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Usman Hassan Sokodabo is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 House of Representative Elections as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Abuja.
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Biography
Hassan Usman Sokodabo is a Nigerian politician. He is a member representing Abaji/Gwagwalada/Kuje/Kwali Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.
Early life
Hassan Usman Sokodabo was born in 1969.
Political career
In the 2022 primaries, he contested amongst other rivals and won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket. He proceeded to eventually win at the 2023 National Assembly elections, making his second term in the House of Representatives. Sokodabo was formerly the chairman of the Abaji Area Council and commissioner representing the FCT in the Federal Character Commission (FCC). Together with another lawmaker, he sponsored a bill on the state control of Value Added Tax (VAT). As form of support and empowerment to his constituency, he distributed sewing machines, hair dressing machines, sprayers, agro chemicals, generators and grinding engines. He also gave out 670 bags of rice as palliative in Gwagwalada to address the lockdown effect amongst his constituents, as a of the Coronavirus outbreak.
Party Positions
Policy positions from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) party manifesto.
Education
Ensure free education up to Junior Secondary School (JSS1) level and commit to revamping tertiary education.
Healthcare
Provide free medical services for pregnant women and children under five years, rehabilitate health facilities in each LGA, and support local production of essential drugs.
Infrastructure
Accelerate the completion of key rail projects, including standard gauge rail lines between Lagos and Kano (Phase 1) and Port Harcourt to Jos (Phase 2), by privatizing or concessioning the Nigerian Railway Corporation to private operators.
Security & Defense
PDP plans to refine recruitment methods, retrain personnel, improve logistics, and strengthen early warning systems for police reform.
Anti-corruption
PDP commits to strengthening anti-corruption institutions (EFCC & ICPC) and enforcing transparency reforms, including asset declaration laws and removal of immunity clauses for public officials.
Energy
PDP pledges to eliminate gas flaring, enforce air pollution regulations, complete deregulation of downstream petroleum sector, and lay gas pipelines nationwide for industrial use.
Environment & Climate
Commits to reclaiming and rehabilitating land devastated by desertification and soil erosion through afforestation in affected areas.
Technology & Digital
Will establish internet/computer learning centers in all LGAs, provide computers for secondary schools, and enforce local content policy for telecom equipment.
Reliefs and scholarships
Introduce a service compact (SERVICOM) aimed at improving governance through enhanced engagement with the public sector.
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