Idris Ibrahim Kuta | |
|---|---|
| Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Niger East Senatorial District | |
| In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 | |
| Succeeded by | Dahiru Awesu Kuta |
| Minister of Mines and Steel | |
| In office 1983–1983 | |
| Deputy Speaker House of Representatives (Nigeria) | |
| In office 1979–1983 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1942 Minna, Niger State, Nigeria |
| Died | 1 March 2008 at his Abuja residence |
| Resting place | Mina |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party (PDP) |
| Profession | Quantity Surveyor |
Idris Ibrahim Kuta (1 October 1942– 1 March 2008) 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 (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.[1]
Kuta was born on 1 October 1942 in Minna, Niger State. He qualified as a Quantity Surveyor and worked in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He served as Commissioner of Health and Commissioner of Commerce in Niger State from 1976. He was Secretary and also two-time chairman of the Nigeria Polo Association, and mounted and sponsored the dominant Kaduna Stable polo team. Kuta was deputy speaker of the House of Representatives in the Nigerian Second Republic from 1979 to 1983. He served briefly as Minister for Mines and Steel in 1983.[2]
He also served as a Senator in Nigerian Third Republic on the platform of the National Republican Convention until 1993. After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, he was appointed to committees on Rules & Procedures, Aviation (Committee Chairman), Works (Committee Chairman), Banking & Currency, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture and Privatization.[3] He was reelected in 2003, but in 2007 lost the PDP primary election to Dahiru Awaisu Kuta, who went on to be elected.[4] Kuta died on 1 March 2008 in his residence in Abuja, and was buried in Minna.[5]
References
- ↑ "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999". Psephos. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ↑ Ernest Ekpenyong (April 5, 2009). "Late Emir Kabir, Senator Kuta live on". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ↑ "Congressional Committees". Nigeria Congress. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Aideloje Ojo, Minna & Abdul-Rahman Abubakar (3 March 2008). "Senator Kuta Buried in Minna". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2010-06-23.