Abubakar Sadique Baba

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Born~1961 (~65)

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QualificationST. PAUL PRIMARY SCHOOL GSS BAUCHI UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI

Abubakar Sadique Baba is a Nigerian politician from Bauchi. They have contested 1 election (1 loss) across 1 party, receiving 432K total votes. Most recent: 2023 Gubernatorial Elections as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.

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Political Career

2023

APCLOST

2023 Gubernatorial Elections (Bauchi) →432,272 votes · 41.79% of totalView candidacy →

Biography

Abubakar Sadique Baba is a male political candidate from Bauchi, Nigeria, who ran for governorship in the 2023 election under the All Progressives Congress (APC). His campaign included Musa Shehu Aliyu as his running mate. Born circa 1961, he completed his education at St. Paul Primary School GSS Bauchi, graduating from the Bauchi University of Maiduguri.

In the 2023 governorship election, Baba secured 432,272 votes but ultimately lost the race.

Party Positions

Policy positions from All Progressives Congress (APC)'s manifesto.

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.

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Anti-corruption

Curb reliance on imported goods via luxury taxes, higher tariffs, and processing fees while incentivizing local manufacturing with tax credits/rebates.

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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.

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Education

Introduces a new management system for federally funded primary and secondary schools via Boards of Education, reserving community representation in decision-making.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Security & Defense

Enhances compensation, medical care, housing support, scholarships, stipends, and health insurance for military personnel injured in duty and their families.

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