Dekeri Anamero Sunday is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 House of Representative Elections as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Edo.

Biography

Anamero Sunday Dekeri is a Nigerian politician. He is a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives for Etsako Federal Constituency, Nigeria.

Anamero Sunday Dekeri was born in the village of Ogute-Oke, Okpella, Edo State, Nigeria. His family worked as pastoral farmers.

Dekeri obtained his First School Leaving Certificate from Ugbedudu Primary School and his Secondary School Certificate from Ogute-Oke Secondary School.

He then went on to earn a Bachelor of Law degree from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. He is also an alumnus of Nigeria Police College, Ikeja.

While pursuing his education, Dekeri sold palm produce to Eastern Nigerian merchants. This venture led him to travel to Ibadan to secure contracts with companies seeking palm products as raw materials.

He established Danco International Group, a multinational company, and its subsidiary, Gulf Treasure Ltd.

Dekeri established the Anamero Idofe Anamero Foundation, a non-governmental organization dedicated to supporting the poor and needy.

He has made significant contributions to his local community, including building classrooms and staff offices for schools in Ogute-Oke and Itu Rogbe.

Amongst other contributions is an ongoing Anamero School Support program that has run for 13 years, covering distribution of school materials and scholarships to students.

The foundation expanded this program to cover 10,000 students across Edo State. The Foundation distributed 500,000 books in Edo State and awarded bursaries to students at the University of Benin.

The Anamero Foundation has provided borehole facilities, rural electrification, and road construction and rehabilitation projects across his community.

Other projects include the donation of wheelchairs to people with disabilities.

Dekeri entered the political arena in 2019 and was elected to represent the Etsako Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives under the All Progressives Congress (APC) party.

He has sponsored bills for the establishment of the Federal Medical Center, Uluoke, Edo State, and the Federal College of Technical Education, Okpella, Edo State.

In 2023, Dekeri declared his candidacy for the governorship of Edo State, under the APC banner. His campaign platform emphasizes education, health, agriculture and food security, infrastructural development, and industrialization.

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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