Mahdi Aliyu Mohammed Gusau (born 5 December 1981) is a Nigerian politician and lawyer, he served as deputy governor of Zamfara State from 2019 until his impeachment in 2022.
He is a son of General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau who is a former Minister of Defence, Chief of Army Staff and National Security Adviser of Nigeria.
[citation needed] Gusau started his political career as early as 2015, he contested for the National assembly representative of his constituency under Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) when he was 32.
[9] The action which was condemned nationwide by H.E Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and more, following the adoption of a motion by Majority Leader, Faruku Dosara (APC -Maradun 1), at a plenary in Gusau.
The motion came shortly after the House adopted the report of a panel led by Justice Haladu Tanko, which investigated alleged gross misconduct and abuse of office against him.