Ojogo Donald Kimikanboh

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Ojogo Donald Kimikanboh is a Nigerian politician from Ondo. They have contested 1 election (1 win) across 1 party. Most recent: 2023 House of Representative Elections as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.

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Biography

Donald Kimikanboh Ojogo (born 25 October 1968) is a Nigerian politician of the All Progressives Congress who serves as a Member of the Nigerian House of Representatives representing Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency. Ojogo was born in his hometown of Arogbo, Ondo State.

His educational journey began at the Local Authority Primary School, Arogbo, where he completed his elementary education from 1974 to 1980. He then proceeded to Ijaw National High School, Arogbo, for his secondary education from 1980 to 1985.

In 1986, he was admitted into the Federal School of Arts and Science, Ondo, but dropped out due to financial challenges. In 1990, he gained admission to the University of Lagos, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in history and strategic studies.

Ojogo's professional journey started in 1988 when he took up employment at the Ilaje/Ese-Odo Local Government Council as a Clerical Officer. After graduating from the University of Lagos in 1995, Ojogo embarked on a career in journalism. He worked as an Energy Reporter at the Guardian Newspaper in Lagos from 1996 to 1998 before joining the Comet Newspaper as the Ondo State Correspondent.

His career in journalism saw him hold positions of increasing responsibility, including Political Correspondent and Senior Political Correspondent at the Daily Independent Newspaper, Lagos. In 2007, Ojogo was called to serve as the Press Secretary to Governor Olusegun Kokumo Agagu of Ondo State. He later returned to the Nigerian Tribune and then joined the Daily Independent in Abuja as the Political Editor.

He also served as the Group Politics Editor at Leadership Newspapers Group and later as an Associate Editor at the New Telegraph Newspaper. Ojogo's dedication to public service led him back to Ondo State, where he served as the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Office of the then Deputy Governor Chief Agboola Ajayi and later served as the Commissioner for Lands & Housing in 2017; Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Ondo State.

In 2019, he contested the House of Representatives election as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) but was unsuccessful. He re-contested the seat on the platform of the APC and won in 2023.

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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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