Gaidam Ibrahim
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Gaidam Ibrahim is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2019 Senate Elections as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Yobe.
Biography
Ibrahim Gaidam, born on 15 September 1956, is a Nigerian politician and current Minister of Police Affairs since 2023. He was previously a senator for the Yobe East senatorial district from 2019 to 2023 and served as governor of Yobe State from 2009 to 2019.
He became governor after the death of Governor Mamman Bello Ali in January 2009, succeeding him as deputy governor from 2007 to 2009. Gaidam was born in Bukarti village, Yunusari Local Government Area in present-day Yobe State.
He attended Borno Teachers' College (BTC), Maiduguri, obtaining a Teachers' Certificate between 1974 and 1979. He later earned a Diploma in Accountancy from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria in 1983 and a BSc in Accountancy in 1990, becoming a Certified Public Accountant.
Gaidam worked in government ministries in Borno and Yobe States before leaving the civil service in 1995 to become Commissioner for Youths and Sports, later for Commerce and Industries. He returned to the civil service, serving as a Director in the State Finance Ministry and Permanent Secretary in various ministries from 1997 to 2007.
Elected deputy governor on the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) platform in 2007, he was sworn in as governor following Mamman Ali’s death in January 2009. He was re-elected in 2011 and 2015 for full terms.
During his tenure, he addressed religious tensions in Yobe State, urging cooperation and peace amid Boko Haram-related violence. He later served as senator for Yobe East from 2019 to 2023.
His political career includes roles in governance, accountability, and public administration, spanning over four decades in Yobe State’s political landscape.
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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