Kaduna Capital Territory Authority (KCTA) is one of the three Kaduna Metropolitan Authorities in Kaduna state, Nigeria.[1][2] The authority oversees 4[3] out of 23 local governments[4] in Kaduna state, namely; Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Chikun and Igabi local government areas. In 2021, the law that established Kaduna Capital Territory Authority was passed.[5] Kaduna Capital Territory Authority was formerly called Kaduna Local Government Authority[6] after Kaduna city was made the capital of the state in 1937. The local government authority was a creation of the British colonial rule to oversee taxation, the production of food crops and export to Britain.[7] The authority was first headed by District Head, Aminu Sambo in 1937.[8][9] The current administrator of Kaduna Capital Territory Authority is Samuel Aruwan.[10]
Administrators | Years in Service |
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R.G. Adams | 1956 - 1960 |
Umaru Audi | 1960 - 1961 |
Abubakar Kigo | 1961 - 1963 |
Abubakar Umar | 1963 - 1965 |
Abubakar Garba JA AbdulKadir | 1965 - 1966 |
Abba Dabo Sambo | 1966 - 1968 |
Sa'idu Barda | 1968 - 1969 |
Shehu Sulaiman | 1969 - 1970 |
Magaji Muhammad | 1970 - 1975 |
Balarabe Mahmud | 1975 - 1976 |
Ahmadu Bakori | 1976 - 1979 |
Muhammad Hafiz Bayero | 2021 - 2023[5] |
Samuel Aruwan | 2023 - date[11] |