Kaita was born on 9 August 1968,and is of Hausa and Fulani origin.[3] He did his primary education at Sada Primary School in Kankia between 1974 and 1980. He did his Qur'anic recitation from his father,and later attended his secondary education in Kufena College Wusasa Zaria Kaduna State between 1980 and 1985. He obtained his BSc in sociology from Bayero University Kano in 1992 and thereafter participated in his national youth service corp in Port Harcourt in 1994 and 1995. After his service Kaita worked for Splendid International Limited,one of the Nigerian oil and gas companies,for 15 years where he rose to the position of managing director. He also worked for Everglades Agencies Limited before joining partisan politics.[4]
Early political career
Babba Kaita's passion for his people motivated him to participate in the election in 2011 to the House of Representatives to represent the people of Kankia,Ingawa,Kusada federal constituency of Katsina State which he won. He was elected on the platform of Congress for Progressive Change (C.P.C.) which later merged with other parties to form All Progressives Congress (A.P.C.) in 2014. He was re-elected in 2015 under the platform of (A.P.C.) he sponsored several bills in the House,some notable examples including the Terrorism Act (Amendment) in 2016,the Small And Medium Scale Enterprises Development Agency Act (amendment) bill in 2016,and other bills. He also served as Chairman of the House Committee on Housing as well as Chairman of the House Committee on Defense.[5]
Senator
Ahmad Babba Kaita was elected to the 8th Senate for KatsinaNorth in 2018 in order to fill the vacuum in the senatorial zone following the death of Senator Mustapha Bukar. In 2019,Kaita was re-elected again,defeating his opponent Hon Usman Mani from Peoples Democratic Party P.D P with the total vote of 339,438. He is one of the most notable senators in the 9th assembly chairing the TETFUND Committee as well as the Committee on Tertiary Institution,and being the Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics,Privileges and Public Petition along with being a member of several others committees. Since his election into the national assembly,Senator Kaita's legislative activities have been driven by a desire to ensure national unity,youth employment,community development,education reforms,and poverty eradication. Senator Kaita sponsored several bills such as a Bill for Local Government Autonomy,and a Bill for the Rename of Federal Polytechnic Daura to Mustapha Bukar to honor the late senator.[6]
Constituency projects
Senator Kaita has constituency projects spread across the three senatorial districts of Katsina State. The Senator has facilitated more than 100 intervention projects across the three senatorial Districts of Katsina State. Some of the projects include the construction of classroom blocks across the state for 6000 students and the construction of hundreds of thousands of hand pump boreholes and the provision of 80 transformers across his senatorial zones. He also established the Federal Fire Service Training Institution Kankia and Federal Polytechnic Daura and others. Kaita created job opportunities for youths of the state to ensure that qualified individuals were not left out. [7]
Awards and recognition
2020,Peace Achievers International Award of Excellence,Leadership,Prowess,Justice and Equity by Achievers International.
↑Abaribe was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in May 2022.
↑Abbo was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in November 2020.
↑Akpan was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the YPP in July 2022.
↑The PDP's Ekpenyong was elected senator in 2019 but a Court of Appeal partially annulled the results and called a supplementary election in the affected areas. Ekpenyong won the ensuing rerun election and was sworn-in again in January 2020.
↑Oduah was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in August 2021 before returning to the PDP in April 2022.
↑Jika was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the NNPP in June 2022.
↑Bulkachuwa was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in November 2022.
↑Gumau was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the NNPP in May 2022.
↑The PDP's Douye Diri was elected senator in 2019 but resigned in February 2020 after winning election to become Bayelsa State Governor. Cleopas won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
↑The PDP's Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo was elected senator in 2019 but resigned in February 2020 after winning election to become Bayelsa State Deputy Governor. Dickson won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
12In April 2022, Adamu and Kyari resigned from the Senate after taking APC party offices the month prior.
↑The PDP's Rose Okoji Oko was elected senator in 2019 but died in March 2020. Jarigbe and fellow PDP member Stephen Odey fought in court over the ensuing by-election's PDP nomination; Odey won both initial court decisions and the by-election before taking office late in December 2020. However, Jarigbe later won several court challenges which declared him the legitimate PDP nominee and thus senator. Jarigbe took office in September 2021.
↑Nwaoboshi was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in June 2021.
↑Alimikhena was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in June 2022.
↑The APC's Adedayo Clement Adeyeye was elected senator in 2019 but the NASS Election Petition Tribunal awarded and Court of Appeal affirmed the win to Olujimi. She took office in November 2019.
↑Onyewuchi was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the LP in June 2022.
↑Due to disputes over alleged irregularities, the APC's Benjamin Uwajumogu was not sworn in until July 2019. Uwajumogu died in December 2019 leading to a bye-election. After disputes, Ibezim was awarded the bye-election victory and took office in April 2021.
↑Due to disputes over the alleged forced declaration of his election, Okorocha was not sworn in until June 14, 2019.
↑Shekarau was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the NNPP in May 2022 then to the PDP in August 2022.
↑Babba Kaita was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in April 2022.
↑Aliero was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in May 2022.
↑Abdullahi was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in June 2022.
↑The PDP's Dino Melaye was elected senator in 2019 but Adeyemi petitioned against the results and the NASS Election Petition Tribunal annulled the results and called a new election. Adeyemi won the ensuing rerun election and took office in December 2019.
↑The APC's Adebayo Osinowo was elected senator in 2019 but died in June 2020. Abiru won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
↑Akwashiki was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the SDP in July 2022.
↑The APC's David Umaru was elected senator in 2019 but the Supreme Court awarded the APC primary win to Musa making him senator. He took office in July 2019.
↑Balogun was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in May 2022.
↑The APC's Ignatius Datong Longjan was elected senator in 2019 but died in February 2020. Daduut won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
↑The APC's Abubakar Shehu Tambuwal was elected senator in 2019 but a Court of Appeal awarded the win to Abdullahi Danbaba. He took office in November 2019 as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in April 2022.
↑Bwacha was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in February 2022.
123Prior to inauguration, the APC's Zamfara votes were voided due to improper holding of party primaries. Thus the PDP runners-up took office. All three (Anka, Hassan Muhammed Gusau, Yaú) switched to the APC in June 2021. In February 2022, Muhammed Gusau resigned to become Zamfara Deputy Governor.
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