Bima Muhammad Enagi
Bima Muhammad Enagi is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2019 Senate Elections as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Niger.
Biography
Muhammad Bima Enagi, born on September 7, 1959, is a Nigerian politician and senator representing the Niger South Senatorial District in Niger State’s 9th National Assembly.
He earned a first degree in Quantity Surveying from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 1982, followed by an MBA from the University of Lagos. He is an alumnus of Kings College, Lagos.
Enagi began his professional career with Owah Unik Consultants, Warri, before working as a Projects Officer at First Bank of Nigeria. He later joined the Central Bank of Nigeria, retiring as a Director.
Additionally, he has engaged in part-time lecturing at the Federal University of Technology, Minna. He holds fellowships with the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors and is a member of the Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria.
His political career includes election as an APC candidate in the 2019 Niger South Senatorial District, where he secured 160,614 votes against Shehu Baba Agaie’s 90,978 votes.
He served as Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and Debt Management, later acting as Chairman of the Agriculture Committee. His contributions notably supported Nigeria’s rice production efforts under President Buhari.
Enagi has also held adhoc committee chairmanships in the 9th Senate and other national bodies, leveraging his extensive public service experience.
Ranking as a grassroots mobilizer and politician, he remains an active member of the All Progressives Congress in Niger State.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Technology & Digital
Supports the development of MSMEs through partnerships with fintech players to expand access to capital and business development services.
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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Sources
State of Origin: Wikipedia ↗