The record
Already done,not promised.
What was delivered during his two terms in the House of Representatives (2011–2019) and through his community foundation, sector by sector.
01
Water for all
Clean water first: boreholes in villages and towns that had none.
1,500+
boreholes
Hand-pump and motorised boreholes
Drilled in rural and urban communities, under the “Water For All” programme.
2011–2019
230+
hand pumps in Nasarawa North
Nasarawa North Senatorial District
Plus 10 large motorised boreholes. These are part of the 1,500+ total, not in addition to it.
2011–2019
02
Health insurance
A hospital card for people outside formal work, paid for by him, toward a pledge of 50,000 lives.
33,000+
people enrolled in health insurance
Two phases of enrolment
20,000 sponsored while he was in the House, and 13,000 more in February 2024, under the NHIA’s informal-sector programme (GIFSHIP).
2011–2024
₦195m
paid to the NHIA from his own pocket
The February 2024 cheque
It enrolled 13,000 vulnerable residents, mostly rural women, widows and orphans: 1,000 in each of the 13 LGAs.
February 2024
25
Primary Healthcare Centres
Clinics where there were none
Built and equipped in underserved rural communities.
2011–2019
33,000+ of 50,000 pledged
- In the House, 2011–201920,000
- February 202413,000
- Still to enrol17,000
The February 2024 enrolment was shared equally across the 13 LGAs of Nasarawa State.
- Akwanga1,000
- Awe1,000
- Doma1,000
- Karu1,000
- Keana1,000
- Keffi1,000
- Kokona1,000
- Lafia1,000
- Nasarawa1,000
- Nasarawa Eggon1,000
- Obi1,000
- Toto1,000
- Wamba1,000
What the cover pays for
Consultations at the chosen clinic and hospital; admission and bed costs and selected operations; essential drugs, antibiotics and medicine for chronic conditions.
Checked, not just paid for
Care comes from accredited facilities across the state. His foundation checks on them and collects beneficiaries’ feedback, so covered patients are not turned away.
WhereOur Lady of Apostles (OLA) Hospital, Akwanga
03
Light in the villages
Substations, transformers and solar lights for communities that had lived with long blackouts.
15MVA
injection substation, Nasarawa Eggon
High-capacity power for Nasarawa Eggon
A power injection substation feeding Nasarawa Eggon and its surroundings.
2011–2019
7.5MVA
substation, Wamba LGA
Steadier supply in Wamba
It stabilises low-voltage lines across neighbouring communities.
2011–2019
20+
distribution transformers
250KVA and 500KVA transformers
Installed in communities with long outages, connecting remote settlements to the grid.
WhereMada Station · Igga · Tabu
2011–2019
200+
solar streetlights
Lit markets and campuses
Along trading corridors, campuses and neighbourhoods.
WhereAngwan Kpandom, Akwanga · Alushi, Nasarawa Eggon · Mararaba Gongon
2011–2019
04
Education and ICT
Computers, buses and admissions: getting young people into school and keeping them there.
2
fully equipped ICT centres
Computer centres for students
At the College of Education, Akwanga, and Government Secondary School, Ubbe.
2011–2019
1,000+
University of Jos admissions facilitated
A way into university
He helped young people from the state secure admission to the University of Jos.
2011–2019
₦50,000
scholarship per law student
Scholarships for law students
Cash scholarships for Nasarawa students studying law.
To be confirmedNumber of recipients to be confirmed.
College of Education, Akwanga
Campus buses and utility tractors, and help securing TETFund infrastructure projects.
05
Youth empowerment
Skills, tools and transport, through his legislative allocations and the Ombugadu Community Development Initiative.
1,270+
young people trained in a trade
Vocational training
At the School of Labour & Productivity, Kaduna: carpentry, mechanical maintenance, tailoring, plumbing and electrical installation.
2011–2019
1,350
tricycles and motorcycles
Transport businesses
350 Keke NAPEP tricycles and 1,000 motorcycles for young operators in rural and suburban areas.
2011–2019
150+
laptops
Digital skills
For student unions, innovators and young entrepreneurs, plus computer training and testing facilities at the College of Education, Akwanga.
2011–2019
06
Agriculture
Inputs straight to the farmers who feed the state. The 2027 plan builds on this.
12,400+
bags of fertilizer
Fertilizer for smallholders
Delivered directly to rural smallholder farmers.
07
Jobs
Careers in the armed forces and federal service for young people from the state.
80+
recruited into the Nigerian Army
Nigerian Army
Young people from the state recruited into the Army.
2011–2019
100+
placed in other federal institutions
Federal institutions
Across the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Nigeria Correctional Service.
2011–2019
Sources
Sources for this page are being compiled. Until each one is attached, the figures and dates here are provisional.