Shuaibu Salisu

Nigerian politician

Shuaibu Salisu
Senator for Ogun Cetral
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 June 2023
Preceded byIbikunle Amosun
Personal details
BornIjebu-Igbo, Ogun State, Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressives Congress (APC)
ProfessionPublic Servant, Business man, Politician

Shuaib Afolabi Salisu is a Nigerian senator for Ogun West constituency of Ogun State since 2023.[1] He previously served as the Chief of staff to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state from 2019 to 2023.[2][3]

Senate career

Ogun State in Nigeria

Salisu was elected to the National Senate for the Ogun West constituency in 2023, pulling a total of 96,759 votes to defeat his closest rival, Olumide Aderinokun of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), who pulled 52,440 votes.[4] Since 2023, he has been the Chairman of the Senate Committee on ICT & Cyber Security and Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Publicity.[5]

References

  1. ^ "National Assembly | Federal Republic of Nigeria". nass.gov.ng. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ Adeleye, Adejoke (15 June 2019). "Ogun Gov, Abiodun appoints SSG, Chief of Staff". PM news Nigeria.
  3. ^ "Ogun SSG, 4 commissioners, 2 SAs, 28 others resign to contest in 2023 | Western Post". 7 March 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ Ogunnaike, James (28 February 2023). "Polls: Salisu wins Ogun Central Senatorial seat". Vaguard.
  5. ^ "President Tinubu Congratulates Senator Shuaib Afolabi Salisu on Birthday – The Statehouse, Abuja". Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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