Umar Namadi

Umar Namadi (born 7 April 1963) is a Nigerian accountant and politician who has served as the governor of Jigawa State since 2023. He was the deputy governor of Jigawa State from May 2019 to May 2023.

Quotes

• My vision is embedded in my 12-point agenda. These cut across education, health, water resources, agriculture, environment, ICT, and other equally critical spheres of human endeavor. It’s the vision of a greater Jigawa state, the exact title of the 12-point agenda. To show our intent from the start, we have inaugurated a 16-member State Executive Council of people appointed based on their competencies, their reputations and their exceptional capabilities.
  • Namadi shsres his vision
• The strategy is to get the right people in the right places. In addition to the right people as Commissioners, we also have a veteran administrator as Secretary to the State Government (SSG). Also, in the next few days, we will announce the appointment of seven technical advisers who are professionals to the core as Technical Adviser on Health, Basic Education, Higher Education, ICT, Energy, Environment and Agriculture.
  • Namadi speaks about his strategy
• One of the major objectives of this administration is to develop the entire agricultural value chain. We will also review the agricultural policies to ensure that they meet our expectations. In addition to these, we will try to expand our cluster system of farming, a system introduced in 2016 that has really boosted agriculture in Jigawa State.
  • Namadi speaks about his strategy
• The IGR has been very low and this is because of the low levels of economic activities. Before you introduce tax, you should be able to know if the economy can absorb the shock that its introduction will bring to the family. So, first, you need to build up the economy. Over the years, this is what we have been doing and we are confident that we will achieve it. Under our 12-point agenda, we hope to, within the first two years, raise internally generated revenues, at least by at least 49% of what is coming from the Federation account.
  • Namadi talks about the IGR
• I am pleased that considerable efforts have been put in to ensure that each of the 27 local government development plans is aligned with our administration’s 12-Point Agenda, the State Comprehensive Development Framework, and the Sustainable Development Goals.
  • Umar Namadi unviels 5 years LG development plan
• I am glad that they reflect the voices and aspirations of the citizens, considering the extensive consultations and community engagements that took place prior to technical reviews and final validation. I am confident these plans will not only sustain synergy between the state and local government development but also help establish linkages between the long-term vision of the respective LGAs and their annual budget.
  • Umar Namadi unviels 5 years LG development plan
• therefore direct all local government councils to make these Development Plans the primary reference for their strategies, annual budgets, workplans, projects, and programmes.
  • Umar Namadi unviels 5 years LG development plan
• We have within 100 days in office been able to expand the state’s Ministry of Education into two components – now having two ministries for basic education and higher.
• We are also proactive in sustaining the security situation of the state, we directed the security agents, traditional rulers and religious leaders to play their part.
• When we came in, I convened a meeting with all the security stakeholders on the need to sustain the favourable security situation of the state.
• Flooding is a major problem in Jigawa State. We have been proactive in that regard. We have bought two excavators and the Hadejia Jama’are River Basic Development Authority has also bought two for the state.
• In trying to assist the farmers we have distributed fertiliser to our farmers at a subsidised cost of 40 per cent less than the open market price and that has improved the level of farming because people have access to the fertiliser at a cheaper cost.
• Agriculture is the mainstay of the state’s economy, in the last hundred days, we have reviewed the cluster system of farming, and we have seen that we will continue with it and expand it.
• There was an issue in the Fadama project, which involved the improper distribution of input to farmers.
• I have gone around and confirmed that some of the farmers were not given the farming inputs they deserve.
• If you go to my office today, you’ll find that same oath placed on my desk. I have kept it there intentionally,” he said. “Every time I look at it, I remind myself of the bond between me and the people of Jigawa State.
• I advise you to do the same—place a copy of that oath in your office. When you arrive in the morning, read it before you sit down at your table. It’s very, very important. That oath is heavy.
• I want to use this moment to call on myself, the new chairman, and all of us gathered here to reflect on this reality: the late chairman never expected that he would not complete his tenure. This can happen to any one of us, at any time, without notice.