Akinsanya Ayinde Nureni
Akinsanya Ayinde Nureni is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 State Houses of Assembly Elections as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Lagos.
Biography
Nureni Ayinde Akinsanya (born 19 May 1967), popularly known as Osmak, is a Nigerian real estate developer and politician who currently serves as a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, representing Mushin Constituency I under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Nureni Akinsanya was born on May 19, 1967, in Lagos State. He began his primary education at Shamusideen Islamic School, Ojuelegba, graduating in 1978. He proceeded to Eko Boys High School, Mushin, for his secondary education, where he obtained his West African School Certificate (WASC) in 1986.
He holds a Higher Diploma in Business Administration (2010) and a Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (2017) from Olabisi Onabanjo University. In 2023, he obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Human Resource Management from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH).
Before entering full-time politics, Akinsanya was a prominent figure in the real estate sector. He served as the Chairman of Osmak Hotel Limited and Osmak Ventures Limited, a property development firm. He also served as the Chairman of the Association of Real Estate Developers of Lagos State (AREDOLS) from 2011 to 2019.
Akinsanya's political career began at the grassroots level in Mushin. He served as an elected Councilor for Ward B1 (1999–2002) and later for Ward C (2004–2007) under the Mushin Local Government. In 2019, he was elected to the Lagos State House of Assembly to represent Mushin Constituency I. He was re-elected in the 2023 general elections.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Anti-corruption
Curb reliance on imported goods via luxury taxes, higher tariffs, and processing fees while incentivizing local manufacturing with tax credits/rebates.
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.
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.
Education
Introduces a new management system for federally funded primary and secondary schools via Boards of Education, reserving community representation in decision-making.
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.
Technology & Digital
Establishment of an advisory committee to review and reform regulatory frameworks for blockchain technology and virtual asset services.
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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Sources
Bio, State of Origin: Wikipedia ↗
Date of Birth: Wikidata ↗