Magaji Jaafar Abubakar

Ja'afar Abubakar Magaji is a Nigerian politician. He is currently serving as a member representing Mubi North/Mubi South/Maiha Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.

Early life and education

Ja'afar Abubakar Magaji was born on 4 October 1980 and holds a BSc. in Business Management.

Political career

At the 2022 APC party primaries for the Mubi North/Mubi South/Maiha Federal constituency, Ja’afar emerged winner while defeating four other aspirants at the polls. As form of support and empowerment, Jafar provided his constituents with three trailer loads of fertilizer, hundreds of pesticides and herbicides, and agricultural supplies.

Legal challenge and victory

In the 2023 National Assembly elections for the House of Representatives, an Appeal Court sitting in Abuja declared Jaafar Magaji, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), winner of the election for the constituency and ordered INEC to give him a certificate of return, while sacking Jingi Rufai of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Religion

Ja'afar Abubakar Magaji is a Muslim.

Party Positions

Policy positions from the All Progressives Congress (APC) party manifesto.

Agriculture

Launches the Irrigate Nigeria Project as a public-private partnership to develop small-scale irrigation and water catchment systems using modern technology to boost agricultural productivity.

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Security & Defense

Will deploy modern aerial surveillance and advanced technology to monitor and deter intrusions into oil pipelines, power stations, and other critical national infrastructure in real time.

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Environment & Climate

Accelerates the environmental cleanup and re-establishment of fisheries and profitable aquacultural activities in the Niger-Delta region to counter violent extremism and poverty-driven disaffection.

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Economy & Trade

Will implement the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and additional favorable policies to attract investment in deep-water assets within 6 months, including encouraging signature bonus negotiations and royalty reliefs.

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Infrastructure

Creates regional industrial hubs in specific zones (North West, North East, South East, South South, South West, North Central) to focus on labor-intensive manufacturing, with tailored investments (e.g., textiles, dry ports, glass, pottery, solid minerals, regulated mining).

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Enterprise grant support

Work with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to simplify loan processes for commercial banks, mandate federally owned banks to provide low-cost loans to youth-led enterprises, and expand business incubation centers to support youth innovation.

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Energy

Will mandate gas metering equipment on all facilities where gas flaring occurs within 6 months and establish a special enforcement unit to monitor compliance with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) on gas flaring reduction, with non-compliance leading to financial penalties for affected communities.

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Governance & Reform

Reserve at least 3 cabinet positions for individuals under 40 and 6 more positions for members under the age of 40, and mandate that at least 20% of political appointments to Ministries/Dangomas (MDAs) be reserved for individuals under 40.

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Education

Raises the priority of addressing out-of-school children, establishes a task force to review and strengthen programs like school feeding, and aims to reduce disaffected youth recruitment by violent groups.

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Healthcare

Will establish a network of upgraded, equipped, and staffed general hospitals in every Local Government Area, tertiary facilities in each State, and world-class specialist hospitals in each geo-political zone to improve healthcare accessibility and quality.

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Technology & Digital

Supports the development of MSMEs through partnerships with fintech players to expand access to capital and business development services.

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Reliefs and scholarships

Commits to a conditional income support program requiring recipients to meet human capital goals (school attendance, healthcare, nutrition) in exchange for payments.

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