Ibrahim Aminu Ringim

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Born14 July 1963 (age 63)

EthnicityHausa

BirthplaceBenin City

OccupationPolitician

Ibrahim Aminu Ringim is a Nigerian politician from Jigawa. Ibrahim Aminu Ringim has contested 3 elections (3 losses) across 2 parties, receiving 768K total votes. Most recent: 2023 Gubernatorial Elections as New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate.

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Career Biography Track record7

Political Career

2023

NNPPLOST

2023 Gubernatorial Elections (Jigawa) →GovernorView candidacy →

2019

PDPLOST

2019 Governorship Elections (Jigawa) →Governor · 288,356 votes · 25.32% of totalView candidacy →

2015

PDPLOST

2015 Governorship Elections (Jigawa) →Governor · 479,447 votesView candidacy →

Biography

Ibrahim Aminu Ringim is a Jigawa politician affiliated with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Born on 14 July 1963 in Jigawa, he was nominated to run for governorship in Jigawa during the 2015 election. On that occasion, he contested as the principal candidate on the PDP ticket but ultimately lost the election.

During the 2015 governorship race in Jigawa, Ibrahim Aminu Ringim secured a total of 479,447 votes, which was insufficient to secure victory.

Promises vs Track Record

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Education

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Pioneered Universal Basic Education (UBEC) in Jigawa, later adopted by the federal government

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Energy

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Established solar-powered power plants across local government areas

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Foreign Policy

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Signed agreements with American companies to process and export gum arabic to the U.S., replacing Sudanese imports (2003)

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Governance & Reform

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Decentralized Jigawa’s government by allocating responsibilities to Emirate councils of Hadejia, Dutse, Gumel, Ringim, and Kazaure

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Infrastructure

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Established a free trade zone in Jigawa in 2000 to attract investors

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Reliefs and scholarships

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Introduced the first contributory pension scheme in Nigeria in 2001 (later adopted by the federal government)

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Technology & Digital

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Founded Galaxy Information Technology and Telecommunication (GITT) in 2000, making Jigawa the first state to implement interactive distance learning and video conferencing

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