Shuaibu Isa Lau

• Abuja (official)
• Jalingo (private)

Shuaibu Isa Lau
Senator for Taraba North
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 July 2017 Servingwith Haruna Manu David Jimkuta
Education	General Murtala Muhammed College, Yola (WAEC) Ahmadu Bello University (B.Eng)
Occupation	Politician businessman

Shuaibu Isa Lau (born 27 November 1960) is a Nigerian politician who has served as the senator representing the Taraba North senatorial district since 2017. ^{[1] [2]} He is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Early life and education

Shuaibu Isa Lau was born in Lau in present-day Taraba State ^[3] on 27 November 1960 ^[4] into the family of Alhaji Isa Ali and Hajji Zainab Isa Ali. He started his educational journey at Local Education Authority Primary School Lau, from 1969 and 1975 and then General Murtala Muhammed College, Yola for his Ordinary Level School Certificate between 1975 and 1980. Thereafter, he proceeded to the School of Basic Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1980, and later to the faculty of Engineering where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Engineering in 1984. ^{[5] [6]}

Political career

In 2015, Lau joined politics by contesting for the Taraba North senatorial seat under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party but Abubakar Sani Danladi maneuvered for the seat and was declared winner. He later sought redress in the court and won on 23 June 2017 to become a member of 8th assembly in the Senate until June 2019. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

He was re-elected under the same political party, Peoples Democratic Party on 28 March 2019 where he polled 113, 580 votes to defeat his closest rival, Ahmed Yusuf (Gamaliya) of the All Progressives Congress who scored 111,412 votes to represent Taraba North for another four years. ^[11] He was the Chairman of Senate Committee on Public Procurement at the 9th National Assembly of the Nigerian Senate. ^{[12] [13] [14]} He was re-elected senator in 2023.

Personal life

Lau is married to Hajia Fati Ibrahim Hassan Lau and blessed with children. ^[15]

References

1. "Senate Swears-in Shuaibu Isa Lau". Vanguard News. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
2. "PDP replaces Bwaucha with Isa Lau as new senate minority leader". Tribune Online. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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5. "National Assembly | Federal Republic of Nigeria". www.nassnig.org. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
6. Mark, Aisha John (25 May 2018). "Senate advocates for victims of Jalingo natural disaster". Voice of Nigeria. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
7. "Senator sworn in for Taraba North". www.pulse.ng. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
8. Newsdiaryonline, Editor (5 July 2017). "Saraki Swears In Taraba's New PDP Senator". Newsdiaryonline. Retrieved 29 October 2019.{{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
9. "Supreme Court sacks PDP Senator Danladi". Punch Newspapers. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
10. NAN (23 June 2017). "Supreme Court Orders Senator Sani Danladi to Vacate Seat & Refund Allowances within 90 Days". BellaNaija. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
11. "INEC Declares Senator Shuaibu Winner Of Taraba Senatorial Race". Channels Television. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
12. admin (31 July 2019). "Standing Committees of the 9th Senate (2019-2023) (Chairmen and Vice Chairmen)". PLAC. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
13. "UPDATED: Senate names 69 committees' chairmen, deputies". Punch Newspapers. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
14. Obichie, Buchi (30 July 2019). "Full list of Senate committee chairmen, vice chairmen released". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
15. Admin. "Taraba Poly Staff's Daughter Marry's Rector's Son". Nigerian Observers. Retrieved 29 October 2019.