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DOSSIER · SENATORUPDATED JUN 2026

Kaka Shehu Lawan

Senator, Borno Central (Senatorial) · APC

Assessment Profile06

Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan is a first-term senator for Borno Central who entered office with strong legal credentials — he served as Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Borno State from 2013 to 2018 and was elevated to Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2024. His most concrete legislative output is the bill establishing the Federal University of Agriculture and Entrepreneurship in Bama, Borno State, which was signed into law on 22 May 2025, and his chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Special Duties, through which he has conducted budget-defence hearings for NEMA and NEDC. A constituency empowerment scheme valued at approximately N790–800 million, benefiting 3,092 constituents across eight LGAs, was flagged off by Governor Zulum in April 2025. On the integrity axis his record carries a notable cloud: a public distribution of N135.65 million in cash to APC party executives ahead of Eid-Kabir 2026, which drew calls for an EFCC probe; the commission indicated it required formal petitions before acting, and no investigation was confirmed as of the date of this card. No campaign manifesto has been located in the public record, limiting assessment of formal promises. The overall picture is a senator with measurable legislative and constituency-delivery outputs but a conduct question outstanding on the cash-distribution matter.

HIGHLOWNRPromisesBLegislativeCConstituencyDIntegrity
Legal Record07

No court or anti-graft case on public record in this archive as of compilation. Absence of a record is not a clearance.

This grade rates performance in office, not any person’s guilt. Criminal matters appear above only as their court status. How we grade.

Sources17
  1. 1Borno Central APC stakeholders endorse Barrister Kaka Shehu as sole senatorial candidate for 2023Vanguard News · 2022-07-01
  2. 2A'Court affirms Lawan's victory in Borno centralPunch Newspapers · 2023-11-02
  3. 3Just in: Appeal Court affirms Lawan as senator of Borno CentralVanguard News · 2023-11-02
  4. 4FULL LIST: Wamakko, Lawan, Yari named chairmen as Senate unveils 74 committeesPunch Newspapers · 2023-08-08
  5. 5Bill for Fed Uni of Agric, Entrepreneurship, Bama passes second reading in SenateDaily Post Nigeria · 2024-05-16
  6. 6Nigeria to launch Africa's first federal university of agriculture and entrepreneurshipFurther Africa · 2024-10-30
  7. 7Zulum Hands Over College to Kick-Start Federal Agriculture University in BamaAgroCentric · 2025-06-11
  8. 8Sen. Kaka Shehu's Bill, others scale first reading in SenateThe Authority News · 2025-07-04
  9. 9Senate rejects call to suspend political activities in volatile areasBusinessDay NG
  10. 10DG NEMA Defends 2026 Budget Proposal Before Senate Committee on Special DutiesNEMA Nigeria
  11. 1110th Senate's Scorecard Exposes Productivity Gap Among LawmakersThisDay Live · 2026-06-15
  12. 12Zulum Flags Off Empowerment to 3,092 Constituents in Borno CentralThisDay Live · 2025-04-24
  13. 13Lawan Distributes N800m Empowerment Items To ConstituentsNew Telegraph
  14. 14Borno senator disburses N135m to APC executives for SallahPunch Newspapers · 2026-05-16
  15. 15How Borno senator donated N135m cash to APC officialsDaily Trust · 2026-05-16
  16. 16EFCC seeks formal petition over Senator's N135m sallah cash distributionPrompt News Online
  17. 17The $2000 Was From Sen. Kaka Shehu Lawan In His Personal Capacity, Not Govt — NBA Official Responds To Akinlade's Vote Buying AllegationsTheNigeriaLawyer