Dahiru Awesu Kuta
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Dahiru Awaisu Kuta was elected Senator for the Niger East constituency of Niger State
, Nigeria
, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party
(PDP).
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.
Kuta won the 2007 PDP primary election for Niger East, beating his brother Ibrahim Kuta
, the incumbent Senator. He went on to be elected to the Senate in April 2007.
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.
Niger State
Niger State is a state in the western part of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. The state capital is Minna, and other major cities are Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja. It was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was bifurcated into Niger State and Sokoto State.The state is named...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...
(PDP).
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.
Kuta won the 2007 PDP primary election for Niger East, beating his brother Ibrahim Kuta
Ibrahim Kuta
Idris Ibrahim Mohammed Kuta was elected Senator for the Niger East constituency of Niger State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party platform. He took office on 29 May 1999....
, the incumbent Senator. He went on to be elected to the Senate in April 2007.
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.