Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria representing Bauchi South
Incumbent
Assumed office 2018
Serving with Suleiman Nazif Isah Misau
Preceded by
Malam Wakili
Personal details
Born
Lawal Yahaya Gumau
(1968-08-26) 26 August 1968 (age 55) Bauchi, Nigeria
Political party
All Progressive Congress
Residence(s)
Abuja (official) Bauchi (private)
Alma mater
Bauchi State Polytechnic University of Maiduguri, Borno State (BSc)
Profession
Businessman politician
Lawal Yahaya Gumau (born 26 August 1968) is Nigerian politician who is currently serving as a Senator from Bauchi South Senatorial District.[1] Prior to becoming a senator, Gumau served for two terms in House of Representatives representing the Toro Constituency.[2] He became a Senator by winning 119,489 votes to defeat his closest rival, Ladan Salihu of the Peoples Democratic Party, who received 50,256 votes to win a 2018 by-election due to the death of Senator Malam Wakili.[3]
He is a philanthropist, who has aided in the provision of Jobs and education for youths.[4][5]
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LawalYahayaGumau (born 26 August 1968) is Nigerian politician who is currently serving as a Senator from Bauchi South Senatorial District. Prior to becoming...
defected to the PDP. Bauchi South: LawalYahayaGumau (then-APC) lost renomination to Shehu Buba Umar. However, Gumau later defected to the NNPP and became...
Kano State Workers and Pensioners group. On 2 July 2015, Justice Mohammed Yahaya of the Kano High Court had restrained the EFCC from arresting or restraining...
referred to as NASS) is the nation's legislature and has the power to make laws, as summarized in chapter one, section four of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria...
National Assembly. A by-election was conducted after his death and LawalYahayaGumau of the All Progressive Congress won. The south Bauchi Senatorial District...
three incumbent senators were returned, with South District Senator LawalYahayaGumau (APC) being re-elected while both APC-turned-PDP senators (Central...
Government has no power to legislate on “marriages under Islamic law and Customary law including matrimonial causes relating thereto”, meaning that Senator...
elections after months of political struggle with Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello. He was chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory...
University of Calabar, Cross River State, where he obtained a Degree in Law. While at the Federal Government College, Port Harcourt, he was appointed...
People's Democratic Party (PDP) defeating the incumbent Governor Muhammed Lawal of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP). On 29 May 2003, he was...
of the local religious police, the "Hisbah Guard", which enforces Sharia law. Shekarau initiated some large scale development projects in Kano State....
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whip. As of 14 November 2022[update]: In July 2019, Kebbi North Senator Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi became Majority Leader, however, Abdullahi resigned after...
Office Name Party Constituency Term Senator LawalYahayaGumau APC Bauchi South 2019–2023 Senator Halliru Dauda Jika APC Bauchi Central 2019–2023 Senator...
election by 57 unanimous votes of the senators present during the election. Lawal was at the International Conference Centre when the election was conducted...
left with 20 local government areas as shown below.[citation needed] Sharia law was adopted in June 2001. Bauchi State consists of twenty Local Government...
of Benin where he received a bachelor's degree in law in 1990. Having graduated from the Nigerian Law School, he was called to the bar in 1992. Bamidele...
Lt-Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai, former Chief of Army Staff, Nigeria Sen LawalYahayaGumau, Nigerian Politician Professor Andrew Haruna, Nigerian academic, and...
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