Azuta-Mbata was born in January 1960.
He earned a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Ibadan.
He was a member of the Governing council of Rivers state university of science & Technology, Port Harcourt.[3]
After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, he was appointed to committees on Defense, Works & Housing, Women Affairs, Finance & Appropriation (vice chairman), Information, Special Projects and Local & Foreign Debts.[4]
In April 2005 the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) arraigned Azuta-Mbata and others for involvement in an alleged N55 million budget bribe scam.
Also charged were former Senate President Adolphus Wabara and former Education Minister Fabian Osuji.[5]
They were said to have demanded, received and shared N55 million to facilitate the passage of Education ministry's budget.[6]
After extended legal battles, on 1 June 2010 a full panel of the Court of Appeal in Abuja quashed all the charges, discharged and acquitted the accused.[7]
