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2011 – 9 June 2015</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Goodluck_Ebele_Jonathan" class="mw-redirect" title="Goodluck Ebele Jonathan">Goodluck Ebele Jonathan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_A._Muhammed" title="Mohammed A. Muhammed">Mohammed A. Muhammed</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Isah Hamma Misau</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="House of Representatives of Nigeria">House of Representatives of Nigeria</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />8 June 1999 – 6 June 2011</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newly_created&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Newly created (page does not exist)">Newly created</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdulrazaq_Zaki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Abdulrazaq Zaki (page does not exist)">Abdulrazaq Zaki</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Chairman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman">Chairman</a> of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=House_Committee_(Parliament_of_Nigeria)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="House Committee (Parliament of Nigeria) (page does not exist)">House Committee</a> on Police Affairs</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />12 June 2007 – 6 June 2011</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/House_Majority_Leader" class="mw-redirect" title="House Majority Leader">House Majority Leader</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />10 June 2003 – 11 June 2007</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Chairman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman">Chairman</a> of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=House_Committee_(Parliament_of_Nigeria)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="House Committee (Parliament of Nigeria) (page does not exist)">House Committee</a> on <a href="/w/index.php?title=Solid_Minerals&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Solid Minerals (page does not exist)">Solid Minerals</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />11 June 2002 – 9 June 2003</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Abdul Ahmed Ningi</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1960-04-20</span>) </span>20 April 1960<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 64)</span><br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ningi,_Nigeria" title="Ningi, Nigeria">Ningi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bauchi" title="Bauchi">Bauchi</a>, Nigeria.</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)">People's Democratic Party</a> (PDP)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence(s)</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Ningi,_Nigeria" title="Ningi, Nigeria">Ningi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bauchi" title="Bauchi">Bauchi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ahmadu_Bello_University" title="Ahmadu Bello University">Ahmadu Bello University</a> <small>(<a href="/w/index.php?title=Bachelor_of_Sociology&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bachelor of Sociology (page does not exist)">BSc.</a>)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Profession</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Civil_Servant" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil Servant">Civil Servant</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.AbdulNingi.com/"><b>AbdulNingi.com</b></a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Abdul Ahmed Ningi</b> (born <span class="nowrap">April 20</span>, 1960) was a Deputy <a href="/wiki/Majority_Leader" class="mw-redirect" title="Majority Leader">Majority Leader</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian Senate">Nigerian Senate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A member of <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)">People's Democratic Party</a> (PDP), he served as a Senator representing Bauchi central senatorial district from 2011 to 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-2011_Elected_Nigerian_Senators_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2011_Elected_Nigerian_Senators-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bauchi Central senatorial zone includes the local government areas of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Danbam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Danbam (page does not exist)">Danbam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darazo" title="Darazo">Darazo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ganjuwa" title="Ganjuwa">Ganjuwa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Misau" title="Misau">Misau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ningi,_Nigeria" title="Ningi, Nigeria">Ningi</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Warji" title="Warji">Warji</a>. </p><p>Abdul Ningi served as the <a href="/wiki/House_Majority_Leader" class="mw-redirect" title="House Majority Leader">House Majority Leader</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian House of Representatives">Nigerian House of Representatives</a> from 2003 to 2007 and has been a member of the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-nassnig_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nassnig-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As Deputy Majority Leader, Abdul Ningi was a principal officer of the <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian Senate">Nigerian Senate</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_years">Early years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdul_Ahmed_Ningi&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Abdul Ningi was born in <a href="/wiki/Ningi,_Nigeria" title="Ningi, Nigeria">Ningi</a> town of <a href="/wiki/Bauchi" title="Bauchi">Bauchi</a> state.<sup id="cite_ref-Abdul_Ningi_place_of_birth_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abdul_Ningi_place_of_birth-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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. </p><p>He attended Ningi East primary school (1969 to 1973) and Government Secondary School, Misau.<sup id="cite_ref-Abdul_Ningi_place_of_birth_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abdul_Ningi_place_of_birth-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Graduating from Government Secondary School, Misau in 1978, he enrolled at the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bauchi_College_of_Art_and_Sciences&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bauchi College of Art and Sciences (page does not exist)">Bauchi College of Art and Sciences</a> for a 2-year pre-degree program. He earned his <a href="/wiki/B.Sc." class="mw-redirect" title="B.Sc.">B.Sc.</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sociology" title="Sociology">Sociology</a> from <a href="/wiki/Ahmadu_Bello_University" title="Ahmadu Bello University">Ahmadu Bello University</a> in 1983, becoming the first in his family to attend university.<sup id="cite_ref-Ahmed_Abdul_Ningi_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ahmed_Abdul_Ningi-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Shortly after his graduation in 1983, he proceeded on his <a href="/wiki/National_Youth_Service_Corps" title="National Youth Service Corps">National Youth Service</a> in Kano. In 1984, he accepted a position in <a href="/wiki/Bauchi" title="Bauchi">Bauchi</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/First_Bank_of_Nigeria" title="First Bank of Nigeria">First Bank of Nigeria</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-Ahmed_Abdul_Ningi_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ahmed_Abdul_Ningi-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_political_career">Early political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdul_Ahmed_Ningi&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1996, Abdul Ningi contested for the Bauchi state assembly under the platform of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nigeria_Congress_Party" title="United Nigeria Congress Party">United Nigeria Congress Party</a> (UNCP) won but the <a href="/wiki/Abacha" title="Abacha">Abacha</a> led government cancelled the election.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Abdul_Ningi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Abdul_Ningi.jpg/220px-Abdul_Ningi.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Abdul_Ningi.jpg/330px-Abdul_Ningi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Abdul_Ningi.jpg/440px-Abdul_Ningi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1728" data-file-height="1152" /></a><figcaption>Sen. Abdul Ningi at Senate plenary in 2013</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="House_of_Representatives">House of Representatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdul_Ahmed_Ningi&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1999_to_2003">1999 to 2003</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdul_Ahmed_Ningi&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1999 to 2003"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/Nigeria_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigeria Football Association">Nigeria Football Association</a> during his reign, Nigeria qualified for her second appearance at the <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a> <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">World Cup</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2003_to_2007">2003 to 2007</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdul_Ahmed_Ningi&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2003 to 2007"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Abdul Ningi was re-elected in 2003. From 2003 to 2007, he served as the <a href="/wiki/House_Majority_Leader" class="mw-redirect" title="House Majority Leader">House Majority Leader</a>. He was among the key actors that helped in keeping the house together during the <a href="/wiki/Third_Term_Agenda" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Term Agenda">Third Term Agenda</a> in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He chaired the House sub-committee on <a href="/wiki/Nigeria_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigeria Football Association">Nigeria Football Association</a> (2003 to 2007) and became a member of <a href="/wiki/Inter_Parliamentary_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Inter Parliamentary Union">Inter Parliamentary Union</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Parliamentary_Association" title="Commonwealth Parliamentary Association">Commonwealth Parliamentary Association</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pan-African_Parliament" title="Pan-African Parliament">Pan-African Parliament</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2007_to_2011">2007 to 2011</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdul_Ahmed_Ningi&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2007 to 2011"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>His 2007 election was keenly contested as Salisu Zakari of the <a href="/wiki/All_Nigerian_Peoples_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="All Nigerian Peoples Party">All Nigerian Peoples Party</a> (ANPP) was initially declared the winner, but in 2008 the appeal court reinstated Abdul Ningi as the rightful winner of the April 2007 elections.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served as Chairman Ad-hoc committee on <a href="/wiki/Niger_delta_crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="Niger delta crisis">Niger delta crisis</a>, were his input helped in developing the Amnesty program that resolved the <a href="/wiki/Niger_Delta" title="Niger Delta">Niger Delta</a> <a href="/wiki/Terrorist" class="mw-redirect" title="Terrorist">militancy</a>. 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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deputy_Majority_Leader">Deputy Majority Leader</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdul_Ahmed_Ningi&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Deputy Majority Leader"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Abdul_Ningi_and_David_Mark.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Abdul_Ningi_and_David_Mark.jpeg/220px-Abdul_Ningi_and_David_Mark.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Abdul_Ningi_and_David_Mark.jpeg/330px-Abdul_Ningi_and_David_Mark.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Abdul_Ningi_and_David_Mark.jpeg/440px-Abdul_Ningi_and_David_Mark.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="374" /></a><figcaption>Abdul Ningi and Senate President, <a href="/wiki/David_Mark" title="David Mark">David Mark</a> in 2012</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2011, Abdul Ningi ran against incumbent Senator <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_A._Muhammed" title="Mohammed A. Muhammed">Mohammed A. Muhammed</a> of the <a href="/wiki/All_Nigerian_Peoples_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="All Nigerian Peoples Party">All Nigerian Peoples Party</a> (ANPP), who was under scrutiny for lack of quality representation by his constituency. Abdul Ningi trounced <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_A._Muhammed" title="Mohammed A. Muhammed">Mohammed A. Muhammed</a> in the 9 April senatorial elections .<sup id="cite_ref-2011_Elected_Nigerian_Senators_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2011_Elected_Nigerian_Senators-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)">Peoples Democratic Party</a> 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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Constituency_projects">Constituency projects</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdul_Ahmed_Ningi&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Constituency projects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ningi_built_borehole.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Ningi_built_borehole.jpg/220px-Ningi_built_borehole.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Ningi_built_borehole.jpg/330px-Ningi_built_borehole.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Ningi_built_borehole.jpg 2x" data-file-width="432" data-file-height="324" /></a><figcaption> An Abdul Ningi funded borehole for Gidan Waya community in <a href="/wiki/Darazo" title="Darazo">Darazo</a> lga, <a href="/wiki/Bauchi" title="Bauchi">Bauchi</a> in 2012</figcaption></figure> <p>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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Job_creation">Job creation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdul_Ahmed_Ningi&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Job creation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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’. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Farming_support">Farming support</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdul_Ahmed_Ningi&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Farming support"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_beneficiary_of_Abdul_Ningi_farming_support.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/A_beneficiary_of_Abdul_Ningi_farming_support.png/220px-A_beneficiary_of_Abdul_Ningi_farming_support.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/A_beneficiary_of_Abdul_Ningi_farming_support.png/330px-A_beneficiary_of_Abdul_Ningi_farming_support.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/A_beneficiary_of_Abdul_Ningi_farming_support.png/440px-A_beneficiary_of_Abdul_Ningi_farming_support.png 2x" data-file-width="460" data-file-height="260" /></a><figcaption>A beneficiary of Abdul Ningi farming support smiles.</figcaption></figure> <p>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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Community_development">Community development</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdul_Ahmed_Ningi&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Community development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Poverty_eradication">Poverty eradication</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdul_Ahmed_Ningi&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Poverty eradication"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Empowerment_message.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Empowerment_message.jpg/220px-Empowerment_message.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Empowerment_message.jpg/330px-Empowerment_message.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Empowerment_message.jpg/440px-Empowerment_message.jpg 2x" data-file-width="691" data-file-height="461" /></a><figcaption>Donation of Sewing machines, motorcycles, etc. to Bauchi people.</figcaption></figure> <p>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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Skill_Acquisition_Centers">Skill Acquisition Centers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdul_Ahmed_Ningi&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Skill Acquisition Centers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Abdul_Ningi_borehole.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Abdul_Ningi_borehole.jpg/220px-Abdul_Ningi_borehole.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Abdul_Ningi_borehole.jpg/330px-Abdul_Ningi_borehole.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Abdul_Ningi_borehole.jpg 2x" data-file-width="432" data-file-height="324" /></a><figcaption>An Abdul Ningi funded borehole for Yanda community in Ganjuwa lga, Bauchi</figcaption></figure> <p>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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Education">Education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdul_Ahmed_Ningi&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th>S/N </th> <th>Project </th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1 </td> <td rowspan="3">Job creation </td> <td>1,000 Graduate (GIS) jobs </td></tr> <tr> <td>500 Public work youth jobs </td></tr> <tr> <td>3,000 jobs through Community Services Women and Youth Employment (CSWYE) program </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2 </td> <td rowspan="3">Poverty eradication </td> <td>1,500 <a href="/wiki/Motorcycles" class="mw-redirect" title="Motorcycles">Motorcycles</a> donated </td></tr> <tr> <td>600 <a href="/wiki/Tricycles" class="mw-redirect" title="Tricycles">Tricycles</a> donated </td></tr> <tr> <td>5,000 <a href="/wiki/Sewing_machines" class="mw-redirect" title="Sewing machines">Sewing machines</a> donated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">3 </td> <td rowspan="1">Road construction </td> <td>Rehabilitation of "Ningi-Yadangungume-Fuskar-Mata" Road </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">4 </td> <td rowspan="2">Farming support </td> <td>1,850 farms Dry season support </td></tr> <tr> <td>600 farms Wet season farming support </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">5 </td> <td rowspan="5">Community development </td></tr> <tr> <td>659 units hand pump constructed </td></tr> <tr> <td>43 Solar powered Borehole </td></tr> <tr> <td>20units - 500KVA Transformer </td></tr> <tr> <td>1,240 Solar Street lights </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">6 </td> <td rowspan="4">Education </td> <td>1,000 WASSCE fee paid between 2012 and 2013. </td></tr> <tr> <td>53 Tertiary education scholarship beneficiaries </td></tr> <tr> <td>250 Adult education beneficiaries </td></tr> <tr> <td>500 primary schools provided with Tables, Chairs, Exercise books, and Writing materials </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">7 </td> <td rowspan="4">Skill Acquisition centers </td> <td>9 ICT centers </td></tr> <tr> <td>1,200 Tailors trained </td></tr> <tr> <td>250 Basket weavers trained </td></tr> <tr> <td>80 IT Professionals trained </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">8 </td> <td rowspan="3">Hospitals </td> <td>5 Ambulances donated </td></tr> <tr> <td>40 Baby incubators donated </td></tr> <tr> <td>100 Beds and beddings </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">9 </td> <td rowspan="1">Transport </td> <td>18 seater buses donated </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdul_Ahmed_Ningi&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Abdul Ningi and his wife were married in 1982, and live in <a href="/wiki/Ningi,_Nigeria" title="Ningi, Nigeria">Ningi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bauchi" title="Bauchi">Bauchi</a>. They have five children. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Crisis_with_the_Senate">Crisis with the Senate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdul_Ahmed_Ningi&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Crisis with the Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Senator Ningi was suspended from the senate after he brought public attention to the issue of <a href="/wiki/Budget" title="Budget">budget</a> padding rocking the House.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He resigned as the chairman of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Senators_Forum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northern Senators Forum (page does not exist)">Northern Senators Forum</a> over the same issue.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a 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