Lawal Adamu Usman | |
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Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Kaduna State Central District | |
Assumed office 29 May 2023 | |
Preceded by | Uba Sani |
Personal details | |
Born | Kaduna |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Political party | People's Democratic Party |
Lawal Adamu Usman,commonly known as Mr. LAA,is a Nigerian politician who currently serves as a senator representing the Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 10th Nigerian National Assembly. He emerged as the senator-elect after the 2023 Nigerian general election,running on the platform of the People's Democratic party (PDP) with 250,066 votes. [1] Mr. La defeated APC candidate,Muhammad Sani Abdullahi (popularly known as Dattijo). [2] [3] [4] [5]
Mr. La's journey to the Senate began in the 2019 Nigeria general election when he initially contested for the same position. However,but he didn't succeed and his opponent Uba Sani,who eventually emerged victorious in that election. Mr. La remained committed to his political aspirations. [6] In the 2023 Nigerian general election,Mr La re-contested,where he emerged as the winner according to the official results released by INEC. [7]
Mr. La was born and raised in Kaduna. He attended Demonstration Primary School,Kaduna and later on proceeded to Government Day Secondary School Gwagwalada. Mr. La graduated from Ahmadu Bello University,Zaria. Despite that Mr. La faced false challenges to his education,with accusations that he did not attend primary,secondary,and tertiary school. [8] [9] [10]
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