Dauda Lawal | |
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 Taken in October 2023 | |
| Governor of Zamfara State | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2023 | |
| Deputy | Mani Mallam Mummuni |
| Preceded by | Bello Matawalle |
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| Born | 2 September 1965 Gusau, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Zamfara State) |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Political party | Peoples Democratic Party |
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Dauda Lawal (born 2 September 1965) is a Nigerian banker and politician who is the governor of Zamfara state. He was elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 Nigerian gubernatorial elections defeating the incumbent Governor Bello Matawalle of the APC.
He is an established leader in the Nigerian Banking Industry and is known to be one of the key players in the financial sector of the Nigerian Economy[1] as he served as the executive director, Public Sector North, of First Bank of Nigeria Plc. He was sworn in as a governor on 29th may 2023.
- ^ "Nigerian Banker Dauda Named one of Most Influential Bank Executives In Nigeria". maktoubng.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.