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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.
Political Career
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.
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 ↗