The former Governor of Old Kaduna state, Alhaji Lawal Kaita
is dead. Aged 86 years, Late Kaita died after a protracted illness at a private
hospital in Abuja.
Confirming the death, the secretary of Katsina Emirate
Council, Bello Ifo said the deceased will be buried after funeral prayers at
the palace of the Emir of Katsina this morning.
Late Kaita had served as a civilian governor between October
and December 1983 under the defunct National Party of Nigeria (NPN), during the
second republic.
He was born on October 4, 1932, to a Katsina royal family.
He attended Barewa College, Zaria between 1946-1950; and was at the London
School of Economics between 1971-72.
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