Senator Kábiru Ibrahim Gaya is the senator representing Kano Sourth,a former Executive Governor of Kano state and Chieftain of All Progressive Congress (APC).
Gaya is truly the most respected, accommodating and wonderful politician I ever met.
The Senator reminded me of late Rt. Hon. Umar Buba Jibril, of blessed memory
I voted for Kábiru Gaya when he contested for the governorship of kano state in 1992 under the platform of defunct National Republican Convention (NRC), a political party adjudged by political analysts as underdog when compared with the Social Democratic party (SDP) led by Late Abubakar Rimi in old kano state.
Over three decades after ,we met through Alhaji Bala Salisu,the Katuka of Lokoja, unlike our overzealous politicians, and public office holders, Gaya recalled after some little introduction, he appreciate my contributions towards his success and thanked me for casting my vote for him and added;
“Katuka just told me about your contributions towards my success at the poll in 1992, we need to see and discuss on the way forward” he said through telephone conversation.
I was perturbed when he gave me a call few days later,what came into my mind immediately was, how some elected representative whom you worked assiduously for their success either call you, nor pick your calls,but here’s a senator from another world appreciating you for casting your vote for him, not only that, still call you to say: “thank you for the story”
Truly, Senator Kábiru Ibrahim Gaya is a people’s senator, whose office at the National Assembly and his residence at Wuse, is always remain open to all manners of people across the country
The simplicity of this wonderful Leader,remind me of Sir Ahmadu Bello,Chief Sunday Awoniyi, Abubakar Rimi,and Late Rt. Hon. Umar Buba Jibril to mention but few.
Infact,Gaya is a role model to younger generation who are ready to serve not to be serve, he’s a leader to always emulate because he have good and marshal plans for the people of Kano State if given the opportunity to serve,which I believe it’ll come to pass
Senator Gaya, no doubt has since won the hearts of his people,this I discovered during my brief encounter with him.
Gaya is a a senator who gives attention to all manners of people, he’ll follow them to any office to secure employment for them, made several phone calls and issues recommendation letters to the people of his constituent ” he fixed us irrespective of your religion,tribe or where you come from” Aliyu Sulaiman Said
“Gaya gave listen ears to his Messengers in his office, gardeners at his residence, above all, he dine with his staffers and visitors.
Gaya, have in many ways been a blessing to the people of Kano Sourth Constituency in particular and the entire Kano state in general, I believe that is why the people of Kano state were looking up to him to led them come 2023.
He always shown his readiness and willingness to assist the less privilege, women ,orphans,youths and the elderly in the society.
The Senator is not a lawmaker who will go on a junket and embark on fruitless promises to his people, he always embark on Constituency projects that have direct bearing on the needs of the people. He however believes that empowerment is a major index of economic retooling.
This he demonstrated in his commitment to uplift the standard living of the people of his constituents and Kano state in general.
Recently, he empowered over 20 thousand people ranging from small scale farmers, blacksmith, women, youths, Venerable, Physically challenge among many.
One of the beneficiary, Malam Adamu Takai, has this to say; ” the people of Kano state would support Gaya as a successor to Gov. Ganduje because of his experience and for continuity,
In 1992 when he governed Kano state ,the man credible performed well, the legacy is still there for all to see”Takai concluded
Infact, Senator Kabir Gaya has proved himself without a doubt that he is a capable and trustworthy Leader who deserves the support of Kano people come 2023.
Looking at his antecedents, and the way he’s carrying his people along are among the reasons I remain committed to his project ” said Abubakar Sagagi .
According to Alhaji Abdulrahman Abubakar Tofa, a chieftain of the ruling party in Kano,” honestly, the reason why we are yearning for Senator Gaya to contest the 2023 Governorship election is because of his humility, foresight and patriotic zeal, couples with his experience,we don’t need a training Governor.
Senator Kabir Gaya is more reliable and responsible who places importance on every Kano indigene irrespective of the local govt you come from, he’s very passionate about Kano state ” said Tofa.
My observation is that Senator Kábiru Ibrahim Gaya is attracting endorsement as 2023 election approaches due to his commitment to human development and capacity building.
A Woman activist and APC Chieftain in kano, Hajiya Ramatu Usman Gwarzo, while speaking to TheAnalystNG said having studied Gaya for over decades, “I knows him well enough as a leader who is capable of developing and mentoring younger generation for prominent positions not only in Kano political space, but the Nation at larger “said Gwarzo
The former Governor recent endorsements by the people of Kano state are justifiable. So, it is logical and predictable that Senator Gaya is enjoying an abundance of justifiable endorsements,which may led him to victory in 2023.
The beauty of the endorsements is that they are based on what he has to show for his time in office so far as a senator and one-time Governor of the most populous state in Nigeria, In other words, he has attracted powerful endorsements through the power of his performance within the period under review.
BackgroundSenator Kabir Ibrahim Gaya was born on 16 June 1952 at Alkala quarters Gaya LG, to the family Magajin Garin Gaya Sani. He attended Gaya Primary School from 1961-1964 and Tsangaya Primary School where he finished his primary school in 1968 his senior brother was then the Headmaster and Sumaila were the Assistant Headmaster who taught him math at the primary school.
He attended Government College, Birnin Kudu from 1969 to 1973 where he obtained the West African School Certificate and the College of Advanced Studies from 1974 to 1975. He received a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria in 1977. He remained at the university, where he later received a Master’s Degree in architecture in 1980. After graduating, he lectured at the Kano State Polytechnic. In 1985, he became a board member of the Kano State Environmental Planning and Protection Agency.
Early political career
In 1992, during the transition to the Third Nigerian Republic, he was a member of the center-right National Republican Convention (NRC) on whose platform he was elected executive Governor of Kano State from 1992–1993.
As governor he, like so many prominent politicians of the Third Republic, was eventually to fall under the heavy sledgehammer of General Sani Abacha, whose coup truncated the Third Republic
In 1997, during the General Sani Abacha transition, he joined the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) and was a member of the National Caucus Committee.
The UNCP included politicians such as Atiku Abubakar, Emeka Ojukwu, Mohammed Dagash, Ali Modu Sheriff, Ibrahim Saminu Turaki, Attahiru Bafarawa, Bello Matawalle, Hope Uzodinma, Adamu Aleiro, Anyim Pius Anyim amongst others. In 2003, Senator Kabir Ibrahim Gaya ran for the National Democratic Party (NDP) in the 2003 gubernatorial election in Kano State.
Senator Kabir Ibrahim Gaya was elected to the Senate for Kano South in 2007. He was appointed to committees on Gas, Local and Foreign Debts, States & Local Government, and Upstream Petroleum Resources and Works. In a mid-term assessment of the performance of Senators, ThisDay newspaper noted that he sponsored the Finance Management and Accountability Bill, 2009, and the Millennium Development Agency Bill, 2009. He co-sponsored five motions and contributed well to debates in plenary.
In May 2008, as chairman of the Senate committee on works, Gaya lamented that some projects were going very slowly, but stressed further that the Senate would never subscribe to the idea of privatizing Nigerian roads. In November 2009 he supported a motion by the Kano chapter of the ANPP to allow then Kano state governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, to nominate the ANPP candidate for the 2011 governorship elections.
The presumptive nominee was Sheik Ibrahim Khaleel. Senator Kabir Gaya ran for election as Senator for Kano South under the platform of All Nigeria ‘People’s Party (ANPP) in April 2011 and was re-elected. Gaya was the Senate’s Deputy Minority Whip from 2007 until 2011. He was re-elected three times into the Senate in 2011, 2015, and 2019 elections.
Honours
Distinguished Senator Kabir Gaya was elected vice president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for Africa at the 135th general assembly of the union in Geneva, Switzerland in October 2016.
He is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) and the Nigerian Large Scale Farmers Association (NLSFA).
The former Governor was awarded an honorary Doctorate Degree by the University Of Science And Applied Management, Porto-Novo, Benin.
For over three decades now,Senator Kabir Gaya has proved himself without a doubt that he is a capable and trustworthy Leader who deserves commendations and support, especially on his mission to accomplish what he started in 1992 before his people oriented administration was truncated
by late General Sani Abacha.
