Rear Admiral Mohammed Alabi Lawal (born 1946, died 15 November 2006) was a Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

n naval officer who was military governor of Ogun State

Ogun State

Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. It borders Lagos State to the South, Oyo and Osun states to the North, Ondo State to the east and the republic of Benin to the west. Abeokuta is the capital and largest city in the state...

 between December 1987 and August 1990 during the military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida

Ibrahim Babangida

General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida CFR DSS mni , popularly known as IBB, was a Nigerian Army officer and military ruler of Nigeria...

. After the return to democracy in 1999 he was elected governor of Kwara State

Kwara State

Kwara State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Ilorin. The primary ethnic group of Kwara State is Yoruba, with significant Nupe, Bariba and Fulani minorities.- History :...

, holding office from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2003.

In the April 1999 elections Mohammed Lawal was elected governor of Kwara State under the umbrella of the All Nigeria People's Party

All Nigeria People's Party

The All Nigeria Peoples Party is a conservative political party in Nigeria. At the last legislative elections , the party won 27.0% of the popular vote and 92 out of 360 seats in the House of Representatives and 27 out of 109 seats in the Senate...

 (ANPP). He was said to be a protege of Senator Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki

Abubakar Olusola Saraki

Abubakar Olusola Saraki is a Nigerian politician and tribal nobleman who was a Senator of the Nigerian Second Republic . He currently serves as the Waziri of the Ilorin Emirate.-Background:...

. Saraki later moved to the People's Democratic Party

People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)

The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...

 (PDP).

Lawal initiated a N250 million libel action action against a paper The People's Advocate based in Ilorin, published by Abdulkareem Adisa

Abdulkareem Adisa

Abdulkareem Adisa was a Nigerian Major-General who was Military Governor of Oyo State during the military regime of Major-General Ibrahim Babangida....

 but later withdrew the suit after the two men were reconciled.

In the 2003 elections he ran again for governor but his previous supporter Abubakar Saraki backed his son Bukola Saraki

Bukola Saraki

Abubakar Bukola Saraki was elected governor of Kwara State, Nigeria in 29 May 2003, holding office for two terms. In the April 2011 elections, he was elected Senator for Kwara Central, succeeding his sister, Gbemisola Saraki-Forowa....

 as candidate for governor of Kwara state and his daughter Gbemisola R. Saraki as senator for Kwara State Central, both of whom were elected.

In October 2006 it was reported that Nuhu Ribadu

Nuhu Ribadu

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu is a former Nigerian government anti-corruption official. He was the pioneer Executive Chairman of Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , the government commission tasked with countering corruption and fraud...

, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is a Nigerian law enforcement agency that investigates financial crimes such as advance fee fraud and money laundering...

was investigating
Muhammed Lawal for alleged diversion of funds.

Mohammed Lawal died in a London hospital after a brief illness in November 2006.