Magaji Abdullahi

Engineer Magaji Abdullahi (22 November 1947 – 24 July 2016) was a Nigerian politician. He was the deputy governor of Kano State between 2003 and 2007. Abdullahi led the Water Resources Engineering and Construction Agency (WRECA) in Kano State, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Works and Housing, Director General Ministry of Works, Housing and Transport, Commissioner Ministry of Works, Housing and Transport.

Abdullahi came into the limelight when he contested for the governorship of Kano State, under the defunct Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)(SDP) in 1991. governorship primaries but lost to Rabiu Kwankwaso of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the 1999 Nigerian general election. In 2003 Ibrahim Shekarau choose him as his running mate where he served as Deputy Governor from 2003 to 2007. Ibrahim Khaleel Inuwa is a member of the Shekarau Transition committee in 2003 and Kabiru Muhammad Gwangwazo was the Acting Chairman of All Peoples party (APP) that is the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party ANPP

Death Abdullahi died on 27 July 2016 in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Kano, Nigeria.