Abdullahi Ibrahim Danbaba

Abdullahi Ibrahim Danbaba is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 Nigerian Senate Elections as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Sokoto.

Biography

Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba (born 1 January 1953) is a Nigerian politician and accountant.

He is the Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District in the 9th National Assembly.

Danbaba was born in Sabon Birni, Sokoto State.

He attended Government Secondary School Gusan where he obtained his West African School Certificate (WAEC) in 1979.

He proceeded to the Advance Teachers College, Sokoto where he was awarded his National Certificate of Education (NCE) in 1976.

He studied Management at the University of Sokoto and graduated in 1981.

He obtained his Advanced Diploma in Accounting at the Loton College of Higher Education, United Kingdom, in 1989.

Danbaba served as the Deputy Governor of Sokoto State from 1999 to 2003.

He was elected as Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District in March 2015.

In June 2018, he defected to the People's Democratic Party.

On February 23, 2019, Shehu Tambuwal was elected as the Senator representing Sokoto South with 134,204 votes, while Danbaba received 112,546 votes.

In November 2019, the Court of Appeal Sokoto Division reinstated Senator Ibrahim Danbaba as Senator to the National Assembly, following the reversal of the judgment/dismissal of the petition by the Election Petition Tribunal.

Party Positions

Policy positions from the All Progressives Congress (APC) party manifesto.

Agriculture

Launches the Irrigate Nigeria Project as a public-private partnership to develop small-scale irrigation and water catchment systems using modern technology to boost agricultural productivity.

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Security & Defense

Will deploy modern aerial surveillance and advanced technology to monitor and deter intrusions into oil pipelines, power stations, and other critical national infrastructure in real time.

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Environment & Climate

Accelerates the environmental cleanup and re-establishment of fisheries and profitable aquacultural activities in the Niger-Delta region to counter violent extremism and poverty-driven disaffection.

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Economy & Trade

Will implement the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and additional favorable policies to attract investment in deep-water assets within 6 months, including encouraging signature bonus negotiations and royalty reliefs.

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Infrastructure

Creates regional industrial hubs in specific zones (North West, North East, South East, South South, South West, North Central) to focus on labor-intensive manufacturing, with tailored investments (e.g., textiles, dry ports, glass, pottery, solid minerals, regulated mining).

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Enterprise grant support

Work with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to simplify loan processes for commercial banks, mandate federally owned banks to provide low-cost loans to youth-led enterprises, and expand business incubation centers to support youth innovation.

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Energy

Will mandate gas metering equipment on all facilities where gas flaring occurs within 6 months and establish a special enforcement unit to monitor compliance with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) on gas flaring reduction, with non-compliance leading to financial penalties for affected communities.

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Governance & Reform

Reserve at least 3 cabinet positions for individuals under 40 and 6 more positions for members under the age of 40, and mandate that at least 20% of political appointments to Ministries/Dangomas (MDAs) be reserved for individuals under 40.

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Education

Raises the priority of addressing out-of-school children, establishes a task force to review and strengthen programs like school feeding, and aims to reduce disaffected youth recruitment by violent groups.

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Healthcare

Will establish a network of upgraded, equipped, and staffed general hospitals in every Local Government Area, tertiary facilities in each State, and world-class specialist hospitals in each geo-political zone to improve healthcare accessibility and quality.

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Technology & Digital

Supports the development of MSMEs through partnerships with fintech players to expand access to capital and business development services.

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Reliefs and scholarships

Commits to a conditional income support program requiring recipients to meet human capital goals (school attendance, healthcare, nutrition) in exchange for payments.

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