Saidu Musa Abdullahi Explained

Saidu Musa Abdullahi
Birth Date:31 May 1979
Predecessor:Hon. Bala Faruk Muhammadu
Caption:Saidu Musa Abdullahi
Party:All Progressive Congress (APC)
Birth Place:Bida, Niger State
Office:Member Federal House of Representative from Niger State
Birth Name:Saidu Musa Abdullahi
Termstart:June, 2019
Education:Ahmadu Bello University
Bayero University
The Federal Polytechnic Bida
Constituency:Bida
Gbako
Katcha
Nationality:Nigerian
Honorific Prefix:Honourable

Saidu Musa Abdullahi mostly known as SMA (born May 31, 1979) is a Member of the Federal House of Representative, representing Bida/Katcha/Gbako federal constituency assumed office in June 2019.[1]

He is the deputy chairman, House of Representatives' Committee on Finance; Secretary, Niger State Caucus of Ninth National Assembly; Member of House of Representatives' Committees on Public Petitions; Banking & Currency; Insurance & Acturial Matters; Federal Capital Territory; Agricultural Colleges & Institutions; and Interpaliamentary Affairs. Within few months of assumption of office as a lawmaker, Etsu Nupe and Chairman Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar(CFR) conferred on him the traditional title of Dan-Barije Nupe which was a few hours later elevated to Gorozon (Mesiah) of Nupe Kingdom.[2]

Education and career

He is a graduate of Economics of Ahmadu Bello University, (ABU) Zaria with a second class and had his master's degree in Development Studies from Bayero University, Kano with ten years of professional work experience, under three sectors which include Banking, and Oil/Gas. He started with the Zenith Bank Plc in 2000 and then Oando Plc being the sales manager in Adamawa, Jalingo, Benue, Kano, Jigawa. He is the COO of Gerawa Global Engineering Limited. Also in 2005, he was the spokesman in the Solitaire Economics Class at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, which took place in Abuja. He is the present Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Finance.[3] [4]

He is the son of Musa Abdullahi a retired chief judge in Niger State High Court. He joined politics in 2019 under the platform of All Progressives Congress as a candidate of Bida/Gbako/Katcha Federal constituency in Niger State, in a statements by him that if the ticket of Gubernatorial election was not given to the present Governor as well as Muhammadu Buhari that it would be a diversion to him.[5] [6] [7]

Students Educational Pro-support

Saidu helps to support 100 students from his constituency for educational purposes in institutions such as Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai Nigeria Army University Biu, Federal University of Technology Minna, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and also made the arrangements of 2020, 2021 and 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registering 2,500 candidates so far.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Assembly Federal Republic of Nigeria. www.nassnig.org. 2020-03-10.
  2. Web site: 2021-04-11. Abdullahi: Ninth National Assembly has been transparent on budget, constituency matters. 2022-02-21. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
  3. Web site: Lawmaker tasks youths on replacing political. guardian.ng. 8 October 2019 . en-US. 2020-03-10.
  4. Web site: Jonathan's N15b almajiri schools rot away. 2019-10-05. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US. 2020-03-10.
  5. Web site: 2019: PDP can't reclaim power in Niger – Musa Abdul. Olaniyi. Muideen. 2018-12-22. Daily Trust. en-GB. 2020-03-10.
  6. Web site: Bima: How APC avoided disaster in Nupe land. Dooba. Dr Ibraheem. 2019-02-07. Daily Trust. en-GB. 2020-03-10.
  7. Web site: StackPath. leadership.ng. 2020-03-10.
  8. Web site: 2020-02-06. Saidu Musa Abdul - The Abusite Who Pays Fees for 100 ABU Students and Others. 2020-08-29. The Abusites. en-US.