Corporate Profile
Gezawa Commodity Market & Exchange Ltd. (GX) is a commodity-market infrastructure company based in Gezawa, Kano State, Nigeria. Established to support structured commodity trading and value-chain development, GX is building a regulated platform that connects producers, traders, processors, exporters, financiers and institutional buyers through market rules, warehousing, quality assurance, market intelligence and export facilitation.
GX’s location on the Kano-Gezawa axis places it close to major agricultural production belts, commodity trading communities, logistics routes and emerging industrial development opportunities. This gives the Exchange a strong foundation for aggregation, quality control, warehousing, domestic trade and export-oriented commodity transactions.
Our Purpose
To build a trusted commodity-market system that improves transparency, quality, inventory visibility, access to finance, settlement discipline and market confidence for agricultural and selected hard commodities.
Our Mandate
GX exists to make commodity trade more structured, more traceable and more bankable. We organise market participants, standardise commodity documentation, support product quality assurance, promote warehouse-based trading, provide market intelligence, facilitate exports and support the development of reliable transaction channels between sellers, buyers and financiers.
Our Infrastructure and Capability
GX’s development programme brings together physical, digital and institutional assets, including exchange-market operations, warehouse linkages, commodity testing and grading support, weighbridge operations, cleaning and value-enhancement facilities, digital market intelligence, export facilitation and industrial-cluster development. Together, these assets help reduce friction in commodity trade and strengthen confidence among local and international stakeholders.
Our Corporate Values
Integrity
In market conduct
Transparency
In transaction processes
Quality
In product standards
Efficiency
In service delivery
Accountability
In governance
Innovation
In market infrastructure
Partnership
With stakeholders
Leadership and Management
GX is led by Prof. Abdullahi Ya’u, nfi, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, supported by a management structure covering market operations and settlement, product standards and assurance, technology and market intelligence, logistics and export, corporate services and administration, internal audit, finance and compliance. The management philosophy is built on regulatory discipline, operational responsibility, transparent reporting, service efficiency and measurable performance.
Prof. Abdullahi Ya’u, nfi
Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Kabiru Abubakar, CFA, CFP
Head, Market Operations & Settlement
Mr. Mohammed Zaid Maude, CIIE
Head, Product Standards & Assurance
Mr. Nuhu Tijjani, CFE
Head, Technology & Market Intelligence
Mohammed Ahmad Bello, CFE, CFP
Head, Logistics & Export
Mrs. R. O. Aleeyu
Head, Corporate Services & Administration
Kabir I. Musa
Head, Internal Audit
Nura K. Tukura
Chief Financial Officer
Muhammad Wada Abdullahi
Chief Compliance Officer
Ihsan Aminu Dangana
LRM & Market Maker Relationship Officer
Adamu Abubakar Sadiq
Market Operations Officers I
Salmanu Sagir Gwadabe
Market Operations Officers II
Maawiyya Rabiu
Warehouse and Admin Officer