 May 2023, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026). APC delegates from all 225 wards affirmed him as sole candidate on 21 May 2026. In August 2026 the party replaced his running mate,…
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Nasir Idris (Mohammed Nasir Idris, popularly Kauran Gwandu), born on 6 August 1965 in Birnin Kebbi, is the Governor of Kebbi State, in office since 29 May 2023, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026). APC delegates from all 225 wards affirmed him as sole candidate on 21 May 2026. In August 2026 the party replaced his running mate, Deputy Governor Umar Abubakar Tafida, with Ibrahim Muhammad Augie, a former Commissioner for Finance, citing legal advice; Tafida's aide disputed that he had been consulted. He began as a primary-school teacher in the old Bunza local government area (now Kalgo), later a schools supervisor, and rose through the Nigeria Union of Teachers: zonal and Kebbi State chairman, national treasurer and, by one report from 2018, national president (in post in January 2019 and still on 26 May 2022). He was also a state chairman and later deputy president of the Nigeria Labour Congress. He left union office to contest, and won the APC governorship primary on 26 May 2022 with 1,055 of the 1,090 votes cast, ahead of Abubakar Gari-Malam (35) and Senate Majority Leader Yahaya Abdullahi (none). INEC declared the 18 March 2023 governorship poll inconclusive; after a supplementary election on 15 April it declared him winner on 16 April with 409,225 votes to 360,940 for Aminu Bande of the PDP. Bande's petition, which alleged over-voting and a forged testimonial by the deputy governor, was dismissed by the tribunal (5 October 2023), the Court of Appeal (24 November 2023) and the Supreme Court (19 January 2024). He was sworn in on 29 May 2023. He holds a National Diploma and an MBA, has received honorary doctorates from GD Goenka University (2025) and Abdullahi Fodio University Aleiro (2026), and the Sultan of Sokoto's title Gwarzon Daular Usmaniyya (2024). His wife, Hajiya Zainab Nasare Nasir Idris, is First Lady of Kebbi State.
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1965
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEarly lifeProfile record
Born
Nasir Idris was born on 6 Aug 1965.
1972
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Dukku Primary School, Birnin Kebbi
First School Leaving Certificate
- Location
- Birnin Kebbi
- Institution
- Primary
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
1979
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Government Teachers' College, Dogon Daji
Grade II Teachers' Certificate
- Location
- Dogon Daji (then Sokoto State)
- Institution
- Secondary
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
1986
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
College of Education, Sokoto
Studies at College of Education (award not stated)
- Location
- Sokoto
- Institution
- Professional
Whether the qualification was completed is not recorded.
1994
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
The Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi
National Diploma (as declared to INEC)
- Location
- Birnin Kebbi
- Institution
- Polytechnic
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
2006
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · Business Administration
- Location
- Sokoto
- Institution
- Masters
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
2018
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
National President
Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT)
- Industry
- Labour union / education
Elected national president in 2018 (TVC News, 2025; no 2018 report found). Named as NUT President in the union's January 2019 assembly report and still described as National President on 26-27 May 2022, when he won the APC primary; The ICIR and The Sun say he left the union post to contest. End year is inferred from that; the handover date and his successor were not found.
2022
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Deputy President (also reported as National Vice President)
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
- Industry
- Labour union
Held alongside the NUT presidency; start year not stated (TVC News places it in 2018 alongside the NUT election). Channels called him NLC Deputy President on 27 May 2022; The Sun says "National Vice President". End year inferred from his leaving union office to contest the governorship.
Party primaryReviewed record
2023 Governorship primary
All Progressives Congress · Kebbi
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Votes
- 1,055
- Vote share
- 96.79%
- Recorded winner
- Nasir Idris
APC governorship primary for the 2023 election, Birnin Kebbi, while he was National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers. Voting was on Thursday 26 May 2022 and the result was declared in the early hours of Friday 27 May by the primary committee chairman (Channels). Idris 1,055 of the 1,090 votes cast (96.79%, computed from Premium Times' total); Abubakar Gari-Malam 35;…
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APC governorship primary for the 2023 election, Birnin Kebbi, while he was National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers. Voting was on Thursday 26 May 2022 and the result was declared in the early hours of Friday 27 May by the primary committee chairman (Channels). Idris 1,055 of the 1,090 votes cast (96.79%, computed from Premium Times' total); Abubakar Gari-Malam 35; Senate Majority Leader Yahaya Abdullahi, the third contestant, no vote.
2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2023 Governorship election
All Progressives Congress · Kebbi
- Result
- Won
- Votes
- 409,225
- Recorded winner
- Nasir Idris
Poll day Saturday 18 March 2023, declared inconclusive by INEC on 20 March (cancellations and over-voting in 20 of the 21 LGAs). Supplementary election Saturday 15 April 2023; the returning officer, Prof. Sa'idu Yusuf, declared Idris winner on Sunday 16 April with 409,225 votes to 360,940 for Aminu Bande (PDP, retired general). Before the supplementary poll Idris led 388,258 to…
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Poll day Saturday 18 March 2023, declared inconclusive by INEC on 20 March (cancellations and over-voting in 20 of the 21 LGAs). Supplementary election Saturday 15 April 2023; the returning officer, Prof. Sa'idu Yusuf, declared Idris winner on Sunday 16 April with 409,225 votes to 360,940 for Aminu Bande (PDP, retired general). Before the supplementary poll Idris led 388,258 to 342,980 (ICIR). Running mate: Umar Abubakar Tafida (later Deputy Governor). Total valid votes were not found, so no percentage is stored. Petitions: see the legal record. Sworn in 29 May 2023.
ElectedProfile record
Governor
Kebbi
- Status
- Current term
- Party on this record
- APC
- Term
- Kebbi Governorship Cycle 2023-2027
2024
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Gwarzon Daular Usmaniyya (traditional title)
Announced by letter on Friday 22 November 2024 and delivered by the Emir of Argungu. The governor said he also holds Kauran Gwandu (Gwandu), Jigon Kabi (Argungu), Gamjin Yauri (Yauri) and Garkuwan Zuru (Zuru); dates not found.
- Awarded by
- Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar
- Category
- Traditional title
An award records recognition; it is not an independent measure of performance.
2025
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Honorary Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causa), GD Goenka University
Conferred at a special convocation on Thursday 3 July 2025 in recognition of his contributions to education, leadership and social development (university citation as reported by TVC News).
- Awarded by
- GD Goenka University (India)
- Category
- Honorary degree
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2026
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Honorary doctorate, Abdullahi Fodio University Aleiro (AFUSTA)
Conferred with the Sultan of Sokoto, the Ooni of Ife and four other governors at the university's first convocation on Saturday 10 January 2026; the vice-chancellor thanked Governor Idris for funding the convocation (Leadership), so the university is state-owned.
- Awarded by
- Abdullahi Fodio University Aleiro, Kebbi State
- Category
- Honorary degree
An award records recognition; it is not an independent measure of performance.
Party primaryReviewed record
2027 Governorship primary
All Progressives Congress · Kebbi
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Recorded winner
- Nasir Idris
also listed as: Nasir Idris · INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Kebbi State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 6; INEC name: IDRIS NASIR; age 61; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE GRADE II CERTIFICATE NATIONAL DIPLOMA; running mate: Mohammed Ibrahim · APC primary: Thursday 21 May 2026, Haliru Abdu Stadium, Birnin Kebbi. Delegates…
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also listed as: Nasir Idris · INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Kebbi State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 6; INEC name: IDRIS NASIR; age 61; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE GRADE II CERTIFICATE NATIONAL DIPLOMA; running mate: Mohammed Ibrahim · APC primary: Thursday 21 May 2026, Haliru Abdu Stadium, Birnin Kebbi. Delegates from all 225 wards affirmed Governor Idris as the sole candidate (no rival aspirant and no vote count reported); declared by the primary election committee chairman Abdulmalik Mahmud, a former Deputy Governor of Bauchi State. Elected on the APC in 2023. Running mate: INEC lists Mohammed Ibrahim; on 16 August 2026 the Kebbi APC named Ibrahim Muhammad Augie, a former Commissioner for Finance, as his new running mate in place of Deputy Governor Umar Abubakar Tafida, citing legal advice on Tafida's eligibility after the 2023 petition; Tafida's aide said he had not been consulted.
Dates not recorded
KEPT OUTSIDE THE DATED CHRONOLOGYParty membershipReviewed record
All Progressives Congress (APC)
APC governorship candidate in Kebbi on INEC's final list (10 October 2026), elected Governor on the APC ticket in 2023; date joined not found (he led the non-partisan teachers' union until 2022 and won the APC primary on 26 May 2022).
An end date is not recorded for this membership.
Working lifeReviewed record
National Treasurer
Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT)
- Industry
- Labour union / education
Held before he became national president; years not found.
Working lifeReviewed record
Primary school teacher, later schools supervisor
Ungurwar Model Primary School, Kebbi State
- Industry
- Education
- Employment
- Employee
First post as a teacher; the school was then in the old Bunza Local Government, now Kalgo LG. A former headmaster recalls he joined the school about three years after the headmaster did, taught there for five years and was then promoted to supervisor in the former Bunza LG (headmaster's account, The Sun). Years not found.
Working lifeReviewed record
Zonal Chairman, then State Chairman
Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Kebbi State Council
- Industry
- Labour union / education
Elected zonal chairman and later state chairman of the NUT in Kebbi; years not found.
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The Kebbi State purse
As Governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris presides over Kebbi State's public finances.
Kebbi State's approved budget for 2026 is ₦642,930,818,158 (about ₦642.9B).
Kebbi State budget 2026Kebbi State received ₦118,912,077,444 (about ₦118.9B) in FAAC federal allocations between January and July 2026.
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