Umar Namadi is the Governor of Jigawa State. A chartered accountant who founded his own firm and headed management accounts at the Dangote Group, he was Deputy Governor under Mohammed Badaru Abubakar before succeeding him in 2023.1

Early life and career

Namadi was born on 7 April 1963 in Kafin Hausa. He studied accounting and business administration at Bayero University Kano, qualified as a chartered accountant in 1993 and became a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria in 2010. He founded the Kano accounting firm Namadi, Umar & Co. and was the first head of management accounts at the Dangote Group. He also served on Jigawa State committees that verified contracts and audited the civil service payroll.1

Deputy Governor and Governor

Namadi was Deputy Governor from 2019 to 2023 and won the governorship for the APC in March 2023, taking office on 29 May 2023.1 In May 2026 the Jigawa APC affirmed him unopposed as its governorship candidate for 2027.2

References

  1. Umar Namadi. Wikipedia, accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩ ↩

  2. Jigawa governor secures unopposed APC ticket ahead of 2027 governorship election. Arise News, May 2026. ↩