Isa Kaita

Isa Kaita
Regional Minister for Works
In office
1954–1957
Preceded byAhmadu Bello
Regional Minister for Education
In office
1957–1966
Personal details
BornJanuary 1912
Katsina
Died26 November 1994
Kaduna
Political partyNorthern People's Congress
ProfessionTeacher/Journalist/Administrator

Isa Kaita C.O.N., C.B.E., LL.D (ABU), LL.D (BUK), DPA (Oxon) (January 1912 – November 1994) was a Nigerian politician. He went on to hold the chieftaincy titles of the Madawaki of Katsina and later, the Waziri of Katsina. Prior to joining politics, he was a distinguished broadcaster at the BBC.[1]

In the 1950s and 1960s, he was a regional Minister for Works and Education in the Northern Region of Nigeria.

  1. ^ "The Story of Africa| BBC World Service". BBC. Retrieved 11 June 2018.