Salisu Shuaib Afolabi

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Born1 January 1965 (age 61)

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QualificationPRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE WASC B.SC, MBA, M.SC

Salisu Shuaib Afolabi is a Nigerian politician from Ogun. They have contested 1 election (1 win) across 1 party. Most recent: 2023 Nigerian Senate Elections as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.

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Political Career

2023

APC✓ WON

2023 Nigerian Senate Elections (Ogun) →View candidacy →

Biography

Shuaib Afolabi Salisu is a Nigerian senator for Ogun Central constituency of Ogun State since 2023. He previously served as the Chief of Staff to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state from 2019 to 2023.

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.

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.

In March 2025, Senator Salisu emerged as the principal figure behind the Nigerian Senate's attempt to halt the proposed acquisition of Lafarge Africa Plc by China's Huaxin Cement Co. The Senate, acting on his sponsored motion, directed the Bureau of Public Procurement to suspend the US$1 billion transaction, citing concerns over national security and economic sovereignty.

The Senate's sudden alarm came despite Lafarge Africa having been majority-owned by Swiss multinational Holcim AG since 2015, which merged with Lafarge and rebranded as Holcim Group in 2021. Critics noted the inconsistency in raising national security concerns now, when past foreign ownership had not attracted similar scrutiny.

Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (APC, Ondo South) warned against converting the Senate into a 'sales Senate' and undermining regulatory authorities, while Senator Binos Yaroe (PDP, Adamawa Central) cautioned against negative signals to foreign investors, emphasizing Nigeria's need for capital inflows.

Observers suggested the opposition may have been influenced by entrenched domestic competitors wary of Huaxin's market entry. Huaxin, unlike the passive Holcim, has been rapidly expanding across Africa and is seen as a potential disruptor in Nigeria’s cement industry, dominated by local giants like Dangote Cement and BUA Cement.

Senator Salisu’s state of Ogun is home to the largest cement plant of Dangote Cement.

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Technology & Digital

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The Ministry is formally advancing a digital economy and e-governance bill through structured stakeholder engagement and nationwide consultations as a concrete legislative step.

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Party Positions

Policy positions from All Progressives Congress (APC)'s manifesto.

Agriculture

Will encourage local farmers to form farm cooperatives, enabling them to pool resources for modern farming equipment, fertiliser, and access priority government agricultural assistance programs (extension services), with tax breaks and credits.

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Anti-corruption

Curb reliance on imported goods via luxury taxes, higher tariffs, and processing fees while incentivizing local manufacturing with tax credits/rebates.

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Economy & Trade

Reforms the Federal Budgetary Methodology to move away from oil revenue dependence and base spending on projected growth, establishing an inflationary ceiling to optimize fiscal policy without causing excessive inflation.

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Education

Introduces a new management system for federally funded primary and secondary schools via Boards of Education, reserving community representation in decision-making.

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Energy

Will increase Nigeria’s domestic crude oil production to **2.6 million barrels per day by 2027** and **4 million barrels per day by 2030**, while implementing a Special Enforcement and Monitoring Unit to deter theft, vandalism, and pipeline breaches using drones and aerial surveillance.

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Enterprise grant support

Provides tax credits, holidays, and reduced interest rate loans for businesses that hire a specified percentage of youth in their workforce and offer on-the-job training.

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Environment & Climate

Will **reduce Nigeria’s gas flaring** by removing it from the top 10 countries with highest flares, aiming to maximize sector benefits while eliminating environmental harm.

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Governance & Reform

Commits to amending Nigeria’s governance architecture through constitutional review and collaboration with the National Assembly and State Governments to grant States greater autonomy over critical matters like crime prevention, prisons, stamp duties, and taxation.

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Healthcare

Will strengthen primary healthcare infrastructure with incentive schemes, counterpart funding programs, and grassroots preventative care (vaccinations, cancer screening, blood pressure monitoring) in collaboration with state/local governments.

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Infrastructure

Launches a National Infrastructure Campaign to modernize national infrastructure by hiring millions of unemployed Nigerians through the fiscal flexibility gained from reforming budgetary methodology.

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Reliefs and scholarships

Provides **conditional income support** to very poor households, tied to human capital development goals like high-school attendance, healthcare, and nutrition.

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Security & Defense

Enhances compensation, medical care, housing support, scholarships, stipends, and health insurance for military personnel injured in duty and their families.

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