Sabo Mohammed

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Born1 January 1960 (age 66)

Sabo Mohammed is a Nigerian politician from Jigawa. They have contested 2 elections (1 win, 1 loss) across 1 party. Most recent: 2023 Nigerian Senate Elections as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.

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Political Career

2023

APCLOST

2023 Nigerian Senate Elections (Jigawa) →View candidacy →

2019

APC✓ WON

2019 Senate Elections (Jigawa) →SenatorView candidacy →

Biography

Sabo Mohammed Nakudu CON (born 11 January 1960) is a senator representing Jigawa South West District, Jigawa State, Nigeria. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

He was once a Member of the Governing Board, Federal University of Technology Minna. He was also the Chairman Jigawa State Presidential Committee on Solid Mineral.

He served in the Federal House of Representatives for two tenures (2007–2011 and 2011–2015).

He also served as Senator Federal Republic of Nigeria between 2015 and 2019. He was declared winner for Jigawa South West Senatorial District by the Returning Officer, Prof. Adamu Isge, with 224,543 votes against Mustapha Sule Lamido’s 143,611 votes.

Following the 2019 election, Sabo Nakudu was assigned the chairmanship of the Senate committee on downstream (petroleum) resources, leading him to chair the Ad-hoc Committee on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).

The Senate passed the PIB on 1 July 2021 after nearly a year of deliberation, consolidating 16 Nigerian petroleum laws to attract investors. Revised over the past thirteen years since its 2008 presentation to the National Assembly.

On 11 October 2022, Nakudu was conferred the National honour of the Commander of the Order of the Niger by President Muhammadu Buhari for his devotion to public service and achievements in the 9th Assembly of the Senate.

He received the Awards of Excellence by Arewa Foundation for Peace, Conflict Resolution & Development in October 2015.

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The removal of Sale Mamman from the Power Ministry marked the end of his role in implementing or overseeing fuel subsidy reforms or energy sector policies under Buhari’s administration.

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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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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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