Shuaibu Afolabi Salisu (Gbolahan Salisu)
Senator, Ogun Central (Senatorial) · APC
Senator Shuaibu Afolabi Salisu was sworn into the 10th Senate on 11 June 2023 as the APC representative for Ogun Central, having defeated PDP's Olumide Aderinokun with 96,759 votes to 52,440 in the February 2023 election. An electoral tribunal dismissed a petition against his return in September 2023. His most significant legislative output is the National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill, 2025, which he championed as Chairman of the Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber Security; the bill passed both chambers of the National Assembly and was transmitted to President Tinubu for assent in late November 2025. He also convened a public hearing on the Cybercrime (Prohibition and Prevention) Act (Amendment) Bill in 2023 and sponsored a March 2025 Senate motion directing the Bureau of Public Procurement to halt the proposed acquisition of Lafarge Africa Plc by China's Huaxin Cement, citing national security and economic sovereignty concerns. On constituency delivery, his record includes solar power and streetlight installations at the Ogun NUJ secretariat (May 2025), 15 solar-powered poles at Paramount 94.5FM Abeokuta (February 2026), ICT training for over 350 youths and 220 teachers with laptop distributions, championing the reconstruction of the Camp Junction-FUNAAB road, and distributing educational materials to over 1,000 secondary school students. Salisu publicly acknowledged in May 2025 that many of his earlier constituency projects had been hijacked by others due to his failure to commission and publicise them, an admission that weakened independent verification of his pre-2025 record. On promises, he pledged quality representation, closeness to constituents, and technology-driven development but made no specific documented benchmarks traceable in the public record. On integrity, he has remained within the APC, been endorsed by Governor Abiodun as a consensus 2027 candidate, and drew no recorded criminal charges or court proceedings; however, a faction of APC aspirants publicly rejected his consensus endorsement as a governor-directed imposition, raising intra-party process concerns.
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- 1Polls: Salisu wins Ogun Central Senatorial seatVanguard · 2023-02-26
- 2Shuaibu Salisu - WikipediaWikipedia
- 3I'll tackle challenges confronting Ogun Central - Sen SalisuVanguard · 2023-07-01
- 4Ogun Central Senator Assures Constituents Of Quality, Inclusive RepresentationThe Street Journal
- 5Ogun Senator Laments Hijacking Of Projects Over Lack Of PublicityTheWill News · 2025-05-16
- 6Digital economy bill to become law before 2026 - Senator SalisuVanguard · 2025-11-01
- 7Tinubu Signs Bill On Digital Economy, E-Governance In Africa Into LawNew Telegraph
- 810th National Assembly Members - Salisu Shuaib AfolabiOrderPaper Nigeria
- 9Cybercrime: Senate decries $500m annual loss, threats to digital economyVanguard · 2023-11-22
- 10Senate laments cyber threats to Digital EconomyVoice of Nigeria · 2023-11-22
- 12Senate Tells FG to Stop Sales of Lafarge Cement to Chinese Firm, Gives ReasonLegit.ng · 2025-03-28
- 13Tinubu To Sign Landmark Digital Economy Bill Into Law - Bosun TijaniChannels Television · 2025-11-10
- 14Nigeria Advances Landmark Digital Economy and e-Governance Bill at National Assembly HearingTechAfrica News · 2025-11-14
- 15Lawmaker donates solar power electricity to Ogun NUJTribune Online · 2025-05-16
- 16PICTURES: Lawmaker lights up Ogun NUJ secretariat, donates laptopsBlueprint Newspapers · 2025-05-16
- 17Radio Nigeria Zonal Office Praises Sen. Shuaib Afolabi Salisu On Installation Of 15 Solar powered Light At Paramount FM AbeokutaEdu-BizNews · 2026-02-01
- 18Senator Salisu Launches 9th Edition of Skills Programme, Trains 350 Youths in Digital MarketingThe Business Package · 2026-05-01
- 19Education not a scam, embrace it, Ogun Senator urges youthPunch Newspapers
- 20FUNAAB Commends Senator Shuaib Salisu for Championing Road Reconstruction and Community DevelopmentSports247 Nigeria · 2025-01-25
- 21Senator Shuaib Salisu Empowers 1,000 Ogun Students With Educational SupportPlatform Times
- 22Ogun APC senatorial aspirants reject Salisu's endorsement, demand primaryPunch Newspapers · 2026-05-01
- 232027: Ogun Central APC Stakeholders Shut Down Salisu Afolabi's return BidNew Dawn Nigeria · 2026-05-14
- 24Ogun: Amosun loses out as APC picks Salisu as consensus candidate for SenateBlueprint Newspapers · 2022-06-01
- 25Amosun shut out as Abiodun endorses return bid of Ogun SenatorDaily Trust · 2026-05-01