Onuh Onyeche Blessing
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Onuh Onyeche Blessing is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 House of Representative Elections as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Benue.
Biography
Blessing Onyeche Onuh (born 30 June 1976) is a Nigerian politician from Benue State, representing Otukpo/Ohimini Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. She is the daughter of former Senate President David Mark.
Early life and education: Blessing Onyeche Onuh was born on 30 June 1976 in Otukpo, Benue State, to the family of David Mark of Akpegedde-Otukpo. In 1988, she obtained her First School Leaving Certificate from St. Andrew's Primary School, Otukpo. She then attended Federal Government Girls’ College Gboko, graduating in 1993. She later studied sociology at the University of Abuja, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1999. Her qualifications include a First School Leaving Certificate, General Certificate of Education, and a Doctor of Healthcare Ethics.
Career: After her education, she served in the National Youth Service Corps (2000–2001) in the Agriculture department of the Central Bank of Nigeria in Jos, Plateau State. She held various administrative roles, including Special Assistant to the Minister of State for Education, Special Assistant to the Minister of Inter-Governmental, Local Government and Special Duties, and Secretary for the Social Welfare Secretariat in the Federal Capital Territory Administration. She ran for the House of Representatives in 2018 under APGA but lost the primaries. She later joined APC and was reelected in 2023. She is currently the chair of the House Committee on Land Transportation.
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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Sources
Bio, State of Origin: Wikipedia ↗
Date of Birth: Wikidata ↗
Gender, Qualifications, Running Mate: INEC ↗