Soli Sada

APC✓ WON

Election2023 House of Representative Elections →

RaceKatsina race →

StateKatsina →

PartyAll Progressives Congress (APC) →

Born13 March 1962 (age 64)

GenderMale

OccupationPolitician

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Summary

Soli Sada is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 House of Representative Elections as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Katsina.

Biography

Sada Soli (born 13 March 1962), is a Nigerian politician who represented Jibia/Kaita Federal Constituency of Katsina State. He has served as a Member of the House of Representatives in the 6th, 9th, and 10th National Assembly of Nigeria.

He was born on March 13, 1962, in Jibia, Katsina State, Nigeria. He attended Jibia Central Primary School from 1969 to 1975, earning his First School Leaving Certificate. He then proceeded to Katsina Teachers' College from 1975 to 1980, obtaining a Teachers' Grade II Certificate.

In 1982, he was admitted to the College of Education Kafanchan, Kaduna State, where he earned his Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) in 1985. Subsequently, he gained admission to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and obtained his bachelor's degree in education (B.Ed.) in 1989.

He also earned a master's degree in Public Administration in 1996 from the University of Abuja. In 1992, Soli was deployed to the National Assembly as a Senior Legislative Officer, marking a pivotal change in his career trajectory.

Over the next fourteen years, he served in both chambers of the National Assembly, immersing himself in legislative work. He served as Clerk to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the House Committee on National Planning (1992–1994).

In 1994, he was released to the National Constitutional Conference Commission, where he contributed to drafting efforts. He returned to the National Assembly in 1999, coinciding with Nigeria’s democratic transition.

He was appointed Clerk to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and then to the Committee on National Security and Intelligence. In 1999–2003, President Olusegun Obasanjo approved his posting to the Nigerian Mission in Washington DC as Special Assistant and Minister Counsellor to Ambassador Jibril Aminu.

In 2003, Soli returned to the National Assembly as a legislative officer, later being posted to the Senate and appointed Clerk to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In 2006, he entered Nigerian politics by resigning from the National Assembly and contesting the Jibia/Kaita Federal Constituency election, winning in 2007.

He served as Chairman of the House Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs (2009–2011), leveraging his prior experience in parliamentary diplomacy. He was later elected as the regional representative for West Africa in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and became a member of its executive committee.

In 2011, he was appointed Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (2011–2015). He was re-elected to the House of Representatives for the 9th and 10th National Assembly on the APC platform.

Currently, he chairs the House Committee on Water Resources and continues to champion bills and motions for Nigeria’s unity, peace, and progress.

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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