Gamawa Adamu Ibrahim

Ibrahim Adamu Gumba (born 10 October 1948) is a Nigerian politician who was elected senator for the Bauchi South constituency of Bauchi State, Nigeria, in the April 2011 national elections. He ran on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket.

He obtained a BSc in government. He worked in the Nigeria Customs Service, where he rose to the position of deputy comptroller general.

Gumba became head of the Bauchi State civil service. In 2006, he was appointed the commissioner of education in Bauchi State.

The Bauchi South senatorial seat became vacant in May 2010 after Senator Bala Muhammed was appointed Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by President Goodluck Jonathan.

In the 23 August 2010 bye-election for the Bauchi South senate seat, Gumba received 273,764 votes, while Ibrahim Haruna of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) trailed with 57,661 votes, and Danjuma Dabo of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) received 56,294 votes.

In the PDP primaries for the April 2011 election for the Bauchi South senatorial seat, Gumba gained the nomination at the expense of former Senator Abubakar Maikafi and one-time Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) national commissioner, Mohammed Abubakar.

In the elections, Gumba scored 312,627 votes, while Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) scored 114,281 votes.

Senator Malam Wakili succeeded Gumba in the Senate after defeating Isa Yuguda in the general elections of March 2015.

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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