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Isa Kaita
C.O.N.,
C.B.E.
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, LL.D (ABU), LL.D (BUK), DPA (Oxon) (January 1912November 1994) was a
Nigerian
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politician. He went on to hold the
chieftaincy
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Tribe
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titles of the Madawaki of Katsina and later, the
Waziri of Katsina. Prior to joining politics, he was a distinguished broadcaster at the
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In the 1950s and 1960s, he was a regional Minister for Works and Education in the
Northern Region of Nigeria.
Life and early career
Isa Kaita was born in Katsina to a
noble
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royal family: his father,
Mallam Haruna was the Waziri of the
Katsina Emirate
Katsina, likely from "Tamashek" eaning son or bloodor mazza enwith "inna" otheris a Local Government Area and the capital city of Katsina State, in northern Nigeria. , a title he would later hold as well. He attended Katsina Primary School (later named Barewa College) and later went to the Katsina Training College, a notable college attended by many politicians from the North such as
Ahmadu Bello,
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (December 1912 – 15 January 1966) was a Nigerian politician who served as the first and only Prime Minister of Nigeria upon independence.
Early life
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born in December 1912 in modern-day ...
and
Aliyu Bida. After completing his studies in 1922, he started teaching at the Katsina
Middle School
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. He taught at the school for 19 years before quitting to become a
radio announcer
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in 1941. He worked at Zoy radio station at the Radio House in
Accra, Ghana. He joined the station during
World War II
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and was known to have made
broadcasts about related news items on the war. He left the radio station in 1944 to become a secretary to the
emir
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of Katsina and the Katsina Native Authority. In 1948, he traveled to the UK to earn a diploma in
public administration
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at
Exeter University
, mottoeng = "We Follow the Light"
, established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter)
, type = Public
, ...
, London U.K
Political career
His political career started when he won a seat to the Northern Region
House of Assembly
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in 1951. He contested the seat under the political platform of the Northern People's Congress. Prior to the election, he was a founding member and prominent campaigner for the party, he was also the party's financial secretary. In 1954, he replaced
Ahmadu Bello as the regional minister for Works while also serving at as the party's financial secretary. During the
Nigerian First Republic
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, he was the regional minister for Education and was known to have strived to promote a progressive learning environment and enlightened educational policy. He was also an important adviser to
Ahmadu Bello, the regional premier and a powerful political leader.
Later career
After the proscription of political activities in 1966 Isa Kaita retired to
Kaduna
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where he was involved as a board member in a few companies such as the
United African Company and Chellarams. During the Shagari
administration
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in the 1980s, he was chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau. He was also a lobbyist for the creation of Katsina State.
A sport enthusiasts, he was a patron of the Nigerian
Fives
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Association and Nigerian polo. He was also an active member of several associations like the British/Nigerian association, Indie/Nigerian association, Jama'atul Nasrul Islam, Rotary club and so on.
Family
Among Isa Kaita's children are Abdulmalik a retired Commissioner of Police, Shehu a politician, Sadiq a Banker, Ibrahim a Diplomat, Ali of Nigerian Customs, Abdulaziz a former Commissioner of Works Housing and Transport of Katsina State and now Member of Management of Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, Mustapha a Businessman, Umar a Businessman, Ahmed of Julius Berger PLC and Musa.
Among his grandchildren are Ahmad umar-kaita, Shamsuddeen Abdulaziz Kaita, Khadijah Ali Kaita.
He died at his residence in Kaduna on 26 November 1994.
References
External links
Isa Kaita Biography booklist of the Ministers at that Budget Meeting in 1955Isa Kaita narrated by Yomi Solade
Parties and politics in northern Nigeria By Billy J. Dudley
*https://web.archive.org/web/20070930015424/http://katsinaemirate.com/
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Nigerian radio journalists
Katsina State
1912 births
1994 deaths
Northern People's Congress politicians
Government ministers of Nigeria
20th-century Nigerian politicians
Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford