Sunny Goli Israel 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.
Biography
Israel Sunny-Goli is a Nigerian politician and member of the Federal House of Representatives in the 9th National Assembly. He was a member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly before his election to the National Assembly.
Political career
Sunny-Goli was elected to the Bayelsa State Assembly representing Brass State Constituency 1 where he served until his election to National Assembly. He was elected to the Federal House of Representative from Nembe/Brass Federal Constituency on the ticket of All Progressives Congress, APC in 2019 after defeating Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate, Marie Ebikake. Sunny-Goli polled 41,150 votes to beat Ebikake who scored 19,279 votes. His opponent, Ebikake rejected the results and challenged the election at the election petitions tribunal up to the appeal court but failed to reclaim the mandate from Sunny-Goli as her petition was dismissed for lack of documentary evidence.
Sunny-Goli ran for a return ticket to the House of Representatives in the February 25, 2023 election but lost the PDP candidate and former opponent Marie Ebikake who polled 11,145 votes do beat incumbent Sunny-Goli who scored only 6,755 votes.
Thuggery
Days following his declaration as winner of Nembe/Brass Federal Constituency seat, Sunny-Goli was arrested in Abuja for purportedly leading a team of thugs to attack a Deputy Commissioner of Police Kola Okunola who was leading a team of security operatives providing security to voters and INEC officials and materials in Twon, Brass Local Government Area during the February 24th, 2019 National Assembly elections.
Political Career
Party Positions
Policy positions from the All Progressives Congress (APC) party manifesto.
Agriculture
Launches the Irrigate Nigeria Project as a public-private partnership to develop small-scale irrigation and water catchment systems using modern technology to boost agricultural productivity.
Security & Defense
Will deploy modern aerial surveillance and advanced technology to monitor and deter intrusions into oil pipelines, power stations, and other critical national infrastructure in real time.
Environment & Climate
Accelerates the environmental cleanup and re-establishment of fisheries and profitable aquacultural activities in the Niger-Delta region to counter violent extremism and poverty-driven disaffection.
Economy & Trade
Will implement the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and additional favorable policies to attract investment in deep-water assets within 6 months, including encouraging signature bonus negotiations and royalty reliefs.
Infrastructure
Creates regional industrial hubs in specific zones (North West, North East, South East, South South, South West, North Central) to focus on labor-intensive manufacturing, with tailored investments (e.g., textiles, dry ports, glass, pottery, solid minerals, regulated mining).
Enterprise grant support
Work with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to simplify loan processes for commercial banks, mandate federally owned banks to provide low-cost loans to youth-led enterprises, and expand business incubation centers to support youth innovation.
Energy
Will mandate gas metering equipment on all facilities where gas flaring occurs within 6 months and establish a special enforcement unit to monitor compliance with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) on gas flaring reduction, with non-compliance leading to financial penalties for affected communities.
Governance & Reform
Reserve at least 3 cabinet positions for individuals under 40 and 6 more positions for members under the age of 40, and mandate that at least 20% of political appointments to Ministries/Dangomas (MDAs) be reserved for individuals under 40.
Education
Raises the priority of addressing out-of-school children, establishes a task force to review and strengthen programs like school feeding, and aims to reduce disaffected youth recruitment by violent groups.
Healthcare
Will establish a network of upgraded, equipped, and staffed general hospitals in every Local Government Area, tertiary facilities in each State, and world-class specialist hospitals in each geo-political zone to improve healthcare accessibility and quality.
Technology & Digital
Supports the development of MSMEs through partnerships with fintech players to expand access to capital and business development services.
Reliefs and scholarships
Commits to a conditional income support program requiring recipients to meet human capital goals (school attendance, healthcare, nutrition) in exchange for payments.
Other Candidates in Bayelsa
Sources
Bio, State of Origin: Wikipedia ↗