Ahmed Lawan Elected as Senate President

Nigerian news has it that former Senate leader is now the new Senate President. Ahmed Lawan (Yobe-North) from the APC Party beat his APC mate Senator Ali Ndume from the Borno-South constituent.

Lawan pulled 79 votes against his counterpart, who only garnered 28.

Ahmed Lawan, was first elected into the Senate in 2007 after his stint in the House of Representatives, and has won re-election three times since. He was Senate Leader in the 8th Senate after his failed bid to become Senate President in 2015.

Ahmed Lawan was born on January 12, 1959 in the Gashua town of Yobe State. He attended Sabon Gari Primary School, and then enrolled at a Government Secondary School, Gashua where he obtained his O’Level in 1979. From there, he proceeded to University of Maiduguri where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Geography in 1984.

Lawan obtained a Master’s degree in Remote Sensing from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and a Doctorate degree in Remote Sensing/GIS from Cranfield University, UK, in 1990 and 1996 respectively.

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