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Aliyu Wadada Ahmed
SDP✓ WON
Election2023 Nigerian Senate Elections →
RaceNasarawa race →
StateNasarawa →
Born1 January 1966 (age 60)
GenderMale
QualificationFLSC SSCE HND
Summary
Aliyu Wadada Ahmed is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 Nigerian Senate Elections as the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate in Nasarawa.
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Biography
Ahmed Aliyu Wadada is a Nigerian politician representing Nasarawa West district in the 10th National Assembly. He served as a member of the House of Representatives.
He was initially a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) before resigning from the party in 2022 following a disputed primary election.
Prior to the APC primary election for the Nasarawa West Senatorial District, Wadada complained of irregularities in the delegates list from Keffi and Nasarawa Local Government Areas, leading him to withdraw and subsequently resign from APC.
After resigning from APC, he joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and won the nomination to contest the 2023 Nigerian Senate Elections.
During his campaign, some activities were restricted in certain areas due to alleged clandestine instructions from the ruling party in Nasarawa State, APC. Despite this, Wadada emphasized his popularity, stating that no intimidation would diminish it.
In the February 25, 2023 Senate election, Wadada polled 96,488 votes, defeating APC’s Shehu Tukur (47,717 votes) and PDP’s Musa Galadima (46,820 votes). His victory is noted as a significant political upset, given that Nasarawa West is the zone of the National Chairman of Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, Abdullahi Adamu.
Party Positions
Policy positions from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) party manifesto.
Energy
Will eliminate federal government monopoly on power supply and devolve responsibilities to states and the private sector over five years, aiming for a significant expansion of private sector involvement beyond existing Independent Power Projects (IPPs).
Enterprise grant support
Will restructure CBN’s entrepreneurial program to cover all six geopolitical zones and extend micro-finance support for youth-led businesses under a skills acquisition program.
Agriculture
Will provide state subsidies for farmers and peasants, reposition agricultural support programs, and encourage private foreign investment in agribusiness to boost food security.
Anti-corruption
Strengthen the independence and accountability of the judiciary by improving remuneration, working conditions, upgrading facilities, and expediting trials to deter corruption.
Education
The SDP will design educational programs in the tech, edtech, and agricultural sectors with active Diaspora involvement, including allowing Diaspora voting in Nigerian elections.
Infrastructure
Committed to rapid improvement of critical infrastructure like electricity, petroleum products, water supply, and access roads to reduce production costs and enhance competitiveness.
Reliefs and scholarships
Will develop effective mortgage institutions offering long-term loans to homebuyers at low interest rates
Security & Defense
Overhaul the Nigeria Police Force in training, orientation, and practices to adopt international best practices for modern policing
Environment & Climate
Commits to stopping gas flaring within two years as a specific environmental policy.
Governance & Reform
The SDP pledges to ensure community participation in Niger Delta development programs, drawing on existing reports like NDDC and Ledum Mittee Report, aiming for holistic region-wide growth within four years.
Foreign Policy
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be restructured to improve foreign policy capabilities by enforcing language skills for diplomats and maintaining a 60:40 ratio between career and non-career diplomats.
Economy & Trade
Nigeria commits to advocating for non-reciprocal trade status under WTO and addressing developmental issues from the Doha Ministerial, aiming to reform World Bank/IMF policies to better serve Third World countries.
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