Alhaji Tanko Yakasai OFR (born 5 December 1925) is a Nigerian politician, human rights activist and former Liaison Officer to President Shehu Shagari.
He is a founding member of Arewa Consultative Forum.
[1][2] Yakasai was born on 5 December 1925 in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, Yakasai Quarters Kano.
One of his children, Salihu Tanko Yakasai, was the social media aide of the governor of Kano State until he was arrested by Department of State Services at the end of February 2021.
[3][4] Between 1953 and 1986, Tanko Yakasai was one of the most persecuted[weasel words] politicians in the history of Nigerian political activism, he was subjected to arrests and detentions on ten different occasions: four during colonial era, four in the First Republic, and two during military regime: one each under the (1983 to 1985) regime of General Muhammad Buhari and (1985 to 1993) regime of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida.