Sadiq Suleiman Umar (born June 1970) in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. A senator in Nigeria's National Assembly, representing Kwara North, Kwara State, Nigeria. Under the All Progressive Congress (APC) party.

He graduated top of his class in 1987 at Borgu Secondary School New Bussa with distinctions. He holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree, a postgraduate diploma in public administration, a master's degree in Disaster Risk Management and Developmental Studies from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna State.

He is a public health pharmacist, consultant, development expert, community mobilizer, philanthropist, public affairs analyst, and a leader. He worked for many years in the health development sector of DFID and USAID SCM Projects, focusing on helping the poor and vulnerable, especially women and children.

He started as an officer and rose to become Technical Director West Africa at Axios International, a USA-based organization before joining politics.

In 2019, he was elected to serve in the 9th Senate, where he was the chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Business, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Primary Health Care and Communicable Diseases, and a member of several other committees.

In 2023, he was re-elected to serve in the 10th Senate. Currently, he is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade and Investment and a member of several committees including Appropriation, Power, Downstream Petroleum, Finance, FCT, Public Accounts, Industries, Defence, National Planning, ICT, and Cyber Crimes.

In May 2025, he was appointed the chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Business of the 10th Senate.

His legislative focus is on Education, Health, Road Infrastructure, Water Resources, Power, Human Capital Development, Empowerment, and Youth Advancement.

He is a fellow of several professional bodies, including Fellow Nigerian Academy of Pharmacy, Fellow African Centre for Supply Chain, Fellow Society of Professional Disaster Risk Managers, Fellow Association of Nigeria Public Administrators, and others.

He is popularly known as 3SU in Kwara State, which stands for Senator Sadiq Suleiman Umar. He holds the traditional titles of Dan Amar Kaiama and Dan Amar Lafiagi, meaning the beloved prince of Kaiama and Lafiagi emirates in Kwara State.

He is married to Hajia Maryam Sadiq Umar and the family is blessed with two boys and a girl named Uthman, Suleiman, and Halima respectively. He is 173 cm tall.

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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