Abdullahi Saidu Musa

Saidu Musa Abdullahi, mostly known as SMA (born May 31, 1979), is a Member of the Federal House of Representatives, representing Bida/Katcha/Gbako federal constituency, assumed office in June 2019.

He is the deputy chairman, House of Representatives' Committee on Finance; Secretary, Niger State Caucus of Ninth National Assembly; Member of House of Representatives' Committees on Public Petitions; Banking & Currency; Insurance & Acturial Matters; Federal Capital Territory; Agricultural Colleges & Institutions; and Interpaliamentary Affairs.

Within a few hours of assuming office as a lawmaker, Etsu Nupe and Chairman Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar (CFR), conferred on him the traditional title of Dan-Barije Nupe, elevated later to Gorozon (Mesiah) of Nupe Kingdom.

He is a graduate of Economics from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria with a second-class degree and holds a master's degree in Development Studies from Bayero University, Kano. He has ten years of professional experience in Banking, Oil/Gas sectors.

He started his career with Zenith Bank Plc in 2000 and later worked as a Sales Manager for Oando Plc in Adamawa, Jalingo, Benue, Kano, and Jigawa.

Currently, he serves as the COO of Gerawa Global Engineering Limited.

In 2005, he was the spokesman for the Solitaire Economics Class at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, held in Abuja.

He is the present Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Finance.

Saidu joined politics in 2019 under the All Progressives Congress (APC), contesting for the Bida/Gbako/Katcha Federal constituency in Niger State. He stated that if the gubernatorial ticket was not given to the incumbent Governor or Muhammadu Buhari, it would have been a diversion to him.

He supports 100 students from his constituency for educational purposes at institutions such as Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai; Nigeria Army University Biu; Federal University of Technology Minna; Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.

He organized the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 2020, 2021, and 2022, registering 2,500 candidates so far.

Party Positions

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

Security & Defense

Enhances compensation, medical care, housing support, scholarships, stipends, and health insurance for military personnel injured in duty and their families.

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Governance & Reform

Commits to amending Nigeria’s governance architecture through constitutional review and collaboration with the National Assembly and State Governments to grant States greater autonomy over critical matters like crime prevention, prisons, stamp duties, and taxation.

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Economy & Trade

Reforms the Federal Budgetary Methodology to move away from oil revenue dependence and base spending on projected growth, establishing an inflationary ceiling to optimize fiscal policy without causing excessive inflation.

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Infrastructure

Launches a National Infrastructure Campaign to modernize national infrastructure by hiring millions of unemployed Nigerians through the fiscal flexibility gained from reforming budgetary methodology.

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Agriculture

Will encourage local farmers to form farm cooperatives, enabling them to pool resources for modern farming equipment, fertiliser, and access priority government agricultural assistance programs (extension services), with tax breaks and credits.

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Environment & Climate

Will **reduce Nigeria’s gas flaring** by removing it from the top 10 countries with highest flares, aiming to maximize sector benefits while eliminating environmental harm.

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Anti-corruption

Curb reliance on imported goods via luxury taxes, higher tariffs, and processing fees while incentivizing local manufacturing with tax credits/rebates.

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Enterprise grant support

Provides tax credits, holidays, and reduced interest rate loans for businesses that hire a specified percentage of youth in their workforce and offer on-the-job training.

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Energy

Will increase Nigeria’s domestic crude oil production to **2.6 million barrels per day by 2027** and **4 million barrels per day by 2030**, while implementing a Special Enforcement and Monitoring Unit to deter theft, vandalism, and pipeline breaches using drones and aerial surveillance.

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Education

Introduces a new management system for federally funded primary and secondary schools via Boards of Education, reserving community representation in decision-making.

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Healthcare

Will strengthen primary healthcare infrastructure with incentive schemes, counterpart funding programs, and grassroots preventative care (vaccinations, cancer screening, blood pressure monitoring) in collaboration with state/local governments.

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Technology & Digital

Establishment of an advisory committee to review and reform regulatory frameworks for blockchain technology and virtual asset services.

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Reliefs and scholarships

Provides **conditional income support** to very poor households, tied to human capital development goals like high-school attendance, healthcare, and nutrition.

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