Yahuza Ado
Yahuza Ado Inuwa | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Standards Council[1] | |
| Assumed office August 2025 | |
| Senior Legislative Aide to the Deputy Senate President of Nigeria | |
| In office July 2023 – August 2025 | |
| Deputy Senate President | Barau I. Jibrin |
| Special Assistant to the Minister of Defence | |
| In office July 2003 – May 2007 | |
| Minister of Defence | Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso |
| Majority Whip of the Kano State House of Assembly | |
| In office 29 May 1999 – 20 June 2003 | |
| Speaker | Rt. Hon. Abdullahi Ibrahim Gwarmai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1966 Dakata Kawaji, Nasarawa Local Government, Kano State |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Party | All Progressive Congress (APC) |
| Other political affiliations | Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) (1999–2014) |
| Residence(s) | Kano, Abuja |
| Alma mater | Bayero University Kano |
| Occupation | Legislature |
| Profession | Politician |
Yahuza Ado Inuwa popularly known as Yahuza Ado Yankaba (born March 3, 1966) is the chairman of the Standards Council of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON).[2] He is an All Progressive Congress (APC) card carrying member from Nasarawa Local Government in Kano State.
Early life and education
Born on 3 March 1966 to the family of Alhaji Ado Inuwa Yankaba, in Kano city. Yahuza was a Graduate from Bayero University Kano, a focused personality who joined politics at an early age and became elected member of Kano State House of Assembly under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Nasarawa Local Government in 1999. He was one of the frontline members that supported Rabiu Kwankwaso administration between 1999 and 2003.
Political career
Yahuza Ado Inuwa was first elected to the Kano State House of Assembly under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 1999. He was the first whip of the Kano State House of Assembly in the Fourth Nigerian Republic.
In 2025, Inuwa was appointed as the chairman of the Standards Council of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)[3] by the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.[4]
See also
- Standards Organisation of Nigeria
- Kano State House of Assembly
- All Progressives Congress
- Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)
- Rabiu Kwankwaso
- Politics of Nigeria
References
- ^ "SON commends Tinubu for appointing Ado Inuwa as governing council chairman". MSN. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "The Standards Organisation of Nigeria, (SON) Congratulates Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa on his Appointment as Chairman, Standards Council, SON by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR – Standards Organisation of Nigeria". The SON Website. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ "SON congratulates Inuwa on appointment as chairman". The Guardian. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Bayo Onanuga on X". 21 July 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.