Ugbor Terseer
Ugbor Terseer is a Nigerian politician from Benue. They have contested 1 election (1 win) across 1 party. Most recent: 2023 House of Representative Elections as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.
Biography
Terseer Ugbor (born 20 May 1981) is the current member, House of Representatives for Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency of Benue State. He is Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Environment and also the Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee on Students Loans in Nigeria. He is also a Member of the House Standing committees on Aviation, Petroleum Midstream, Ecological Funds, Public Procurement, Steel Development, Public Service Matters and Poverty Alleviation.
As a Member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ugbor is an advocate for improved funding to support Climate Change mitigation and adaptation efforts in his constituency (Kwande/Ushongo) and Nigeria at large. He seeks to implement environmentally impactful projects in clean technologies that help in energy transition for rural communities and protects our environment from pollution and degradation.
Hon. Terseer Ugbor chaired the Legislative Summit on Students Loans in Nigeria and proposed extensive amendments to the Students Loans Act passed by the 9th House of Representatives and passed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Hon. Terseer Ugbor was born in Lagos Nigeria, on 20 May 1981 to Air Commodore Stephen Ugbor (Rtd.) and Barrister (Mrs) Cecilia Ugbor, a lawyer and banker. He hails from Kwande Local Government of Benue State and is the first of 6 siblings.
He attended Airforce Primary School Ikeja Lagos, Airforce Military School Jos Plateau State, and The University of Abuja where he studied Sociology and obtained a Bachelor's Degree in 2004. Hon. Terseer Ugbor proceeded for his Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Benue State University.
Before public service, Terseer Ugbor was a Value-for-Money Administrator, National Standards Expert for solar PV modules, batteries and charge controllers, expert in battery and e-waste recycling, and a sustainability consultant with 17 years of practical working experience.
He has specific interests in Sustainable Development and Circular Economy. Terseer Ugbor was the Executive Secretary/CEO of the Alliance for Responsible Battery Recycling (ARBR), the approved Producer Responsibility Organisation for the battery sector in Nigeria. He is the founder/CEO of the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of Nigeria (REDIN) and REDIN Global Industries.
Over the past 10 years, Terseer Ugbor has become an authority in environmental sustainability strategy and planning, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs, and waste recycling policies for regulators and private organizations in Nigeria.
He publishes the Living Environment Magazine, a niche publication promoting environmental sustainability, ecosystems, recycling, and pollution issues in Africa. He has presented papers and spoken at over 40 seminars, workshops, and conferences in Nigeria, Africa, and designed and participated in over 50 public policy and implementation projects for organizations like the Federal Ministry of Environment, NESREA, SON, NADDC, REA, GIZ, Heinrich Boll Stiftung, BCCC-Africa, and REAN.
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.