Underlisted are names of many PhD holders sponsored by Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (@KwankwasoRM). In addition, he also sponsored more than 370 candidates for Masters degrees abroad and 4 candidates from each of the 36 states of the federation. Thousands of Kano indigenes got local scholarship and studied in different universities across the Nation.

Below is the list of the PhD holders sponsored and completed their programmes:

1-Dr. Aliyu Isa Aliyu
2-Dr. Gaddafi S. Gaddafi Sani Shehu
3-Dr. Ismail Danmaraya
4-Dr. Maisukuni
5-Dr. Yusuf Y. Yusuf Ya'u Gambo
6-Dr. Bashir Abdu Muzakkari
7-Dr. Yusuf Kofarmata
8-Dr. Hamisu Sadi Ali
9-Dr. Isah Baba
10-Dr Muhammad Tukur
11-Dr. Yusuf Fatihu
12-Dr. Salihu Yahuza
13-Dr. Ibrahim Kabir Abdullahi Ika
14-Dr. Salihu Sabiu Musa
15-Dr. Muhammad Sulaiman Abdullahi
16-Dr. Muhammad Najeeb
17-Dr. Jawad Muhammad
18-Dr. Najib Dankadai
19-Dr. Abdullahi Kunya
20-Dr. Munir Aminu
Dr. Abdulrauf Garba
21-Dr. Surajo Sulaiman
22-Dr. Badamasi Bashir
23-Dr. Salisu Ibrahim
24-Dr. Habib Aminu
25-Dr. Mukhtar Lawan Adam
26-Dr. Najib Ahmad
27-Dr. Munzali Musa
28-Dr. Aminu Hassan Jakada
29-Dr. Bello Hassan Jakada
30-Dr. Shamsu Ahmad
31-Dr. Nura Shehu
32-Dr Ibrahim G. Muhammad
33-Dr. Datti Yusuf Umar
34-Dr. Almisbah Muhammad
35-Dr. Murtala Abdu
36-Dr. Aminu Dabo
37-Dr. Mustapha Usman Baba
38-Dr. Umar Tasiu Mustapha
39-Dr. Mustapha Abubakar Ahmed
40-Dr. Ameenu Inuwa Darla.
41-Dr. Mansur Hassan
42-Dr. Farouk Umar
43-Dr. Abdullahi Isah Lajaa
44-Dr. Abdullahi Yusuf
45-Dr. abubakar sani Yahaya
46-Dr. Ishaq Habib
47-Dr. Muhsin Ibrahim
48-Dr. Ado Abdu Bichi
49-Dr. Umar Tasiu Mustapha
50-Dr. Mustapha Abubakar Ahmed
51-Dr. Abdullahi Yusuf.
52-Dr. Garo Abdul Azeez
53-Dr. Hafizu Ibrahim Kademi
54- Dr. Habib Aminu
55-Dr. Nafiu Zakari Fagge
56-Dr. Abubakar Ahmad
57-Dr. Saminu Salihu Ahmad.
58-Dr. Sani Danjuma
59-Dr. Ilyasu Salisu
60-Dr. Mas'ud Shehu.
61-Dr. Naziru Bashir Mukhtar
62-Dr. Mustapha Sanusi
63-Dr. Bashir A. Baba
64-Dr. Sagiru Mati
65- Dr. Muttaqa Uba Zango
66-Dr. Auwalu Ali.
67-Dr. Jibril Yusuf
68-Dr. Rabiu Zakariyya
69-Dr. Najafi Auwal
70-Dr. Balarabe musa isah Gezawa
71-Dr. Saifullahi Aminu Gaya
72-Dr. Farouk Musa Aliyu
73-Dr. Umar Abdulmutallib
74-Dr.Khamis Ussaini
75-Dr. Awaisu Getso
76-Dr. Hizbu Abu Abdurrahman
77-Dr Kamilu Kamfa
78-Dr Bello M. Yakubu
79-Dr. Abdulrauf Garba
80-Dr. Abdullahi G Usman
81-Dr. Rabiu Abdulkadir
82-Dr. Najib Hamisu Umar
83- Dr. Umar Alhassan Ahmad
84-Dr. Abubakar Hamisu Mijinyawa
85-Dr. Surayya Ado Bala
86-Dr. Mubarak Auwal
87-Dr Idriss Zakariyya
88-Dr Abdulrahman Abubakar Tahir
89-Dr Musa G Abdullahi
90-Dr Sulaiman Ibrahim Muhammad
91-Dr Ishak Hassan
92-Dr Umar Ali Ahmad
93-Dr Bashir Elkhalil
94-Dr Ali Auwalu Rabiu Rano
95-Dr Oga Rabiu Abubakar
96-Dr Ibrahim Jatau
97-Dr Najib Yahaya Sani
98-Dr Yau Adamu
99-Dr Mukhtar Danlami
100-Dr Abdullahi Shehu Yusuf
101-Dr AbdulGaniyyu Abdu Yusuf
102-Dr Zahradeen Zahraddeen Sufyanu
103-Dr. Umar Garba
104-Dr. Adamu Yau
105-Dr. Shamsu Auwal Tukur
106-Dr. Bilyaminu Gano
107-Dr. Yayan Bilyaminu
108-Dr. Yusuf Sule Dambatta
109-Dr. Aminu Shehu
110-Dr. Ibrahim Sabi
111-Dr. Abdul Rahman Shuaib
112-Dr. Abdulfatah Abdu Yusuf
113-Dr. Usman Tasiu Abdul Rahman
114-Dr Mustapha Balarabe Idris
115-Dr.Abdussamad Mukhtar Muhammad

As regards education, under Kwankwaso’s administration, over 3500 undergraduate and postgraduate students from different disciplines were awarded scholarships for higher studies overseas.
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best candidate from the north is this man.
best from southwest is Osibanjo.
best from southeast is Peter Obi.
& best from south-south is Jonathan.