Musa Yar'Adua

Musa Yar'Adua
Minister of Lagos Affairs
In office
1960–1966
Prime MinisterTafawa Balewa
Preceded byMuhammadu Ribadu
Succeeded byposition abolished
Minister of Pensions, Establishments and Nigerianisation
In office
1959–1960
Prime MinisterTafawa Balewa
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byShehu Shagari
Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives
In office
1959–1966
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byposition abolished
ConstituencyKatsina Central
Personal details
Born1912
Died22 June 1993(1993-06-22) (aged 80–81)
Party
Children
EducationBarewa College
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Musa Yar'Adua Listen(1912–1993) was a Nigerian politician and teacher who served as the Minister of Lagos Affairs during Nigeria's First Republic. Yar'Adua was minister when Lagos Island and the capital territory was designated as the city of Lagos in 1963. Before entering politics, he worked as a school teacher for fourteen years and later held administrative positions in the Katsina Native Authority. From 1953 until his death, he was a member of the Katsina Emirate Council, serving first as Tafida and later as Mutawalle. He was the father of Umaru Musa Yar'adua, Nigeria's 13th president, and Shehu Musa Yar'adua, Chief of Staff of Obasanjo's military government.