Vanguard News19 Dec 2010
2011: PDP governors and those who want their jobsKU
Kumaila Mohammed Umara
PDPLOST
Election2023 Nigerian Senate Elections →
RaceBorno race →
StateBorno →
Born~1969 (~57)
GenderMale
QualificationFSLC G.C.E. LL.B
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Kumaila Mohammed Umara is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 Nigerian Senate Elections as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Borno.
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Biography
Kumaila Mohammed Umara is a male political candidate from Borno state who competed in the 2023 senatorial election under the Peoples Democratic Party. Born circa 1969, he holds an FSLC G.C.E. LL.B qualification, limiting his documented formal education to these credentials.
Despite participating in the 2023 senatorial race, Umara did not secure victory in that election.
Party Positions
Policy positions from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) party manifesto.
Education
Ensure free education up to Junior Secondary School (JSS1) level and commit to revamping tertiary education.
Healthcare
Provide free medical services for pregnant women and children under five years, rehabilitate health facilities in each LGA, and support local production of essential drugs.
Infrastructure
Accelerate the completion of key rail projects, including standard gauge rail lines between Lagos and Kano (Phase 1) and Port Harcourt to Jos (Phase 2), by privatizing or concessioning the Nigerian Railway Corporation to private operators.
Security & Defense
PDP plans to refine recruitment methods, retrain personnel, improve logistics, and strengthen early warning systems for police reform.
Anti-corruption
PDP commits to strengthening anti-corruption institutions (EFCC & ICPC) and enforcing transparency reforms, including asset declaration laws and removal of immunity clauses for public officials.
Energy
PDP pledges to eliminate gas flaring, enforce air pollution regulations, complete deregulation of downstream petroleum sector, and lay gas pipelines nationwide for industrial use.
Environment & Climate
Commits to reclaiming and rehabilitating land devastated by desertification and soil erosion through afforestation in affected areas.
Technology & Digital
Will establish internet/computer learning centers in all LGAs, provide computers for secondary schools, and enforce local content policy for telecom equipment.
Reliefs and scholarships
Introduce a service compact (SERVICOM) aimed at improving governance through enhanced engagement with the public sector.
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Who declares, who drops out, who switches party: sourced, not speculation.