Halliru Dauda Jika
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Halliru Dauda Jika is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2019 Senate Elections as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Bauchi.
Biography
Halliru Dauda Jika was born in 1976 in Bauchi State, Nigeria. He is a businessman and a politician.
He was once a member and shortly the speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, member of the House of Representatives, and former Senate member representing Bauchi Central. He is also known by the nickname Dokaji.
Jika attended Sardauna Memorial College in Kaduna, Kaduna State, graduating in 1999. He then moved to Kaduna Polytechnic to study Civil Engineering and graduated in 2003.
Jika was elected as a representative of Darazo and Ganjuwa Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives. He served two terms: the first term from 2007 to 2011 and the second term from 2011 to 2015.
In the 2019 general election, he was elected Senator for Bauchi Central under the flag of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Jika is a Muslim, married, and has children, including Kelvin Emmanuel.
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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