Introduction

Abdul Ahmed Ningi is a famous Nigerian politician.

He is the Deputy Majority Leader of the Nigerian Senate. A member of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), he is the Nigerian Senator from Bauchi Central senatorial zone serving since 2011. Bauchi Central senatorial zone includes the local government areas of Danbam, Darazo, Ganjuwa, Misau, Ningi, and Warji.

Abdul Ningi served as the House Majority Leader of the Nigerian House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007 and has been a member of the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2011. As Deputy Majority Leader, Abdul Ningi is a principal officer of the Nigerian Senate.

Name – Abdul Ahmed Ningi

D.O.B – April 20, 1960

Place of birth – Bauchi, Ningi Nigeria.

Education

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 for a 2-year pre-degree program. He earned his B.Sc. in Sociology from Ahmadu Bello University in 1983, becoming the first in his family to attend university.

Educational achievements

Shortly after his graduation in 1983, he proceeded on his National Youth Service in Kano. In 1984, he accepted a position in Bauchi 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 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.

Marriage

Abdul Ningi and his wife were married in 1982, and live in Ningi, Bauchi. They have five children.

Personal life

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.

Politics

Early Political Career

In 1996, Abdul Ningi contested for the Bauchi state assembly under the platform of the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) won but the Abacha led government cancelled the election.

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 successfully qualified for her second appearance at the FIFA World Cup.

2003 to 2007

Abdul Ningi was re-elected in 2003. From 2003 to 2007, he served as the House Majority Leader. He was among the key actors that helped in keeping the house together during the Third Term Agenda 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 and Pan-African Parliament.

2007 to 2011

His 2007 election was keenly contested as Salisu Zakari of the All Nigerian Peoples Party (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 militancy. 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.

Global achievements and Career

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’.