Born on the 1 ih February, 1 962 to Alhaji Umar at Masari in Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State, Alh.

Batura began his education career at Kafur Primary School between 1 968-1975 and passed out with First Leaving OutCertificate thereafter he proceeded to Government Secondary School Malumfashi and passed out with good (WAEC) certificate between 1 975- 1980.

Alh. Bature continued in his desire to acquire more education, and proceeded to (ICAS) the then Katsina College of Arts, Science and Technology Zaria between 1 980-1 981 for remedial programme studies, and completed with a good result, and thereafter, he gained admission into the same institution for his interim joint Matriculation examination (lJMB) between 1 981-1983.

The young Bature, because of requirements, he gained admis Bayero University Kan• (BUK) and Mass Communication between 1 and graduated with Second Class Lower Division. his good sion into read B.A. 983-1986 (HONS) – Lower Division

After his graduation, Bature was posted to Ogun State for his mandatory 1 year National Youths Service Scheme and was deployed to Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Abeokuta for his primary assignment.

Alh. Batura began his working career from 1 987-1 989 with Democrat Newspapers,

Kaduna as a reporter after which he joined the Katsina State Radio and Television and worked there between October 1 989 - December 1 989 as a News Editor.

He later re-joined the Democrat Newspapers and worked for 1 year between 989-1 990.’He left and joined the Nigeria Customs Service as Assistant Superintendent of Customs (ASCI). He served, in Kaduna, Port-Harcourt, Adamawa.,and Gombe Area Commands between 1 990-1 999.

Alh. Bature resigned from the Nigeria Customs Service, and joined politics En 1 999. Before then Alh. Bature was a correspondent with This Day Newspaper in Abuja where he served as its political correspondent covering House of Representative and later the Senate.

Hon. Bature Umar Mäsari was appointed Senior Special Assistant (Special Duties Protocol) to Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, Speaker House of Representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria between 2003-2004.

Between November 4th 2004 - December 1 0th 2005, Alh. Bature was appointed Chairman Caretaker Committee, when the Council’s were dissolved in Katsina State. His resigned the post of Chairman Caretaker Committee, and contested for the Chairmanship post of Kafur Local Government, when elections were conducted in December 1 8th 2004 he won under the umbrella of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Alh. Bature had widely traveled around the world, which includes Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Libya, South Africa, Benin Republic, France, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Swaziland and Kenya. His hobbies include Football, Farming and Traveling. He is married with six children (Five males and one female).