Garba Alhaji Idris
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Garba Alhaji Idris is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 State Houses of Assembly Elections as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Jigawa.
Biography
Idris Garba Kareka is a Nigerian politician born in Jahun, Jigawa State. He represents the Jahun constituency in the Jigawa State House of Assembly under the platform of All Progressive Congress (APC).
He serves as speaker of the 7th Jigawa Assembly. Shortly after the 2015 general election and the inauguration of the 6th Jigawa Assembly in June, members unanimously elected Garba as speaker.
On 3 January 2017, less than seven months after his swearing in, 25 of the 30 members unceremoniously called for his impeachment while the governor was away on a foreign trip. The reasons given for the impeachment were that Garba was too unyielding to the requests of his colleagues and he had claimed too much power for himself, which made his colleagues lose confidence in him.
Shortly after the 2019 general elections, the 7th Jigawa Assembly was inaugurated in May, and Garba was once again elected speaker.
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 Nigeriaβs 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 Nigeriaβs 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 Nigeriaβs 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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Sources
Bio, State of Origin: Wikipedia β