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Ibrahim Aminu Ringim

NNPPLOST

Election2023 Gubernatorial Elections →

RaceJigawa race →

StateJigawa →

PartyNew Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) →

Born14 July 1963 (age 63)

EthnicityHausa

BirthplaceBenin City

OccupationPolitician

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Ibrahim Aminu Ringim is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 Gubernatorial Elections as the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate in Jigawa.

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Career

2023NNPPGovernorship ElectionLost

2019PDPGovernorship Election288,356 votes · 25.3%Lost→2015PDPGovernorship Election479,447 votesLost→See Ibrahim Aminu Ringim’s full career →

In this race · 2023 Gubernatorial ElectionsAll candidates →

Abdullahi Suleiman

Abdullahi Tsoho Garba

Ahmed Adamu Kaugama

Aminu Hassan Ibrahim

Ibrahim Ahmed Bello

Ibrahim Sulaiman Yusuf

Biography

Ibrahim Aminu Ringim is a Jigawa politician affiliated with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Born on 14 July 1963 in Jigawa, he was nominated to run for governorship in Jigawa during the 2015 election. On that occasion, he contested as the principal candidate on the PDP ticket but ultimately lost the election.

During the 2015 governorship race in Jigawa, Ibrahim Aminu Ringim secured a total of 479,447 votes, which was insufficient to secure victory.

Policy Positions

Governance & Reform

Decentralized Jigawa’s government by allocating responsibilities to Emirate councils of Hadejia, Dutse, Gumel, Ringim, and Kazaure

Technology & Digital

Founded Galaxy Information Technology and Telecommunication (GITT) in 2000, making Jigawa the first state to implement interactive distance learning and video conferencing

Reliefs and scholarships

Introduced the first contributory pension scheme in Nigeria in 2001 (later adopted by the federal government)

Energy

Established solar-powered power plants across local government areas

Education

Pioneered Universal Basic Education (UBEC) in Jigawa, later adopted by the federal government

Foreign Policy

Signed agreements with American companies to process and export gum arabic to the U.S., replacing Sudanese imports (2003)

Infrastructure

Established a free trade zone in Jigawa in 2000 to attract investors

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Sources

Date of Birth, Bio: INEC ↗

State of Origin: Wikipedia ↗