Hafiz Abubakarpronunciationⓘ (born 25 November 1954) is a Nigerian politician, academic and a professor of nutrition science at Bayero University, Kano and he was the deputy governor of Kano State between 2015 and 2018.
[1][2] Hafiz was sworn-in as the deputy governor of Kano State along with Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as governor on 29 May 2015.
Hafiz resigned on 5 August 2018 citing internal differences and humiliation by the governor.
[3] He thereafter joined the Peoples Democratic Party[4] and then defected to the People's Redemption Party upon his inability to secure the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party.
[5] finally he returned to the All Progressive Congress on 20 December 2018.