Hafiz Abubakar
Hafiz Abubakar is a Nigerian politician, academic and former deputy governor of Kano State.
Abubakar was elected as the deputy governor of Kano state alongside Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on May 29, 2015. He resigned as the deputy governor and as a member of the All Progressive Congress on the August 5, 2018 citing internal differences and humiliation by the governor. He thereafter joined the Peoples Democratic Party and then defected to the People's Redemption Party upon his inability to secure the governorship candidate ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Abubakar returned to the All Progressive Congress on December 20, 2018.
