Vanguard News19 May 2021
Senate President delivers moving tribute to ‘Mama Taraba’IL
Isa Shuaibu Lau
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Elections
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Wins
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Party
Born27 November 1955 (age 70)
StateTaraba →
EducationAhmadu Bello University
BirthplaceLau
OccupationPolitician
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Isa Shuaibu Lau is a Nigerian politician from Taraba. They have contested 2 elections (2 wins) across 1 party. Most recent: 2023 Nigerian Senate Elections as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate.
Political Career
Biography
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. He is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Shuaibu Isa Lau was born in Lau in present-day Taraba State on 27 November 1960 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 to 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.
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 the 8th Assembly in the Senate until June 2019.
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, representing Taraba North for another four years.
He was the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Procurement at the 9th National Assembly of the Nigerian Senate.
Lau was re-elected senator in 2023. Lau is married to Hajia Fati Ibrahim Hassan Lau and blessed with children.
Party Positions
Policy positions from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s manifesto.
Anti-corruption
PDP commits to strengthening anti-corruption institutions (EFCC & ICPC) and enforcing transparency reforms, including asset declaration laws and removal of immunity clauses for public officials.
Education
Ensure free education up to Junior Secondary School (JSS1) level and commit to revamping tertiary education.
Energy
PDP pledges to eliminate gas flaring, enforce air pollution regulations, complete deregulation of downstream petroleum sector, and lay gas pipelines nationwide for industrial use.
Environment & Climate
Commits to reclaiming and rehabilitating land devastated by desertification and soil erosion through afforestation in affected areas.
Healthcare
Provide free medical services for pregnant women and children under five years, rehabilitate health facilities in each LGA, and support local production of essential drugs.
Infrastructure
Accelerate the completion of key rail projects, including standard gauge rail lines between Lagos and Kano (Phase 1) and Port Harcourt to Jos (Phase 2), by privatizing or concessioning the Nigerian Railway Corporation to private operators.
Reliefs and scholarships
Introduce a service compact (SERVICOM) aimed at improving governance through enhanced engagement with the public sector.
Security & Defense
PDP plans to refine recruitment methods, retrain personnel, improve logistics, and strengthen early warning systems for police reform.
Technology & Digital
Will establish internet/computer learning centers in all LGAs, provide computers for secondary schools, and enforce local content policy for telecom equipment.
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