Abdul Labaran Madari
Abdul Labaran Madari is a Nigerian politician from Kano. They have contested 1 election (1 win) across 1 party. Most recent: 2023 State Houses of Assembly Elections as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.
Biography
Labaran Abdul Madari, more commonly known as Abdul Madari, is a lawmaker from Kano State and a Nigerian politician.
He was elected the Majority Leader for the second time in the Kano State House of Assembly on 15 December 2020.
Abdul Madari was born in 1968 at Madarin Mata of the Warawa Local Government Area of Kano State.
He attended Kawo Cikin Gari Primary School in Warawa, and Government Secondary School in Garko.
Madari also attended Minjibir Teacher's College for his Grade II Certificate and obtained his diploma from the Federal College of Education, Kano.
Madari was elected as a Member of the Kano State House of Assembly in the 2007 Nigerian general election and retained the seat for over three consecutive elections in 2011, 2015, and 2019, serving his fourth term.
He served as the Chief Whip from 2015 to 2019, becoming the Majority Leader in 2019.
On 2020, Madari and four others were unlawfully suspended by the Speaker of the House; the court declared this suspension a violation of Section 109 of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution.
On 14 December 2020, Right Honourable Abdulaziz Garba Gafasa resigned as Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, and Hamisu Chidari was elected Speaker alongside Madari as Majority Leader on 15 December 2020.
Political Career
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Technology & Digital
Supports the development of MSMEs through partnerships with fintech players to expand access to capital and business development services.
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.
Other Candidates in Kano
Sources
Bio, State of Origin: Wikipedia ↗
Date of Birth: Wikidata ↗