Namadi Umar Alhaji

APC✓ WON

618,449 votes (59.89%)

Election2023 Gubernatorial Elections →

RaceJigawa race →

StateJigawa →

PartyAll Progressives Congress (APC) →

Born7 April 1963 (age 63)

ReligionIslam

GenderMale

BirthplaceKafin Hausa

OccupationPolitician

QualificationFIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE GRADE II TEACHER CERTIFICATE BS.c ACCOUNTING

Running MateUsman Aminu

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Summary

Namadi Umar Alhaji is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 Gubernatorial Elections as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Jigawa. They won with 618K votes (59.89%).

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In this race · 2023 Gubernatorial ElectionsAll candidates →

Abdullahi Suleiman

YPP

Abdullahi Tsoho Garba

Ahmed Adamu Kaugama

Aminu Hassan Ibrahim

Ibrahim Ahmed Bello

Ibrahim Aminu Ringim

Biography

Umar Namadi (born 7 April 1963) is a Nigerian accountant and politician who has served as the governor of Jigawa State since 2023. He was the deputy governor of Jigawa State from May 2019 to May 2023.

Namadi was born on 7 April 1963 in Kafin Hausa, in the then Northern Region.

He became qualified as a chartered accountant in 1993 and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Bayero University Kano, where he had earlier obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1987.

Namadi founded Namadi, Umar & Co., a chartered accountant firm based in Kano.

From 1993, he was an associate member of the Nigeria Institute of Management, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, and the Chartered Institute of Taxation until 2010, when he became a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.

Namadi was also engaged in research on the sources and application of funds, auditing a computerised information system, and community banking.

As the pioneer head of the Dangote Group Management Accounts Department, he was responsible for establishing and laying the foundation for the production of monthly management accounts for the Dangote Group.

Before his appointment, Namadi was a member of the state committee on verification and validation of contracts as well as on the committee on verification and staff audit.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Anti-corruption

Curb reliance on imported goods via luxury taxes, higher tariffs, and processing fees while incentivizing local manufacturing with tax credits/rebates.

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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.

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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.

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Education

Introduces a new management system for federally funded primary and secondary schools via Boards of Education, reserving community representation in decision-making.

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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.

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Technology & Digital

Establishment of an advisory committee to review and reform regulatory frameworks for blockchain technology and virtual asset services.

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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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