Dahiru Awaisu Kuta (16 April 1949 – 11 June 2014) was a Nigerian politician who elected Senator for the Niger East constituency of Niger State, Nigeria, taking office in 2007 till his death in 2014.
In 1983, he was elected to the Niger State House of Assembly, where he became minority whip.
He was appointed National Deputy Director of Administration at the PDP Headquarters, and secretary to the Government of Niger State.
[1] Kuta won the 2007 PDP primary election for Niger East, defeating his brother Ibrahim Kuta, the incumbent Senator.
[3] In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay noted that he was member of the committee for managing the ecological menace due to operation of dams, that he had sponsored and co-sponsored fourteen motions and contributed to debates in plenary.