Bulkachuwa Adamu Muhammad
Bulkachuwa Adamu Muhammad is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2019 Senate Elections as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Bauchi.
Biography
Adamu Muhammad Bulkachuwa, born on April 16, 1940, is a Nigerian politician currently serving as the senator for Bauchi North senatorial district.
He was elected during the 2019 Nigeria general elections under the All Progressives Congress (APC) and holds a degree from Ahmadu Bello University.
In 2020, he faced controversy alongside Bauchi South Senator Lawal Yahaya Gumau over the quality of youth and women skill training projects funded in his district.
The senator’s office received ₦169 million for projects across seven local government areas, but reports indicated substandard training programs.
Participants in the programs, mostly connected to local APC leadership, underwent short six-hour courses in random vocations at a hall in Azare.
Critics accused the training of being inadequate given the allocated funds, and a legislative aide reportedly warned journalists against interviewing beneficiaries.
The aide, Buba Shehu Gololo, threatened the reporter’s life, citing direct instructions from Bulkachuwa, who warned anyone conducting interviews as risking their own safety.
Bulkachuwa is married to Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa, a former President of the Nigeria Court of Appeal in Abuja, and has three sons and numerous grandchildren.
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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