Nasir Idris

Nasir Idris was born on the 6 August^{[citation needed]} 1965, in Birnin Kebbi local government area of Kebbi State.^[7] He attended The Polytechnic Birnin Kebbi between 1994 and 2003, and Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, between 2006 and 2009 for his MBA.^[7][8] Idris holds a PhD in Education and has written various academic papers on education.^[9][10]

In 2018, Idris was elected the president of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) as well as the deputy president of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).^[11][12] He is a former chairman of NUT, Kebbi State, former chairman of NLC, Kebbi State and former National Treasurer of NUT.^[7][13] In May 2022, Mr. Idris emerged as the Kebbi state All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate at the APC governorship primary election.^[14][15] On 17 April 2023, Idris was declared the winner of the 2023 Kebbi State gubernatorial election by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).^{[16][17][18][19]}