Ishaya Audu
| Sex or gender | A̱jjwa  |
|---|---|
| Country of citizenship | Naijeriya |
| Date of birth | 1 Hywan Tat 1927 |
| Date of death | 29 Hywan A̱ninai 2005 |
| Place of death | United States |
| Native language | Hausa |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | Shong (du̱ryem), Hausa, Nigerian Pidgin |
| Occupation | diplomat, academic, politician, minister |
| Employer | University of Lagos, University of Rochester |
| Position held | Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria |
| Educated at | University of Ibadan, University of Liverpool, University of London |
| Member of political party | National Party of Nigeria |
| Ethnic group | Hausa people |
Ishaya Sha'aibu Audu (Listenⓘ; ka̱tuk 1 an hywan ntat u̱ du̱rya 1927 – ka̱tuk 29 an hywan a̱nunai u̱ du̱rya 2005) a̱ yin yet a̱bvok ka̱yat Naijerya a̱ bvo yet a̱ngwak a̱gyugyak a̱yin nu a̱ mmwang ba̱nyet a̱n cat du̱tyok ni.[1] Ǡ yin yet a̱ntyok kpat ma a̱ tssup Ka̱za ntazwa a̱ bvo yet minista a̱nyyi ka̱ta̱sa bu̱ ka̱ma̱nyyi nyai 1979 su nat 1983 ka̱ram du̱tyok Shehu Shagari.[2] Ba yin ku byin ka̱tuk 1 an hywan tat 1927, u̱ ka̱bankrang shushrek bu̱ Zaria, Anchau, ka̱yat Sitet A̱kaduna. A̱tyi nu nu Bulus a̱ yin yet a̱kuyak bu̱ a̱ntyok a̱bvan a̱ bvo yet a̱kwak a̱son ba̱nyet tswa ka̱ta̱ssu a̱nyyi ka̱zzu ba̱nyet Isawa ba a̱ yet ba̱kukak ni an cei ka̱ram a̱mba 20th sencori. Nu a̱ bvo yin yet ka̱tsutsrang ba̱nyet brak tssup Yesu ka̱yat a̱kpat a̱za̱gbang ka̱za ka̱byen Naijerya.[3][4]
A̱ yin yet ka̱son a̱ shya du̱twang u̱ ka̱kpri du̱twang ka̱tsutsrang an yyi St. Bartholomew ka̱ya Wusasa, a̱ bvo syak a̱ nat Yaba Higher College ka̱ya Lagos[4] wwon a̱ su zzwang ka̱ ya University College, Ibadan (renamed University of Ibadan) u̱ du̱rya 1948. Ka̱yat du̱rya 1951, na syak a̱ nat University of London ka ya England, ka̱rak ka na̱ su n twang a̱ su kpang du̱rya 1954. U̱ du̱rya 1955, na̱ nat du̱twang u̱ ka̱kpri ka̱zzu a̱mba̱tat (University) a̱nyyi Liverpool (also in England).Ka̱yat du̱rya 1958 a̱ mi na̱ yi n yya nyreng a̱ bvwa a̱mbyring nu nu, Victoria, ba̱ nu a̱ mi ba yin cong a bu̱ byi nawon a̱kutat.[5]
Audu a̱ yin yet a̱gbodang a̱zza̱k ka ya a̱gbadang ka̱kpri du̱twang ka̱zzu a̱mba̱tat ka ya Legwot nyai 1962, a̱ rai a̱ su kpa̱ng a̱gbodang a̱ntyok bra̱ng ka̱kpri du̱twang ka̱zzu a̱mba̱tat a̱nyyi Ahmadu Bello University u̱ du̱rya 1966.[5] Nu a̱ yin yet a̱bvok a̱n yyi Ahmadu Bello nu ba yin yei du̱yrek ka̱kpri du̱twang ti ni.[4] A̱ yin nat ka̱ma̱nyyi ka̱byen America, ka̱bvwa ka ba̱ yi su nku sook pfwong na̱ yet a̱gbodang a̱gyugyak ka̱yat ka̱kpri du̱twang kaya Rochester ni, New York, a̱ su zzwang du̱twang nu ti u̱ ka̱kpri du̱̇twang ka̱zzu a̱mba̱tat ka ya Ohio, Athens, nyai 1964 su nat 1968.[5] Ishaya Audu nu a̱ yin yet a̱byrek a̱nyyi ka̱zzu cat du̱tyok Nigerian People's Party ka a̱ yin sook Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe na̱ yet du̱ccu ka̱ccet ti ni u̱ du̱tssa 1979 bu 1983 ka̱byen Naijerya.
Family A̱ yin hok a̱nsham nyreng nu bu̱ Victoria Abosede Ohiorhenuan a̱mbyring u̱ na̱ yin bvwa nyai Ozalla, Owan ka̱ ya sitet Edo ni. Wwon ba byi na̱won a̱kutat.[7]
Later life Ka̱ram ka na̱ yin wruk nyai u̱ rop a ni, na̱ nwwa yya pfong du̱ccu nu ka̱ya ka̱bvwa swwa na̱kan ka na̱ yin yrang Samaru ni (Savanna Poly Clinic; wwon a̱ bvo yrang ka̱bvwa kok ntong, Charity and Faith Samaru.[4] A̱ yin kkwu ka̱tuk 29 an hywan a̱nunai u̱ du̱rya 2005, na shyi bu̱ ahwai nu nu, Paul Audu ka̱ ya Amerika.[5]