Yahaya Madawaki

[1] Among his contemporaries at Katsina College were Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto, Aliyu Makama Bida, Suleiman Barau and Sir Kashim Ibrahim.

[4] A brilliant student and sportsman, Yahaya became Head Boy and football captain and was selected to give the welcome address to the then Governor of Nigeria, Sir Hugh Clifford, during the official commissioning of the college in 1924.

[5] In 1948, along with Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Yahaya was a member of the delegation to the first African conference in London and was received at Buckingham Palace by King George VI on October 8,1948.

[6] Following the coming into effect of the McPherson Constitution in 1952, Yahaya was elected as one of five members of the Northern Regional House of Assembly to join the central government legislature.

[citation needed] In 1973, Yahaya was appointed State Commissioner of Works during which time he signed the Asa Dam contract and commissioned several major projects.