Lawal Kaita

Lawal Kaita
Governor of Kaduna State
In office
October 1983 – December 1983
Preceded byAbba Musa Rimi
Succeeded byUsman Mu'azu
Personal details
Born(1932-10-04)4 October 1932
Katsina, Nigeria
Died2 January 2018(2018-01-02) (aged 85)[1]
Abuja, Nigeria
Alma mater • Barewa College
 • London School of Economics

Lawal Kaita (4 October 1932 – 2 January 2018) was a Nigerian politician 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 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 sources have attributed the following quote to him prior to the 2011 presidential election: "The North is determined if it happens, to make Nigeria 'ungovernable' for President Jonathan or any other Southerner who finds his way to the seat of power on the platform of the PDP against the principle of the party's zoning policy.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Michael, Danjuma. "Kaduna ex-gov, Lawal Kaita dies at 85". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ^ Ademola Adeyemo (13 January 2009). "Where Are Second Republic Governors?". This Day. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Now That Nigeria Is Ungovernable What Next?". Sahara Reporters. 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  4. ^ "FACT: It Was PDP That Promised To Make Nigeria Ungovernable in 2011, Buhari Never Did!". Every Nigerian Do Something [ENDS]. 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2018-03-06.