Abdul Ahmed Ningi (born , 1960) was a Deputy
Majority Leader
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Nigerian Senate
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. A member of
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(PDP), he served as a Senator representing Bauchi central senatorial district from 2011 to 2015.
Bauchi Central senatorial zone includes the local government areas of
Danbam,
Darazo
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Many Fulani
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,
Ganjuwa
Ganjuwa is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. It was curved out from the Darazo Local Government in September, 1991 and it's bordered with Jigawa State from the North and Gombe State from the South East. The Local Government also ...
,
Misau
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It has an area of 1,226 km and ...
,
Ningi, and
Warji
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It has an area of 625 km and a population of 114,720 at the 2006 census.
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Abdul Ningi served as the
House Majority Leader
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of the
Nigerian House of Representatives
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The House of Representatives has 360 members who are elected in single-member constituencies using the plurality (or ...
from 2003 to 2007 and has been a member of the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2011.
As Deputy Majority Leader, Abdul Ningi was a principal officer of the
Nigerian Senate
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.
Early years
Abdul Ningi was born in
Ningi town of
Bauchi
Bauchi (earlier Yakoba) is a city in northeast Nigeria, the Administrative center of Bauchi State, of the Bauchi Local Government Area within that State, and of the traditional Bauchi Emirate. It is located on the northern edge of the Jos Plateau ...
state.
He grew up in modest circumstances having to work tens of kilometres daily to fetch water for the family. He started working at his fathers farm at age 5, a farm he still maintains till today. He has lived in Ningi his entire life.
He attended Ningi East primary school (1969 to 1973) and Government Secondary School, Misau.
Graduating from Government Secondary School, Misau in 1978, he enrolled at the
Bauchi College of Art and Sciences
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for a 2-year pre-degree program. He earned his
B.Sc.
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in
Sociology
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from
Ahmadu Bello University
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in 1983, becoming the first in his family to attend university.
Shortly after his graduation in 1983, he proceeded on his
National Youth Service in Kano. In 1984, he accepted a position in
Bauchi
Bauchi (earlier Yakoba) is a city in northeast Nigeria, the Administrative center of Bauchi State, of the Bauchi Local Government Area within that State, and of the traditional Bauchi Emirate. It is located on the northern edge of the Jos Plateau ...
state government as a Social welfare officer. He was later promoted to the Secretary of Bauchi Rent Tribunal and by 1986 he was head hunted into
First Bank of Nigeria
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as a banking supervisor. He joined Hi-Tech computers in 1992 as a Senior Administrative officer and by 1995 became the Chairman and Chief Executive of NAJ Resources Ltd., Bauchi.
Early political career
In 1996, Abdul Ningi contested for the Bauchi state assembly under the platform of the
United Nigeria Congress Party The United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) was a Nigerian political party. It was one of the five state-sanctioned political parties allowed by the government of General Sani Abacha to participate in state assembly elections held in December 1997, in ...
(UNCP) won but the
Abacha
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led government cancelled the election.
House of Representatives
With the return to civilian rule in 1999, Abdul Ningi contested under the platform of the People's Democratic Party and won by a landslide to represent Ningi Federal constituency. He was re-elected 2 times in 2003 and 2007.
1999 to 2003
During his first term as a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Abdul Ningi served as Chairman House Committee on Solid minerals (2002 to 2003); Chairman, House sub-committee on Teachers Education (1999 to 2002); and Chairman, House sub-committee on NAFDAC (1999 - 2003). Between 1999 and 2002, he was Chairman of the
Nigeria Football Association during his reign, Nigeria qualified for her second appearance at the
FIFA
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World Cup
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.
2003 to 2007
Abdul Ningi was re-elected in 2003. From 2003 to 2007, he served as the
House Majority Leader
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. He was among the key actors that helped in keeping the house together during the
Third Term Agenda
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in 2006. He chaired the House sub-committee on
Nigeria Football Association (2003 to 2007) and became a member of
Inter Parliamentary Union,
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
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and
Pan-African Parliament
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.
2007 to 2011
His 2007 election was keenly contested as Salisu Zakari of the
All Nigerian Peoples Party
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(ANPP) was initially declared the winner, but in 2008 the appeal court reinstated Abdul Ningi as the rightful winner of the April 2007 elections.
He served as Chairman Ad-hoc committee on
Niger delta crisis, were his input helped in developing the Amnesty program that resolved the
Niger Delta
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militancy
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. He was also the Chairman House Committee on Police Affairs and was a member of the House Committee on Jos crisis and Constitutional Review Committee.
Deputy Majority Leader
![Abdul Ningi and David Mark](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Abdul_Ningi_and_David_Mark.jpeg)
In 2011, Abdul Ningi ran against incumbent Senator
Mohammed A. Muhammed of the
All Nigerian Peoples Party
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Under the leadership of Late Chief Edwin Ume-Ezeoke who was its vice presidential candidate to General Muhammadu Buhari in the 2007 presidential elections. The party ...
(ANPP), who was under scrutiny for lack of quality representation by his constituency. Abdul Ningi trounced
Mohammed A. Muhammed in the 9 April senatorial elections .
With the
Peoples Democratic Party maintaining their majority in the Senate with a total seat of 64 out of 108 seats, Abdul Ningi was unanimously chosen by his colleagues as the deputy majority leader.
Constituency projects
![Ningi built borehole](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Ningi_built_borehole.jpg)
With Bauchi being a predominantly agricultural community in need of development, Abdul Ningi fashioned out a "Masterplan of Service" development blueprint focusing on Jobs creation, Farming support and Community development.
Job creation
He initiated a massive sensitization of unemployed graduates in Bauchi in taking advantage of the Graduate Internship Scheme. Within two months, he was able to facilitate and secure the registration and enrollment of over 1,000 graduates across the 20 local government areas of Bauchi. In partnership with SURE-P, over 3,000 Bauchi youths were engaged in Community Services Women and Youth Employment (CSWYE). As at October 2014, he is working with FERMA to facilitate the employment of over 1,000 Bauchi youths into the program ‘Public works for Youth’.
Farming support
![A beneficiary of Abdul Ningi farming support](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/A_beneficiary_of_Abdul_Ningi_farming_support.png)
In partnership with the Hadejia-Jama’are River Basin Development Agriculture and Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority, Abdul Ningi assisted 1,850 individual farms with Dry season support and 600 individual farms with Wet season support during the 2012 and 2013 farming season.
Community development
Between 2012 and 2013, Abdul Ningi sank a total of 659 units of hand pump boreholes, 43 Solar powered overhead tanks for the six local government areas of Danbam, Darazo, Ganjuwa, Ningi and Warji. He also initiated the ‘Ningi water reticulation project’ which when completed will provide water for over 100,000 inhabitants of the Ningi emirate and surrounding villages boost agriculture and power generation capacity of the state. Feasibility studies, mechanical and architectural designs are being completed for implementation early 2015.
Poverty eradication
![Empowerment message](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Empowerment_message.jpg)
With a drive to eradicate poverty from Bauchi state, Abdul Ningi donated 1,500 motorcycles, 600 tricycles, and 500 sewing machines to various communities. To aid transportation, numerous 18-seater buses were also donated.
Skill Acquisition Centers
![Abdul Ningi borehole](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Abdul_Ningi_borehole.jpg)
Two mega Youth Skill Acquisition Centers in Ningi and Misau and in partnership with SMEDAN, Abdul Ningi trained over 1,200 youths in tailoring, 250 youths in basket weaver and hundreds more in craftsmanship. 9 ICT centers were constructed to extend computer literacy to Bauchi people. To enable proper utilization of these skill acquisition centers, Abdul Ningi is continually working in partnership with Secondary schools, local governments and other stakeholders.
Education
For the 2013/2014 academic session, 500 primary schools have been enlisted for intervention with equipment for provision of modern white board and markers, modernized classroom tables and seats, and provision of text and writing books. Through the Ningi scholarship scheme, hundreds of youths get their WASSCE fees and tuition fees paid by Abdul Ningi.
Personal life
Abdul Ningi and his wife were married in 1982, and live in
Ningi,
Bauchi
Bauchi (earlier Yakoba) is a city in northeast Nigeria, the Administrative center of Bauchi State, of the Bauchi Local Government Area within that State, and of the traditional Bauchi Emirate. It is located on the northern edge of the Jos Plateau ...
. They have five children.
References
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Living people
Kogi State
Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria)
Members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria)
1960 births