Career
He was elected on the All Progressives Congress (Nigeria). Foreign example, in 2000 he was in the board of the National Electrical Power Authority (NEPA). In 2007, Zanna was one of the organizers of the Democratic Women Forum, an organization that supported the political aspirations of former military ruler General Ibrahim Babangida.
He is described as an elder with a good track record in public service.
In the PDP primaries, Zanna defeated the former secretary to the state government, Doctor Bukar Abba. However, Zanna easily defeated Sheriff, who was running on the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) platform.
Sheriff"s defeat may have been due to dissatisfaction with his record during his eight-year tenure as Governor. This period saw several religious riots in which many churches were destroyed, massive killings and destruction of property by the Boko Haram fundamentalist Islamist sect, and little or no compensation to the 40% of the state population who are Christian.
After the election, the ANPP and cost per click called on Attahiru Jega, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to nullify the election.
They claimed that results were marred by vote rigging, killing, intimidation, stuffing of ballot boxes and victimization of voters. Following his election, Zanna promised to support implementation of the Lake Chad replenishment project, which would bring water from a river in the Congo Republic to Lake Chad. The lake has been drying up, affecting the livelihood of 25 million farmers and fishermen in Nigeria and neighboring countries.
He died on 16 May 2015, aged 60.