2027 · SenatorialADC
Abdul Ningi
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- Bauchi Central · Bauchi
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Abdul Ningi
Senator for Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Bauchi State
This term: 13 Jun 2023–present
THE PERSON- Senatorial district
- Bauchi Central
- State
- Bauchi
- Country
- Nigeria
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Abdul Ahmed Ningi (born 20 April 1960) is the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for Bauchi Central Senatorial District in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026), and the district's serving senator. From Ningi in Bauchi State, he studied sociology at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, worked as a Bauchi State social welfare officer (1984) and secretary of the Bauchi Rent Tribunal…
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Abdul Ahmed Ningi (born 20 April 1960) is the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for Bauchi Central Senatorial District in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026), and the district's serving senator. From Ningi in Bauchi State, he studied sociology at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, worked as a Bauchi State social welfare officer (1984) and secretary of the Bauchi Rent Tribunal (1986), then in banking and business, becoming chairman of NAJ Resources Ltd., Bauchi, in 1995. During the Abacha transition he contested a Bauchi State Assembly seat on the UNCP platform; the election was cancelled. A PDP member from 1998, he represented Ningi/Warji federal constituency in the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2011 and was House Majority Leader from 2003 to 2007. In 2007 the ANPP candidate, Salisu Zakari Ningi, was first declared winner of the seat; Ningi fought in the courts for nearly two years before his mandate was restored. Elected to the Senate for Bauchi Central in 2011, defeating the sitting ANPP senator Mohammed Mohammed, he was Deputy Senate (Majority) Leader from 2011 to 2015. After a governorship bid that did not get off the ground, the PDP returned him unopposed as its Senate candidate on 7 December 2014, but he lost the 28 March 2015 election to Isah Hamma Misau (APC), 57,172 votes to 208,741. Out of office, he sought the PDP's 2019 governorship ticket (won by Bala Mohammed in October 2018), served a four-year term on the PDP Board of Trustees and, in 2021, was briefly the party's National Deputy Chairman until the convention that elected Iyorchia Ayu. He returned to the Senate at the election of 25 February 2023 with 104,878 votes against Uba Ahmad-Nana (APC, 84,621), and chaired the Northern Senators Forum and the Senate Committee on National Identity and Population. On 12 March 2024 the Senate suspended him for three months over a BBC Hausa interview in which he said N3.7 trillion in the 2024 budget was not tied to any project or location. The Senate leadership, the Presidency and several northern senators rejected the claim; he said parts of the interview were taken out of context but maintained that N3.7 trillion was not captured in the budget the Senate debated, and through his lawyer Femi Falana called the suspension unconstitutional. He resigned the forum chair the same day and lost his committee chair. The Senate recalled him on 28 May 2024 and he resumed on 4 June 2024. On 7 March 2025 he declared for the 2027 Bauchi governorship on the PDP, and on 3 July 2025 he denied any link to the ADC-led opposition coalition. He resigned from the PDP in a letter reported on 7 May 2026, citing the party's leadership crises, joined the ADC, and was affirmed unopposed as its Bauchi Central candidate at the party's primary on 22 May 2026. His opponents on the INEC list include the former senator Isah Hamma Misau (APC).
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1960
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEarly lifeProfile record
Born
Abdul Ningi was born on 20 Apr 1960.
1969
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Ningi East Primary School
First School Leaving Certificate
- Location
- Ningi, Bauchi State
- Institution
- Primary
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
1984
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Social Welfare Officer
Bauchi State Government
- Industry
- Public service
- Employment
- Employee
Social welfare officer in the Bauchi State civil service from 1984 (OrderPaper profile, 2024; not confirmed elsewhere).
1986
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Secretary
Bauchi Rent Tribunal
- Industry
- Public service
- Employment
- Employee
Secretary of the Bauchi Rent Tribunal, 1986 (OrderPaper profile, 2024; not confirmed elsewhere).
1995
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Chairman and Chief Executive
NAJ Resources Ltd., Bauchi
- Industry
- Business / engineering consultancy
- Employment
- Owner
Chairman and chief executive of NAJ Resources Ltd., Bauchi, from 1995 (OrderPaper). His Who's Who entry from his first House term (BLERF) lists his occupation as "businessman - naj engineering consultants".
1999
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
1999 House of Representatives election
Peoples Democratic Party · Ningi/Warji · Bauchi
- Result
- Won
- Recorded winner
- Abdul Ahmed Ningi (PDP)
Elected to the House of Representatives for Ningi/Warji federal constituency in 1999 (BLERF: "Elected: 1999"; Daily Trust: in the House "since 1999"). 20 February 1999 is the national House/Senate polling day, not read from a result sheet; votes and runner-up not found.
ElectedReviewed record
Federal Representative
Ningi/Warji · Bauchi
Took office
Interruption in recorded service: 5 Jun 2007 – 5 Jun 2008
Returned to office
Service ended
- Status
- Ended
- Party on this record
- PDP
Recorded periods in this office: 3 Jun 1999 – 3 Jun 2003 (PDP); 3 Jun 2003 – 5 Jun 2007 (PDP); 5 Jun 2008 – 6 Jun 2011 (PDP).
2003
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
House Majority Leader
House of Representatives of Nigeria
- Industry
- Legislature
Majority Leader of the House of Representatives in the 5th Assembly (2003-2007); he recalled serving as "House Leader" when he returned from suspension in June 2024.
Election participationReviewed record
2003 House of Representatives election
Peoples Democratic Party · Ningi/Warji · Bauchi
- Result
- Won
- Recorded winner
- Abdul Ahmed Ningi (PDP)
Re-elected for Ningi/Warji (House member 1999-2011 per OrderPaper; 12 years in the House per his July 2025 statement). 12 April 2003 is the national National Assembly polling day, not read from a result sheet; votes and runner-up not found.
2007
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2007 House of Representatives election
Peoples Democratic Party · Ningi/Warji · Bauchi
- Result
- Won
- Recorded winner
- Abdul Ahmed Ningi (PDP), after his mandate was restored in court
The ANPP candidate, Salisu Zakari Ningi, was first declared winner; Ningi's mandate was restored by the Court of Appeal (Jos) on 5 June 2008 (Ningi & Anor v Zakari & Ors, CA/J/EP/HR/323/2007), about 14 months after the poll (a 2015 Daily Trust piece says "nearly two years"); the day he was sworn in was not found (between 23 June and 31 July 2008). 21 April 2007 is the national…
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The ANPP candidate, Salisu Zakari Ningi, was first declared winner; Ningi's mandate was restored by the Court of Appeal (Jos) on 5 June 2008 (Ningi & Anor v Zakari & Ors, CA/J/EP/HR/323/2007), about 14 months after the poll (a 2015 Daily Trust piece says "nearly two years"); the day he was sworn in was not found (between 23 June and 31 July 2008). 21 April 2007 is the national National Assembly polling day; votes not found.
2011
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Deputy Senate Leader (Deputy Majority Leader)
Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Industry
- Legislature
Deputy Majority Leader of the 7th Senate, 2011-2015.
Election participationReviewed record
2011 Senate election
Peoples Democratic Party · Bauchi Central · Bauchi
- Result
- Won
- Recorded winner
- Abdul Ahmed Ningi (PDP)
Won Bauchi Central on the PDP ticket, defeating the sitting senator Mohammed Mohammed (ANPP, per Daily Trust 2 Jul 2014). 9 April 2011 is the national Senate polling day, not read from a result sheet; votes not found.
ElectedReviewed record
Senator
Bauchi Central · Bauchi
Took office
Interruption in recorded service: 9 Jun 2015 – 13 Jun 2023
Returned to office
- Status
- Current term
- Party on this record
- PDP → ADC
- Term
- 10th National Assembly
Recorded periods in this office: 6 Jun 2011 – 9 Jun 2015 (PDP); 13 Jun 2023 – end date not recorded (ADC).
2014
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2015 Senate primary
Peoples Democratic Party · Bauchi Central · Bauchi
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Recorded winner
- Abdul Ahmed Ningi (PDP, unopposed)
Returned unopposed as the PDP candidate on Sunday 7 December 2014 at the primary in Ningi town, after a governorship bid he had toured the state for in 2014; Daily Trust (2 Apr 2015) says he "was schemed out" of the governorship race by the party leadership. Premium Times wrongly calls him the senator for Bauchi North. Vote count not reported.
2015
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2015 Senate election
Peoples Democratic Party · Bauchi Central · Bauchi
- Result
- Lost
- Votes
- 57,172
- Recorded winner
- Isah Hamma Misau (APC), 208,741 votes
Lost his re-election bid at the poll of Saturday 28 March 2015: Isah Hamma Misau (APC) 208,741, Ningi (PDP) 57,172, declared on Monday 30 March by collation officer Dr Mohammed Salisu Yakubu (Daily Trust, 2 Apr 2015). No petition found.
2021
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
National Deputy Chairman (North) - replacement
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
- Industry
- Political party
Nominated by Governor Bala Mohammed to replace Suleiman Nazif Gamawa as PDP National Deputy Chairman; his assignment ended with the national convention that elected Iyorchia Ayu national chairman (October 2021). Start date not found.
2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2023 Senate primary
Peoples Democratic Party · Bauchi Central · Bauchi
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Recorded winner
- Abdul Ahmed Ningi (PDP)
PDP candidate for Bauchi Central in 2023 (he won the seat on the PDP ticket). The primary day (2022 PDP primaries), votes and opponents were not found.
Working lifeReviewed record
Chairman
Northern Senators Forum
- Industry
- Legislature
Chairman of the forum of senators from the 19 northern states and the FCT in the 10th Senate for about eight months, until he resigned on 12 March 2024 after his suspension; Abdulaziz Yar'Adua succeeded him. (A July 2025 Daily Post report still called him chairman; not relied on.)
Election participationReviewed record
2023 Senate election
Peoples Democratic Party · Bauchi Central · Bauchi
- Result
- Won
- Votes
- 104,878
- Recorded winner
- Abdul Ahmed Ningi (PDP)
Won with 104,878 votes; Uba Ahmad-Nana (APC) 84,621; Isah Hamma Misau (NNPP) 17,995. Declared on Monday 27 February 2023 at the Darazo collation centre by returning officer Prof. Ibrahim Danjuma (Premium Times/NAN; Daily Post). His second Senate win. No petition found.
2024
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD Investigation caseClosed
The record
Senate suspension over his claim that N3.7 trillion in the 2024 budget was untraceable
- Role in this matter
- Respondent
- Record type
- Adjudicated
- Court / authority
- Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (plenary)
- Filed
- 12 Mar 2024
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Response on record
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Last documented outcome
Closed
In a BBC Hausa interview aired on Saturday 9 March 2024 he said N3.7 trillion in the 2024 budget was not tied to any project or location; the Senate leadership, the Presidency and several northern senators denied it. He said parts of the interview were quoted out of context while maintaining that N3.7 trillion was not captured in the budget the Senate debated. On 12 March 2024, on a privilege motion by Sen. Solomon Adeola, the Senate suspended him for three months; he resigned as Northern Senators Forum chairman the same day and lost…
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In a BBC Hausa interview aired on Saturday 9 March 2024 he said N3.7 trillion in the 2024 budget was not tied to any project or location; the Senate leadership, the Presidency and several northern senators denied it. He said parts of the interview were quoted out of context while maintaining that N3.7 trillion was not captured in the budget the Senate debated. On 12 March 2024, on a privilege motion by Sen. Solomon Adeola, the Senate suspended him for three months; he resigned as Northern Senators Forum chairman the same day and lost the chair of the Committee on National Identity and Population. Through his counsel Femi Falana he called the suspension unconstitutional and threatened to sue (no suit by him was found; constituents and SERAP filed separate suits). On 28 May 2024 the Senate recalled him on a motion by Sen. Abba Moro, about two weeks early; he resumed on 4 June 2024. No finding of wrongdoing about the budget itself was made.
Dated entries in this matter 1 entry
- Outcome recorded · Closed
In a BBC Hausa interview aired on Saturday 9 March 2024 he said N3.7 trillion in the 2024 budget was not tied to any project or location; the Senate leadership, the Presidency and several northern senators denied it. He said parts of the interview were quoted out of context while maintaining that N3.7 trillion was not captured in the budget the Senate debated. On 12 March 2024, on a privilege motion by Sen. Solomon Adeola, the Senate suspended him for three months; he…
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In a BBC Hausa interview aired on Saturday 9 March 2024 he said N3.7 trillion in the 2024 budget was not tied to any project or location; the Senate leadership, the Presidency and several northern senators denied it. He said parts of the interview were quoted out of context while maintaining that N3.7 trillion was not captured in the budget the Senate debated. On 12 March 2024, on a privilege motion by Sen. Solomon Adeola, the Senate suspended him for three months; he resigned as Northern Senators Forum chairman the same day and lost the chair of the Committee on National Identity and Population. Through his counsel Femi Falana he called the suspension unconstitutional and threatened to sue (no suit by him was found; constituents and SERAP filed separate suits). On 28 May 2024 the Senate recalled him on a motion by Sen. Abba Moro, about two weeks early; he resumed on 4 June 2024. No finding of wrongdoing about the budget itself was made.
2026
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2027 Senate primary
African Democratic Congress · Bauchi Central · Bauchi
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Recorded winner
- Abdul Ningi
constituency: Bauchi Central Senatorial District · also listed as: Abdul Ningi · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 15, p.18; INEC name: ABDUL AHMED NINGI; age 66; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE WAEC MSc POLITICAL ECONOMY & DEVELOPMENT STUDIES · Primary: affirmed unopposed as the ADC candidate for…
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constituency: Bauchi Central Senatorial District · also listed as: Abdul Ningi · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 15, p.18; INEC name: ABDUL AHMED NINGI; age 66; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE WAEC MSc POLITICAL ECONOMY & DEVELOPMENT STUDIES · Primary: affirmed unopposed as the ADC candidate for Bauchi Central at the party's Bauchi primary/affirmation exercise of 22 May 2026, monitored by INEC (electoral committee chairman Gen. (rtd) Ishaya Bauka; all three ADC senatorial candidates in Bauchi emerged unopposed; Daily Post, 23 May 2026). No vote count reported. He had resigned from the PDP (reported 7 May 2026). The INEC final list carries 10 candidates for Bauchi Central, among them Misau Isah Hamma (APC), Aliyu Bello (PDP) and Isah Yusuf Kafi (NNPP).
Dates not recorded
KEPT OUTSIDE THE DATED CHRONOLOGYParty membershipReviewed record
African Democratic Congress (ADC)
Joined the African Democratic Congress after leaving the PDP (resignation reported 7 May 2026; the day he formally joined was not found). Affirmed unopposed as ADC candidate for Bauchi Central on 22 May 2026; on INEC's final list (12 September 2026, SN 15).
An end date is not recorded for this membership.
Education & qualificationsReviewed record
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
B.Sc. Sociology · Sociology
- Location
- Zaria, Kaduna State
- Institution
- University
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
Education & qualificationsReviewed record
Bauchi College of Arts and Science
Pre-degree programme
- Location
- Bauchi, Bauchi State
- Institution
- Program
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
Electoral caseClosed
The record
Dispute over the 2007 Ningi/Warji House of Representatives election (with Salisu Zakari Ningi, ANPP)
- Role in this matter
- Claimant
- Record type
- Adjudicated
- Court / authority
- Election petition courts (tribunal/court not named in the source)
Being named in a court record does not by itself establish wrongdoing. A claimant, respondent and legal representative have different roles.
Response on record
No separate response is linked. Read the court outcome and the original sources for the full account.
Last documented outcome
Closed
After the April 2007 poll the ANPP candidate Salisu Zakari Ningi was declared winner; Ningi challenged the result and, after fighting in the courts for nearly two years, had his mandate restored (Daily Trust, 2 Apr 2015). Court, judgment day and case number not found.
Dated entries in this matter 1 entry
- Filing / appearance recorded · Closed
After the April 2007 poll the ANPP candidate Salisu Zakari Ningi was declared winner; Ningi challenged the result and, after fighting in the courts for nearly two years, had his mandate restored (Daily Trust, 2 Apr 2015). Court, judgment day and case number not found.
Education & qualificationsReviewed record
Government Secondary School, Misau
West African School Certificate (WAEC)
- Location
- Misau, Bauchi State
- Institution
- Secondary
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
Committee & oversightReviewed record
House Ad-hoc Committee on the Niger Delta Crisis
Chair · House
The end of this committee role is not recorded.
Committee & oversightReviewed record
House Committee on Police Affairs
Chair · House
The end of this committee role is not recorded.
Committee & oversightReviewed record
House Committee on Solid Minerals
Chair · House
The end of this committee role is not recorded.
Committee & oversightReviewed record
House Sub-committee on NAFDAC
Chair · House
The end of this committee role is not recorded.
Committee & oversightReviewed record
House Sub-committee on Teachers Education
Chair · House
The end of this committee role is not recorded.
Working lifeReviewed record
Member, Board of Trustees
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
- Industry
- Political party
Served a four-year term on the PDP Board of Trustees, expired by April 2022, after which Bauchi PDP was directed to renominate him (his words, Daily Post 12 Apr 2022). Years not found.
Party membershipReviewed record
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Joined the PDP in 1998 and called himself a founding member; elected on its platform to the House (1999, 2003, 2007) and Senate (2011, 2023); member of its Board of Trustees and briefly its National Deputy Chairman (2021). Denied ADC-coalition links on 3 July 2025 and still backed the PDP on 23 April 2026. Resigned in a letter to his Ningi Ward chairman, reported on 7 May 2026 (letter date not found), citing "internal leadership wrangling and factional interests". Earlier…
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Joined the PDP in 1998 and called himself a founding member; elected on its platform to the House (1999, 2003, 2007) and Senate (2011, 2023); member of its Board of Trustees and briefly its National Deputy Chairman (2021). Denied ADC-coalition links on 3 July 2025 and still backed the PDP on 23 April 2026. Resigned in a letter to his Ningi Ward chairman, reported on 7 May 2026 (letter date not found), citing "internal leadership wrangling and factional interests". Earlier party with no record here: UNCP (Abacha transition).
Committee & oversightReviewed record
Senate Committee on National Identity and Population
Chair · Senate
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