Career
He was elected on the People"s Redemption Party (PRP) platform. Zuwo"s origins could be traced to Nupe in Niger state, from where his great grand parents migrated to Kano, where he was born and raised. A colorful and outspoken politician, it was said that he made more effective use of the radio in the run-up to the Second Republic than any other politician in Northern Nigeria.
Elected to the Senate in 1979, Zuwo sponsored more bills than any other Senator.
One of Zuwo’s first acts as governor was to remove all the Emirs installed by Rimi. In a popular gesture, he closed down the Palace Cinema in Kano, which had become a venue for young men to take drugs and engage in sex, and converted it into a clinic.
He was arrested by the Buhari regime which came to power in a coup on 31 December 1983. N3.4 million was said to be found "stacked up" in Zuwo"s home when it was searched by the new military government.
In 1985 a Special Military Tribunal sentenced him to 300 years in jail.
He died in 1989.