Lawal Kaita
| Lawal Kaita | |
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| Governor of Kaduna State | |
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In office October 1983 – December 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Abba Musa Rimi |
| Succeeded by | Usman Mu'azu |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 October 1932 Katsina, Nigeria |
| Alma mater | • Barewa College • London School of Economics |
Lawal Kaita (born 4 October 1932) is a Nigerian politician who was elected on the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) platform as governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria, holding office between October and December 1983, when the Nigerian Second Republic ended with the coup that brought General Muhammadu Buhari to power.
He continued to be an active and influential politician in the Nigerian Fourth Republic, and was one of the founders of the Action Congress of Nigeria (AC) party in September 2006. Some time in 2010 lawal kaita said that the north is determined to bring up a president that if Goodluck Jonathan should force his way on Nigerians then the north is determined to make the country ungovnorable for him.
Kaita was born on 4 October 1932 in Katsina in the far North of Nigeria. He is a blood relative of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, and a member of royal family of Nagogo, traditional rulers of the Emirate of Katsina.
He attended Barewa College, Zaria (1946–1950). Later, he studied at the London School of Economics (1971–1972).
Returning to Nigeria, he joined the Kaduna State civil service. He was in turn Secretary to the State Water Board (1973–1975), Commissioner for Economic Planning (1975–1976) and Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Works of Kaduna State (1976–1977).
Kaita was appointed a Member of the Constituent Assembly of Nigeria (1977–1978) and became Special Assistant to President Shehu Shagari (1980–1982).
In 1979, he was narrowly defeated by Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa in the election for Governor of Kaduna State. Kaita helped the NPN to impeach Musa in June 1981. Kaita contested the emirship of Katsina in 1982 after the death of Emir Usman Nagogo. He was returned as Governor of Kaduna State in the 1983 election, holding office briefly until the military coup in December that year.
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