Former Kaduna Governor, Kaita, Is Dead

Ex-governor and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Lawal Kaita is dead. The prominent politician died on Tuesday at the age of 86.
The deceased, who will be buried today (Wednesday) in accordance with Islamic rites, was governor of Kaduna between October and December 1983. He was elected on the platform of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN).
He lost his first attempt to govern Kaduna state to Balarabe Musa of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) when he contested in 1979.


Kaita later became special assistant to former President Shehu Shagari. Before then, he was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Nigeria (1977-1978).
He was also a leading member of the late Shehu Yar’adua’s political movement as well as a founding member of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).