Stears10 Feb 2023
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Musa Aliyu Aliyu
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RaceGombe race →
StateGombe →
Born~1973 (~53)
GenderMale
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles, California State University
BirthplaceGombe State
QualificationFSLC SSCE/GCE B.ENG
Summary
Musa Aliyu Aliyu is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 Nigerian Senate Elections as the Labour Party (LP) candidate in Gombe.
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Biography
Aliyu Modibbo Umar (born 15 November 1958) is a Nigerian technocrat who currently serves as the Special Adviser on General Duties to the Vice President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima. He previously held positions as Minister of State for Power and Steel, Minister of Commerce, and Minister for the FCT (Federal Capital Territory, Abuja).
Aliyu Modibbo Umar was born in Gombe State, Nigeria, of Kumo origin, on 15 November 1958. He earned a BA in Journalism from California State University, Long Beach; an MA in African Studies; and a PhD in Comparative Education, both from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
His professional journey began in 1979 as a reporter for the Nigerian Television Authority. Between 1986 and 1992, he worked in the United States before returning to Nigeria in 1993 to become a lecturer at the University of Abuja. He later transitioned into civilian administration, working in the office of the Chief of Staff to the President.
During the Obasanjo presidency, Aliyu Modibbo Umar served as Minister of State for Power and Steel from January to May 2003. In March 2003, he highlighted efforts to spend N2.2 billion on rural electrification projects in Gombe State, attributing power outages to sabotage. He also introduced decisions to ban imports of certain goods like toothpicks, bottled water, biscuits, spaghetti, and noodles during a FEC meeting. In May 2003, he became Chairman of Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Ltd. (PAN), resolving industrial crises and relaunching the company’s operations within 90 days. Under his leadership, PAN became the first Nigerian manufacturer to export Peugeot cars to other African countries. He also championed the use of Peugeot 307 cars in Abuja’s taxi scheme and Rivers State’s taxi fleet, as well as the introduction of a Consumer Car Finance Scheme benefiting 15,000 military, paramilitary, and police personnel.
Party Positions
Policy positions from the Labour Party (LP) party manifesto.
Environment & Climate
Will establish a Green Army to tap into $3 trillion in international climate finance for green growth, employment, and transition to a green economy.
Security & Defense
Committed to activating regional cooperation with neighboring countries (Niger, Chad, Cameroon) for border security and addressing cross-border crimes under the ECOWAS Protocol on Movement of Persons.
Governance & Reform
Will push for a policy on Common Regimentation Emolument Structure Table (CREST) to harmonize wages across federal public servants, military, and judiciary/academia, ensuring equal pay for comparable roles.
Reliefs and scholarships
Will criminalize non-payment of salaries/wages/pensions to address poverty, inequality, and enhance social solidarity through enforcement of collective bargaining agreements.
Agriculture
Will optimize agricultural value chains across all states via targeted investments to boost food security and advance agro-based industrialization, addressing banditry, kidnapping, desertification, and policy barriers.
Economy & Trade
Will implement radical economic reforms to drastically cut debt-servicing and debt-to-revenue ratios through aggressive fiscal policy adjustments, addressing high poverty (95M), unemployment (~32%), and low tax contribution (~6% of GDP).
Enterprise grant support
Will implement a mandatory national certification for blue-collar artisans and re-skilling programs to align youth skills with economic needs, including STEM training and a venture capital-like fund for entrepreneurs.
Anti-corruption
Will establish an Office of Special Counsel to investigate executive abuses, corruption, and bureaucratic concealments, exempting its prosecutions from Nolle Prosequi by the Attorney General.
Technology & Digital
Drive Nigeria’s transition into the 4th Industrial Revolution through digital economy initiatives, including scientific and technological innovation.
Energy
Fast-track gas flaring commercialisation (NGFCP) to increase gas utilization and reduce wastage by enforcing Domestic Gas Supply Obligations of oil/gas companies, implementing gas-to-power infrastructure with fiscal incentives, and lowering prices for embedded power generation.
Infrastructure
Will develop and complete a $2.3 billion Siemens deal to upgrade Nigeria’s power transmission grid, aiming for stable capacities of 7,000 MW by 2023, 11,000 MW by 2024, and 25,000 MW by 2025 through public-private partnerships.
Education
Overhauls funding access for UBEC and TETFund by removing bottlenecks, increasing transparency, and implementing a public-private partnership model where private corporations fund and manage schools (tax-in-kind).
Healthcare
Develop a comprehensive occupational mapping of Nigeria’s healthcare system to generate data on human capacity, reverse brain drain, and stop medical tourism by leveraging Diaspora healthcare expertise.
Foreign Policy
Will actively engage in sub-regional and regional forums to enhance Nigeria’s leadership role in African affairs through constructive dialogue on challenges.
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