Abdullahi Saidu Musa

Abdullahi Saidu Musa is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 House of Representative Elections as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Niger.

Biography

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.

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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