Tukura Kabir Ibrahim
Tukura Kabir Ibrahim is a Nigerian politician from Kebbi. They have contested 1 election (1 win) across 1 party. Most recent: 2023 House of Representative Elections as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.
Biography
Kabir Tukura Ibrahim (born 15 February 1984) is a politician in Nigeria. He is currently a legislator representing the Zuru/Fakai/Danko-Wasagu/Sakaba Federal Constituency of Kebbi State at the Federal House of Representatives in Nigerian 9th National Assembly. He hails from Zuru in Kebbi State of Nigeria. Kabir Ibrahim Tukura was born in Kaduna State to Alhaji Ibrahim Tukura and Hajiya Salamatu Tukura.
In 1994, he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate from the Federal Staff College, Sokoto. This saw him proceed to Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State where he obtained Senior Secondary Certificate in the year 2000. Upon completion of his secondary education, he advanced his education at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English Language in 2005.
Following the successful completion of his National Youth Service Corps in 2006, Kabir Ibrahim Tukura was retained by the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria where he served due to his diligence. In October 2009, he joined the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He later served as an official of the Nigerian Intelligence and Financial Crimes Unit from 2014 to 2016.
Kabir Ibrahim Tukura's capacity for leadership began to manifest from a young age. In his final year at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, he served as the President of the Modern European Languages, Literary and Linguistics Students Association.
Having accumulated his experiences in leadership and civil service, his political exploits on a national scale began with his election as a member of the Federal House of Representatives in 2019. While in the House of Representatives, he was elected as the chairman of the Young Parliamentarian's Forum (YPF), a forum for promoting the representation and participation of young people in parliament and wider political processes.
Kabir Ibrahim Tukura’s political performance addresses both the needs of his constituency and national issues. He advocates for youth empowerment, women empowerment, and the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). His focus also includes improving laws against financial crimes.
Kabir Ibrahim Tukura is known for his advocacy against hate speech and social media bills. In his constituency, his interventions and sponsored bills have left a significant impact. He played a key role in lobbying for the rehabilitation of the Gadan Zaima-Zuru-Gamji Road, boosting economic movement.
He has provided solar street lights, repaired several boreholes, and installed motorized boreholes in Zuru, Fakai, Sakaba, and Danko/Wasagu areas. To promote education, he constructed blocks of 3 classrooms each in Matseri, Zodi, Ribah, and Sakaba. He also launched the Kabiru Tukura JAMB/University Scholarship Scheme, providing JAMB registration forms and sponsoring deserving students for higher education.
On his 100 days in office, he commemorated the International Day of the Girl Child by distributing sanitary pads and back-to-school materials for 4,000 girls in his constituency. In healthcare, he has sponsored medical trips and provided tricycles to the Joint National Association of Persons Living with Disabilities.
His sponsored bills include: HB 1091 (Federal Medical Centre Zuru Establishment, 2020), HB 1443 (Federal Medical Centre Zuru Establishment, 2021), HB 1089 (Amendment to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act, 2020), HB 1090 (Amendment to the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2020), and HB 777 (National Youth Development Commission Bill, 2020).
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.