Ibrahim Engr Hamisu

Hamisu Ibrahim Chidari (born 1967), popularly known as Engr, is a mechanical engineer and a Nigerian politician who has served as Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly since 5 December 2020.

Right Honourable Chidari was born in Chidari village of Makoda Local Government Area of Kano State. He attended Batta Primary School, Dambatta between 1975 and 1981, then Government Secondary School, Dambatta between 1981 and 1986.

He also attended College of Arts, Science and Remedial Studies (CAS) between 1986 and 1988, obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Bayero University, Kano in 1992.

After his National Youth Service Corps in 1993, he worked with Moland Communication Limited in Ibadan and ABG Communications Limited in Kaduna between 1993 and 1996, where he joined politics in 1996.

Chidari was elected Chairman of Makoda Local Government Area under the military administration of Colonel Dominic Oneya during the 1996 Local Government Election, when General Sani Abacha was President.

He was first elected as a member of the Kano State House of Assembly in the 1999 Nigerian general election. In 2003, he lost his seat, but regained it in the 2007 election and retained it in the following elections: 2011, 2015, and 2019.

He served as Deputy Speaker in the circle of principal officers of the Kano State House of Assembly. He voluntarily stepped down from the Deputy Speaker position in 2017 due to a crisis in the House, allowing Kabiru Alhassan Rurum to return to the principal office.

After Rurum’s resignation as Speaker in July 2017, Chidari returned to the Deputy Speaker position immediately after the impeachment of Yusuf Abdullahi Ata in July 2018.

Following the resignation of Speaker Abdulaziz Garba Gafasa on 14 December 2020, Chidari was elected Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly on 15 December 2020.

Party Positions

Policy positions from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) party manifesto.

Agriculture

NNPP commits to fully developing and strengthening River Basins nationwide for all-season agricultural cultivation, ensuring greater land utilization and enhanced production through intensive irrigation.

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Reliefs and scholarships

NNPP will provide incentives (e.g., remuneration, research facilities) to retain talent in higher education institutions to combat brain drain.

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Energy

NNPP plans to conduct a comprehensive survey of energy resources and publish an inventory of Nigeria's energy requirements periodically to ensure balanced exploitation and stable energy supply for national development.

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Infrastructure

Will restructure the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) into a phased program with mandatory agricultural and community development components, ensuring graduates have structured service roles and job placement efforts.

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Economy & Trade

Will revamp tax collection machinery to improve efficiency, with special attention to low-income earners.

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Education

Will establish 'unity secondary schools' across all states to bring children from diverse regions together and serve as centers of excellence, ensuring free education at primary and secondary levels with supplemented tertiary tuition bursaries.

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Healthcare

Promises to establish and coordinate local manufacturing policies for biochemical remedies, drugs, hospital beds, and other medical supplies with incentives for private sector investment.

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Enterprise grant support

Will extend one-year National Service for full-time mechanized agricultural programs to combat unemployment.

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Technology & Digital

Will promote local manufacture and assembly by reviewing import duties on radios, televisions, and electronics equipment to encourage domestic production.

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Security & Defense

NNPP commits to strengthening and modernizing Nigeria's Armed Forces with better training facilities, advanced weaponry, and improved living standards for military personnel.

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Women & Gender

NNPP pledges to eradicate all forms of discrimination against women, including girl-child abuse and forced marriage, while supporting women's full participation in political, economic, and social life.

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Governance & Reform

The NNPP commits to strengthening sectoral committees and councils (e.g., National Economic Advisory Council, National Economic Intelligence Commission) for better policy implementation.

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