Tanko Yakasai
Tanko Yakasai | |
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| Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on National Assembly Liaison | |
| In office 1979–1983 | |
| President | Shehu Shagari |
| Special Adviser | Kingsley Mbadiwe |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Kano State Commissioner for Finance | |
| In office 1971–1975 | |
| Governor | Audu Bako |
| Preceded by | Umaru Gumel |
| Kano State Commissioner for Forestry, Community Development and Cooperatives | |
| In office 1971–1972 | |
| Governor | Audu Bako |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Bilyaminu Usman |
| Kano State Commissioner for Information | |
| In office 1967–1971 | |
| Governor | Audu Bako |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Maitama Sule |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Salihu Abubakar Tanko 5 December 1926 Kofar Mata quarters, Kano, Colonial Nigeria |
| Political party | People's Salvation Party (2001–) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Children | 19 children, including Salihu |
Alhaji Salihu Abubakar Tanko Yakasai OFR (born 5 December 1926) is a Nigerian politician. A self-described Marxist-Leninist and a founding member of the Northern Elements Progressive Union, he was a prominent figure in Nigeria's radical political circles in the 1950s and 1960s. He later held various public offices, including State Commissioner in Kano under Military Governor Audu Bako and Special Assistant on National Assembly Liaison to President Shehu Shagari during the Second Republic. He is a founding member of Arewa Consultative Forum.