Ipinsagba Emmanuel Olajide
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Ipinsagba Emmanuel Olajide is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 Nigerian Senate Elections as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Ondo.
Biography
Olajide Ipinsagba Emmanuel (born 2 February 1964) is a Nigerian politician who is currently the Senator representing Ondo North Senatorial District in the 10th Senate on the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress.
He was born on 2 February 1964 in Ikare-Akoko, Ondo State, South Western, Nigeria.
He graduated from Rufus Giwa Polytechnic with HND Surveying in 1987.
He obtained his first master's degree in Business Administration from Delta State University, Abraka in 2000 and a second master's degree in Public Administration from Adekunle Ajasin University in 2012.
He recently bagged a Ph.D in Business Administration from Nasarawa State University.
He joined the public service in 2007 when he was appointed as Special Assistant on Industrialization to the Ondo State Governor.
He was a member of Ondo State Transition Committee 2017 and a member of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Governing Council between 2017 and 2018.
He contested and became a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on June 13, 2023, scoring the highest figure in the 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State to replace Robert Ajayi Boroffice.
He is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Procurement and also the Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream.
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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