Umar Faru

Elected chairman of Bukkuyum Local Government Area in the 16 November 2024 local government election conducted by the Zamfara State Independent Electoral Commission (ZASIEC) on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He did not follow the governor to the APC and was suspended by the Zamfara State House of Assembly in April 2026 pending an investigation into alleged financial misconduct, which he called politically motivated.