Lawal Kaita
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.
Lawal Kaita | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Kaduna State | |
| In office October 1983 – December 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Abba Musa Rimi |
| Succeeded by | Usman Mu'azu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1932 Katsina, Nigeria |
| Died | 2 January 2018 (aged 85) Abuja, Nigeria |
| Alma mater | • Barewa College • London School of Economics |
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.