Born on 17 September 1962 in a village called Kakara in Sardauna in Taraba State.
He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Urban and Regional Planning and Master of Business Administration in Project Management Technology from Obafemi Awolowo University and Federal University of Technology, Owerri.
Since 2005, he has been a member of the National Executive Council of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC).
[3] Kaigama applied for the senatorial ticket of Taraba Central under All Progressives Congress but lost to Marafa Bashir Abba in the primaries.
[4] Kaigama lost the election to the PDP candidate, Haruna Manu, who was the state's outgoing Deputy Governor.