Musa YAR’ADUA,

his seat as NA.. Development Secretary to become Minister he was replaced by Alhaji Musa Yar'adua who himself embraced full politics in 1955. About this time, he was turbaned the Tafidan Katsina, from then he was chairman of theNorthern Peoples Congress till 1966 when the bloody coup terminated their Government and politics. Within the period, he won the Katsina Central Constituency seat into the House of Representatives from where he was appointed Minister, first in the Ministry of Establishment, Nigerianisation and Training and later in the Ministry of Lagos Affairs all between 1960 and 1966. Later after the coup, the Tafidan Katsina was to serve as the first Chairman, Katsina Area Council (after the reforms)from 1970 to 1976 and atthe same time playing his role asstronga memberof the Katsina Emirate Council. Described as one of the leading lights of Nigeria's politics and influential philosopher in Nigerian political development, he was in the second Republic one of the influential Vice Chairmenof the National Partyof Nigeria which was in actual fact a recognition of his position asapillar anda man ofpolitical wisdom. He had also held many other responsible offices in his life including being Chairman, Katsina Province Agricultural Development Association, Roads Nigeria and Katsina Steel Rolling Company. He was also Patron of Katsina Fives Association, Treasurerof the Katsina Province Education Fund, Katsina Central Mosque Fund and Jama'atul Nasril Islam, Nigeria. He was turbanedin 1986as theMutawallinKatsina. Hediedin 1993.