Maina Maaji Lawan

Maina Maaji Lawan
House of Representative for Kukawa NE
In office
01 October 1979  31 December 1983
Governor of Borno State
In office
January 1992  November 1993
Preceded by Mohammed Marwa
Succeeded by Ibrahim Dada
National Senator for Borno North
In office
29 May 1999  29 May 2003
Succeeded by Mohammed Daggash
National Senator for Borno North
In office
29 May 2007  29 May 2011
National Senator for Borno North
Assumed office
29 May 2011
Personal details
Born 12 July 1954
Kauwa
Nationality Nigerian
Political party All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)
Children 7
Alma mater Ahmadu Bello University (ABU)
Occupation Business
Profession Politician
Religion Islam
Website http://www.nassnig.org/nass/portfolio/profile.php?id=sen.majnalawan

Maina Maaji Lawan (born 12 July 1954) is a Nigerian politician and former governor of Borno State in Nigeria who is now a member of the Senate for the Borno North constituency.[1]

Background

Maina Maaji Lawan was born in Kauwa[2] and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration.[1]

He was a member of House of Representatives from 1979-1983.[3] In the third republic he was elected governor of Borno State in 1992-1993.[1] As governor, he put a committee in place to consider closing down some tertiary institutions, a move viewed as aiming to discourage education in Biu Emirate.[4]

Lawan was Senator-elect under UNCP in the aborted transition elections of General Sani Abacha in 1998.[5][6] However,he was elected senator again between 1999 and 2003 on the platform of People's Democratic Party (PDP). He was the Senate Deputy Majority Leader in that tenure.[7] He moved over to the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) after he failed to secure the PDP governorship ticket in 2003.[8] The objections to his running again for governor may have related to a feud with Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, presidential liaison officer, when he was governor in 1992-1993.[9] Ibrahim-Iman beat him in the PDP primaries for Borno state by two votes under questionable circumstances.[10][11] In an interview, however, Maina Lawan stated that the reason he was not elected was because he was not in the Obasanjo camp.[12]

Political career

Borno State, Nigeria

In April 2007, Lawan ran for the Senate as a member of the ANPP and was elected for the Borno North constituency. He was appointed to the selection committee.[1] He was the Senate minority leader. A May 2009 report said he had not originated any bills as a senator.[13]

In February 2008 he sponsored a motion on the security implications of the crises in the Chad Republic, including the problem of Chadian refugees fleeing to Nigeria.[14] In February 2008, as a member of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Upstream), he criticized the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation for failure to cooperate with the committee.[15]

In June 2008, he spoke in favor of confirmation of Ms. Farida Waziri as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.[16] In March 2009, as Vice-Chairman of Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), he spoke against a motion that questioned the integrity of INEC Chairman Professor Maurice Iwu.[17]

Maina Ma’aji Lawan ran successfully for reelection to the Borno North Senatorial seat in the April 2011 elections, again on the ANPP platform.[18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sen. Maina Maaji Lawan". National Assembly of Nigeria. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  2. Africa Who's who, p. 1017 (1991)
  3. "Members of the Nigerian House of Representatives:Second republic". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. Hadiza G. Amin. "Borno's Strange Politics". Gamji. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  5. "Welcome to the official web Page of SEN.LAWAN MAINA MA'AJI". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  6. "Elections in Nigeria". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  7. http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2001/04/29/20010429pol04.html
  8. "Battle Royale for Second Terms Govs' Seats". This Day. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  9. Tony Icheku (16 Nov 2004). "Personalities, Issues in Borno Guber Race". This Day. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  10. "Borno PDP Stakeholders Meet Ogbeh Over Guber Ticket". World News. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  11. "Anambra Gov, Mbadinuju, Disqualified". This Day. 16 Nov 2004. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  12. Michael Olugbode (22 April 2009). "=The Present Senate Leadership is Democratic - Senator Ma'aji Lawan". This Day. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  13. "An Improved Senate, But Some Uninspiring Senators...". This Day. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  14. ISMAIL OMIPIDAN (February 8, 2008). "Sever ties with sit-tight African leaders, Senate tells Yar' Adua". Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  15. Sufuyan Ojeifo (Feb 13, 2008). "NNPC GMD Apologises to Senate". This Day. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  16. Sufuyan Ojeifo and Paul Ohia (6 June 2008). "Finally, Senate Confirms Waziri As EFCC Boss". This Day. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  17. Augustine Ehikioya (4/3/2009). "Rowdy session in Senate over Iwu". The Nation. Retrieved 2009-10-05. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. James Bwala (15 April 2011). "NASS election: Why Sheriff lost". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
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