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Oseke Preye Influence Goodluck is a Nigerian politician from Bayelsa. They have contested 1 election (1 loss) across 1 party. Most recent: 2023 House of Representative Elections as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.
Political Career
Biography
Preye Influence Goodluck Oseke (born 27 May 1976) is a Nigerian politician and member of the Federal House of Representatives in the 9th National Assembly.
Background and education
Oseke was born in 1967 in Ogboinbiri, southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. He began his primary school education in 1983 at Apoi Clan Central School in Ogboinbiri town where he earned a First School Leaving Certificate in 1987. He enrolled in Bishop Dimieari Grammar School (BDGS) Yenagoa for his secondary education and finished with Senior Secondary School Certificate, SSCE in 1993. He earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration from the University of Port Harcourt in 2012.
Political career
Oseke was elected to the Federal House of Representatives from Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency on the ticket of All Progressives Congress in 2019. His election was challenged in courts but reaffirmed as the winner of the election. In 2021, his lawyer, Andrew Chukwuemerie a law professor and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN sued Oseke for defaulting to pay legal fees for his 2019 election litigations. Oseke was a member of the House Committee on Diaspora in the 9th assembly.
In 2022, he won the nomination of APC with 16,511 votes to run for a second term in the House of Representatives. In the February 25, 2023, election he was defeated by the candidate of the People's Democratic Party, PDP who polled 13,992 while incumbent Oseke scored 12,992 votes.
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.
Anti-corruption
Curb reliance on imported goods via luxury taxes, higher tariffs, and processing fees while incentivizing local manufacturing with tax credits/rebates.
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.
Education
Introduces a new management system for federally funded primary and secondary schools via Boards of Education, reserving community representation in decision-making.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Reliefs and scholarships
Provides **conditional income support** to very poor households, tied to human capital development goals like high-school attendance, healthcare, and nutrition.
Security & Defense
Enhances compensation, medical care, housing support, scholarships, stipends, and health insurance for military personnel injured in duty and their families.
Technology & Digital
Establishment of an advisory committee to review and reform regulatory frameworks for blockchain technology and virtual asset services.
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Sources
Bio, State of Origin: Wikipedia ↗