Dahiru Awaisu Kuta

Dahiru Awaisu Kuta (16 April 1949 – 11 June 2014) was elected Senator for the Niger East constituency of Niger State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2007. He was a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).[1][2]

Dahiru Awaisu Kuta
Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Niger East Senatorial District
In office
29 May 2007  11 June 2014 (Upon death)
Preceded byIbrahim Kuta
Personal details
Born(1949-04-16)16 April 1949
Niger State, Nigeria
Died11 June 2014(2014-06-11) (aged 65)
NationalityNigerian
Political partyPDP

Kuta gained a BA in History, Graduate Certificate in Education and Post graduate Diploma in Public Administration. In 1983, he was elected to the Niger State House of Assembly, where he became minority whip. In 1993, he was elected to the Federal House of Representatives and was appointed Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business. He was appointed National Deputy Director of Administration at the PDP Headquarters, and secretary to the Government of Niger State.[1]

Kuta won the 2007 PDP primary election for Niger East, defeating his brother Ibrahim Kuta, the incumbent Senator. He went on to win the Senatorial election in April 2007.[3] In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay noted that he was member of the committee for managing the ecological menace due to operation of dams, that he had sponsored and co-sponsored fourteen motions and contributed to debates in plenary.[4]

References

  1. "Sen. Dahiru A. Kuta". National Assembly of Nigeria. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  2. "Senator Dahiru Awaisu Kuta From Niger State Dies At 65". Naij. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. AKIN ALOFETEKUN, Minna (May 23, 2007). "Why I want to be Senate president – Comrade Awaisu Kuta". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  4. "An Improved Senate, But Some Uninspiring Senators..." ThisDay. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-07.


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