for GOVERNOR

Adamawa State 2019

My
 MISSION

To address the welfare, security and empowerment

needs of our people to build a stable and
prosperous Adamawa State in my administration.

VISION

To build a stable, empowered and prosperous Adamawa.

INTRODUCTION

The beauty of the present is the new opportunities it brings

with it, the failures of yesterday may have rippled into
today, but today also presents a chance to initiate change
and transform the results of yesterday.

Our Vision is to transform Adamawa and set a pace that can

be envied and emulated across the country. In my Adminis-
tration, I intend to initiate change in Adamawa by placing
focus on the most fundamental needs of our people in
order to inspire growth and build on our highest hopes and
dreams.

Our mission will address the lacking areas in Health, Educa-

tion, Water Supply, Security, and Infrastructure and also
carry out our empowerment obligations through the
Grassroots Socio-economic Empowerment Program
( GSEEP).

By identifying the areas that need immediate government

intervention, we can begin the work to restore hope in the
hearts and lives of the people of Adamawa and also
challenge and inspire our administration to surpass set
goals to build a society that will have stories for generations
to tell.

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 MESSAGE TO THE
PEOPLE OF ADAMAWA

This is Our Movement

This is not just mine, This is yours.
This is beyond a phrase, This is a call to action.
This is for your children, This is your time.
This is a time for a major decision, This is your choice
This is a step forward, This is movement.
This is our time to act, This is the time to make a difference
This is beyond potential, This can be reality
This is showcasing the validity of our hopes and dreams.
This is Our Movement!
LETTER TO THE
PEOPLE OF ADAMAWA

My People of Adamawa,
Serving in the Nigerian Navy taught me how
collective effort and sacrifice was the key to
I am running for governor because I have a patri-
success, and that is why I call on you, the people
otic and personal love for our great state. Our
of Adamawa to get behind our movement. To
campaign slogan, This Is Our Movement was
make the collective sacrifice of time and effort to
coined in for the purpose of that love. It means
unite and join me in taking back Adamawa. To
that as people of Adamawa, we are one and we
ensure that your future and that of your children
share a common goal, which is to transform our
are protected , to show other state governments
state to the best of our ability.
how the power truly lies with the people.

I grew up in a military family and spent most of

In this document, we have provided the neces-
my younger years traveling across and outside
sary steps our government will take to ensure
Nigeria. My constant movement gave me the gift
that Adamawa moves in the right direction and
of exposure, getting to know all kinds of people ,
that there is visible an general inclusion in all
foods and languages. And the best part of that
aspects. For too long, we have suffered under
gift is that is taught me the importance of unity.
bad leadership and we will continue to pay the
Unity in every family, Unity in every society and
unfair price if we do not choose to fight back with
most especially, Unity in every cause. I realized
our voices and our votes. So let’s turn our dream
that in order for any society to mak progress,
to reality because This Is Our Movement.
togetherness is a non-negotiable factor, and
peace, significant progress and understanding
would be the end result.

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OBJECTIVES
To build a policy frame work to address the basic infrastruc-
tural needs of rural and urban dwellers as it relates to health,
education, water resources, agriculture, grassroots empower-
ment and security.

To revamp our healthcare system for assured quality access

and delivery.

Provide access and delivery to quality education by investing

in the training, welfare of personnel and students.

To improve water supply in Adamawa for domestic Agricul-

tural and industrial purposes.

Formulate to ease the production processing packaging and

marketing of agricultural products.

To restore the grassroots economic and empowerment

program in Adamawa State.

To create an enabling environment that encourages young

people to be innovative and responsible towards the
socio-economic development of our communities.

To create empowerment policies/programs that will give

women a chance to be a part of the strategic development of
Adamawa.

To further develop a social program that would address the

underlying causes of insecurity in the state.

To improve security by providing an interphase between the

civil population and the security agencies for intelligences
gathering protection of informants and providing necessary
logistics that assist the security agencies to enforce the law.

To create an enabling environment for local and foreign

investments to thrive

To create an enabling environment for commerce.

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FOCUS
AREA
 SECURITY
AND JUSTICE
Goal:
To create an effective and functional security
and justice system in Adamawa to address
the menace of Herdsmen/farmers clashes,
ethno-religious clashes, Boko Haram, drug
Abuse, Criminality, Thuggery/Cultism.
Key Initiatives:
- To ensure high level coordination among
the security agencies and civilian population
to improved security in the state.
- To provide logistic support for efficient
operations of the security agencies.
- To engage relevant stakeholders (Commu-
nity leaders and the youths in meaningful
dialogue as an alternative mechanism for
dispute resolution.
INFRASTRUCTURAL
DEVELOPMENT
Goal:
To construct and upgrade the basic health,
Educational and Agricultural Infrastructure
in Adamawa.
Key Initiatives:
- To maintain and construct new roads and
transport Infrastructure for the promotion
of security and economic property of the
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- To address Drug Abuse, Thuggery and
cultism by rehabilitating and engaging the
youth in government empowerment
programs.
- To coordinate and strengthen the ties
between the Nigerian Drug Law Enforce-
ment Agency (NDLEA) and relevant security
agencies to cub the trafficking, sales and
consumption of
- To Organize Local Communities for Intelli-
gence gathering to assist security agencies
in the fight against crime.
- To improve judicial facilities in the state
and increase access to quick dispensation of
justice in collaboration with the judiciary.
-To address and improve the welfare needs
of the judiciary.
rural and urban areas of the state.
- To improve our water supply system to
improve social welfare, promote sanitation,
reduce health hazards and enhance Agricul-
tural output
- To improve the current state of Infrastruc-
ture in our leering Environment.
 WOMEN
EMPOWERMENT
Goal:
To give women opportunities to be part of
the socio-economic growth of Adamawa
State by addressing their welfare and
empowerment needs.
Key Initiatives:
- To empower our women at the grassroots
through skills acquisition for self-reliance.
EMPOWERMENT
AND WELFARE
Goal:
To create policies, programs and initiatives
the socio-economic states of the people of
Adamawa State through the grassroots
socio-economic empowerment program
(GSEEP).
Key Initiatives:
- To revive and review the farming skills
acquisition centers (FSAC) to improve the
capacity of local farmers and entrepreneurs
to maximize outputs.
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- To give women a fair representation in our
Administration.
- To eliminate all forms of violence and
discrimination and exploitation against
women and girls for a healthier society.
- To create financial inclusion for women
through conditional cash transfer & other
initiatives for socio-economic growth.
- To review the vocational technical training
centers (VTTCs) to train youths in various
technical skills for their growth, indepen-
dence and the socio-economic development
of Adamawa State.
- To revive and review Local Apprenticeship
scheme (LAS) to train and mentor Youths in
various skill through master trainers for
general self-reliance and economic indepen-
dence.
- To reach out to our people at the
grass-root level for empowerment, self-reli-
ance, wealth
 HEALTH
CARE
Goal:
Improve state of healthcare facilities in
Adamawa and increase access to affordable
healthcare services.
Key Initiatives:
- To revamp existing healthcare facilities in
the state.
- To establish new healthcare centers
especially in rural areas based on needs
assessment.
EDUCATION
Goal:
To create an efficient and functional educa-
tional system in Adamawa.
Key Initiatives:
- To improve the infrastructure and learning
facilities of public schools & institutions.
- To ensure that private schools must meet
the basic regulatory standards for learning.
- Our Administration will ensure prompt
payment of annual scholarship allowances
to the
students of tertiary institutions.
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- To provide necessary equipment for the
enhancement of healthcare delivery to the
people of Adamawa State.
- To improve the capacity of health workers
through training.
-To provide basic healthcare services for
pregnant women and infants below the age
of five.
-To provide rehabilitation centres for the
fight against drug abuse
- Review and improve our educational
curriculum in primary & secondary institu-
tions.
- Our Administration will work to improve
educational standards by ensuring that the
welfare of teachers and other school staff
are promptly and adequately met.
- To improve the quality of teachers through
workshops, seminars and other on the job
trainings.
- To enhance the quality and availability of
food in the public boarding secondary
schools
 AGRICULTURE
Goal:
To improve the production capacity of local
farmers for the development of agro
businesses through agricultural support
program and quality extension services
Key Initiatives:
- To provide Modern Storage facilities to
minimize post harvest losses.
- To review and improve the existing FSACs
to act as an agricultural hub to offer training
on best practices to local farmers’ food
security.
YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT
Goal:
To create socio-economic programs to make
the youth self-reliant , innovative and
prosperous.
Key Initiatives:
- To take advantage of the abundant oppor-
tunities in IT for wealth creation through
E-commerce.
- To create a conducive environment that
provides an advantage for the youth to seize
opportunities in entrepreneurship.
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- To provide adequate market for agricultur-
al produce through collaboration with the
state ministry of commerce.
- To provide rural access network for farm-
ing communities for transportation conve-
nience and access to social facilities.
- To Improve existing irrigation facilities to
boost dry season farming and food security.
- To subsidize agricultural input such as
fertilizer, seedlings, herbicides/pesticides to
boost the production capacity of local
farmers.
- To revive the robust technical skill acquisi-
tion centers for capacity building and selfre-
liance of the youth
- To encourage modern systems for wealth
and job creation.
- Our administration will revive the technical
skills acquisition centers to empower our
youths with requisite skills for self reliance.
- Draw up suitable programs that will
enhance the interests of youth in sports and
recreation to promote development and
socialization in the state.
 WEALTH
CREATION
Goal:
To increase the standard of living of Adama-
wa State citizenry by opening the states
economy to foreign and domestic investors
with the target of increasing the States GDP.
A special emphasis would be placed on Local
Content so as wealth generated can circu-
late within the States economy.
Key Initiatives:
- To provide streamlined access to land for
external investments in power, agriculture,
infrastructure and technology.
- To create off the shelf solutions for invest-
ments in SMEs in agriculture throughout the
state.
- Create industrial clusters where entire
value chains and infrastructure needed are
provided in hopes of driving investments
and minimizing costs.
- To position the state to become the leading
investment destination for renewable Solar
Power.
- To retrain our young and teaming popula-
tions for the jobs of the future. Significant
investments would be made in establishing
partnerships with training institutions in the
fields of Solar power, technology and
agriculture with hopes of becoming the no 1
supplier of skilled labor in the aforemen-
tioned sectors in West Africa.
- To prioritize investment in areas that will
boost the general business environment and
prioritize projects that improve production
in supporting sectors.
- Provide private partners with incentives to
construct technological mediums for faster
internet in urban areas.

ABOUT
ABDUL-AZIZ NYAKO
Abdul-Aziz Murtala Nyako (ab-dool á-zeez moor-tá-lá
nee-yá-ko) is the incumbent Senator of Adamawa
Central District. With over 15 years of leadership
experience in the Nigerian Navy, and an appointment as
the Sarkin Matasa Adamawa (Youth Leader of Lamido
Kingdom) in 2012, AbdulAziz has demonstrated initiative
in tackling issues related to security, youth empower-
ment, and drug and law enforcement—all of which are
important in encouraging a functional democratic
society in Nigeria.
Born in Kaduna in 1970 and the eldest of 17 children,
Abdul-Aziz spent most of his childhood in Tamandu
Barracks in Apapa, Lagos. In Nigeria, he moved around
frequently between Bauchi, Adamawa, Niger, Borno,
and Lagos due to the fact that his father, Murtala Nyako,
an officer in the Nigerian Navy was posted to various
locations.
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ABOUT
He spent five years at the Air Force Military School in Jos
and in 1990 enrolled in the Nigerian Defense Academy
(NDA) where he received a BSc. in Chemistry. The
following year, he went back to the UK and trained at
the Britania Royal Naval College (Dartmouth), where he
was subsequently commissioned as a Sublieutenant in
1992. His time at Dartmouth was significant in that it
renewed his sense of confidence and helped him
reinforce his identity. Upon his return back to Nigeria
that same year, Abdul-Aziz withdrew his commission
and re-enrolled in the NDA.
From 1992 onwards, most of Abdul-Aziz’ life was
seaborne. In 1997, he was on board the NNS
Aradu setting sail for Sierra Leone on a patrol mission.
Instead of Sierra Leone, they arrived in
Liberia and remained there for 7 months at the onset of
the Second Liberian Civil War.
From 2001 to 2006, he served on board many
ships, including the naval team on board the first
missile patrol craft in the Bakassi Peninsula in
2005. It was during his Junior Division training in
Liberia in 2001, that he first considered leaving
the Navy. This was however not possible until
2010 after his time in the Senior Division and
several sea and staff appointments.
In 2012, the Lamido Adamawa appointed
Abdul-Aziz the Sarki Matassa Adamawa. In this
role, he acts as the Chief Security Advisor of the
Lamido Adamawa. He is also responsible for the
empowerment and cultural reorientation of the
youth and the encouragement of female
participation in public service. As Sarki Matassa,
he has successfully conducted many security
trainings and drug related programs for youth
within the State. For women, he created an
empowerment program and micro financing
schemes to encourage business development.
ABOUT SIR LAZARUS
MICHAEL DAGAZEE VIMTIM
Sir Lazarus Vimtim was born on the 1st of August
1972 in Mubi North Adamawa state. He complet-
ed his primary education at the Mubi One primary
school, Adamawa state and proceeded to Goern-
ment secondary school Mubi to complete his
secondary education from 1986-1992.
After his teenage years, he enrolled at the Adama-
wa state Polytechnic from 1993-1996 to seek a
degree in financial studies. Upon earning the
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In 2015, Abdul-Aziz emerged the elected senator
for Adamawa central and evidently became the
youngest serving member of the 8th assembly. He
also emerged the Chairman of the Special duties
committee and focused on education, security,
agriculture, job creation, health, infrastructure
and Veteran affairs as well as co-sponsoring the
not too young to Run bill.
Looking Ahead, Abdul-Aziz has envisioned the
position of the Executive Governor of Adamawa
state, this decision and vision was stemmed for
his love for his people and the need for effective
change.
He intends to be a wind of change that will force
a conversation and strike a positive balance.
Under the leadership of the elderly and the
march of the youth, he hopes to transform
Adamawa to a hopeful hub, a land of liberation
and a progressive place.
highest honours , he went on to work as a princi-
pal accountant assistant in 1999 and was later
appointed the supervising councilor in 2009.
Between 2009 -2018, he has served as a managing
director of Palkari Nigeria Ltd and as Managing
Director of Amuk World wide Ltd.
He is also a leader and the vice chairman of the
ADC state congresses in Adamawa state.