Legislative Life
A long and successful career serving as a representative for the people in the Green Chambers of the National Assembly as a member of the House of Representatives. A job that has been held continuously since 2011. The longest ever served by any Representative from the Constituency; this goes to illustrate the faith that the people have in the Honourable Member and the delivery of the prestigious representation from the Representative.
Bills
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Capacity Building & Oversight
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PROJECTS AND EMPOWERMENT
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Flip Through the Compendium of the Man Bago
Bills
- Not Too Young To Run Bill – Co-sponsored
- Statutory Corporation (Pensionable Officers) Retiring Age Limit (Amendment) Bill 2016, HB.691
- Nigerian Dock Labour Act (Amendment Bill) HB.112, 2017
- Corporate Bodies (Members Emolument) Bill 2016 HB.669
- Chartered Institute of Auctioneers of Nigeria Bill, 2016 HB.599
- Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2016
- Survey Contributions Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
- UBE Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
- South East Development Commission Bill, 2017 – Co-sponsored
- National Housing Fund (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2017 – Co-sponsored
- Education Tax Fund Act (Amendment) Bill – Co-sponsored
- Rehabilitation, Resuscitation, Recovery and Development of North of Nigeria, Co-sponsored.
- Need to adhere to some Provision of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (As amended) in the Implementation of Presidential Directive of Additional Recruitment of 10,000 Officers into the Nigerian Police Force – Co-sponsored
- Need to Investigate Import Duty Revenue, Waiver & Bonds – Co-sponsored
- Investigation of the Federal Ministry of Interior and the Immigration Services for the outsourcing of expatriate residency management and border facilities – Co-sponsored.
Projects and Empowerment
To mention a few
Projects By Sectors
Employment and Education
Youth and Women Empowerment
Humanitarian
Religion Intervention
Electricity, Water Supply & Roads
Health
Agriculture
Employment and Education
- Secured employment for over 500 youths as follows
- Donation of 50,000 books, 50,000 mathematical sets and 50,000 writing materials to selected schools across the state
- Scholarship support of N100,000 each to 250 best students across the 25LGA’s of Niger State
- Construction of one block of six (6) classrooms at UBE Anguwan Kaje in Sabon Gari, Chanchaga Federal Constituency, Niger State.
- Construction of 1 block 3 classrooms at UBE Primary School, Unguwan Zaka, Gbegannu, via Kpakungu, Minna South, Niger State.
- Construction Of One Block of Three Classrooms at Kwasau Junior Secondary School In Limawa ‘B Ward.
- Construction of one block of three classrooms each in; Maryam Babangida Children Centre, Minna, Kwasau Primary School, Dutse Kuran Gwari, Minna, UBE Primary School, London Street, Minna, UBE Primary School, Gen. M.I. Wushishi Estate, Minna, UBE Primary School, Top Medical Road, Tunga, Minna, UBE Primary School, Gbadanyi, Sauka Kahuta, Minna, UBE Primary School, Talba Estate, Bida Road, Minna, UBE Primary School, Unguwan Zaka, Gbegannu, UBE Primary School, Barikin-Sale, UBE Primary School, Tayi Village, Minna.
- Constructions of state-of-the-art ICT Centres to aid in teaching and learning in the following Schools:
- Construction of ICT Centre at Government Day Secondary School (GSS) Minna.
- ICT Centre at Girls Day Secondary School, Old Airport, Minna.
- Distribution of Computer units and learning materials to Ahmadu Bahago secondary school.
- Grant of Tuition Fee for newly admitted students with sum of #20,000 each
- Donation of #17Million Naira to IBB University, Lapai Niger State to enhance their learning facilities.
- Renovation and equipping Fati Lami Abubakar College for Legal and General Studies Centre (FLACLGS) ICT Center with state of art ICT equipment and furniture sets.
- Facilitates and attracted the attention of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) which calumniated in the provision of an Auditorium at the Niger State College of Education, Minna.
- Sponsorship Of 5000 Free JAMB/UTME, WAEC/NECO and Common Entrance Forms and Registration
- Sponsored the publication the book out tour to Zungeru by hilltop creative arts foundation
Youth and Women Empowerment
- 700 Young People benefited from three (3) days sensitization on peaceful coexistence and capacity building in conflict management to address the incessant youth aggression, violence and drug abuse, held at Abdusalami Abubakar Youth Centre, Minna – 22nd – 25th November 2021
- Six (6) days training and empowerment of 300 youths and women on Soya Beans for value addition. Having acquired the necessary skills, the beneficiaries/participants were presented with certificate, start-up cash and bags of soya beans.
- Empowerment process to support Niger State Women’s Micro & Small Medium Enterprises (MSME’s) by distributing Deep Freezers and Cash Gift to women beneficiaries across Political, Religious and Socio-economic class of the 25LGA of Niger state.
- Distribution of 8,500 Sewing and 8,500 Grinding Machines, 2,250 Freezers, 100 Vulcanizing Machine, 100 Hair Dresser Driers Machine, 5o Welding Machine to more than 10,000 beneficiaries in the past 10 years
- 200 youth and 30 women were trained in various skills acquisitions through National Directorate of Employment with the sum of #50,000 each as starter pack.
- Donation of Industrial Machines
- Donation of 350 Generators /Barbing Saloon Machine
- Presentation of 5,000 Motor Cycles
- Donation of 800 Keke Napep
- Distribution of 1,000 Sewing Machines
- Donation of Carriage Tricycle
- 100youths trained and empowered on rail transportation plan and policy development
- Facilitated a minimum of #500,000 for 1,000 youths from CBN NIRSAL Loan
Humanitarian
- 17th December, 2021- Donated a total of 1,500 bags of 25kg Rice for distribution to IDPs in Shiroro, Munya and Rafi Local Government Area of Niger state to celebrate this Christmas season.
- Contribution Of Food Items to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS) In Niger State – Rice, Maize, Millet and Noodles – October 1, 2021
- May 1, 2021 – 100 bags of 50kg rice donated to support the welfare of Shiroro and Munya Local Government Area Internally Displaced Person’s (IDP’s) camp, Niger State.
- One hundred (100) Persons with #20,000 each to enable them start a small-scale business in order to avoid being subjected to street begging.
- Two-wheel chairs to those who sustain spinal cord injuries, so as to ease the affairs of mobility for their living
- Surgery of two persons to be carried out at IBB specialist Hospital.
- Scholarship to PWDs who showed interest in furthering their education
- We have, through BAGO Foundation as facilitated by Abdullahi Yakubu Salihu students with disability support scheme, given out token to some physical challenged students in Chanchaga Federal Constituency, Niger state. We have paid their PTA Levies, Examination Fees and given scholarship support Eighty (80) physically challenged students in basic schools and three (3) of them in Tertiary Institution. We also provided learning materials and wheel chairs for the physically challenged students.
- Procured eleven (11) Trailer loads of Rice for distribution iduring COVID-19 lockdown.
- Relief Materials to traders after Bida Market Fire, Nigerian Correction Centre, Orphanage Homes and Rehabilitation Centre.
- One hundred (100) Widows/Less Privilege were selected and empowered with the sum of Twenty Thousand Naira (#20,000) and a wrapper each to start up a micro-business. – Facilitated by Unity Group’s Coordinator Comr. Zubairu Bala Kuta.
Religion Intervention
- Sponsored over 200 people to performed both Hajj and lesser Hajj.
- Provision of 2 Brand New Toyota Hummer Bus Ambulance to Minna and Tunga Central Mosque, Minna.
- Donation of cash to Religious Organizations
- Sponsor Qur’anic Competition annually
Electricity, Water Supply & Roads
- Provision and installation of 60Units of Electrical Transformer
- Provision of 100 sets of Armored Cables and fixing of more than 50 damaged Electrical Transformers
- Provision of 200 Electric Poles
- Mounting Thousands of Solar Street Lights
- Drilling of 200 Motorized and Hand Pumping Bole Holes across board.
- Provision of Pipe Borne Water across board.
- Construction and equipping modern/standard live bird market and phunkers in Kure Market, Chanchaga, Niger state.
- Road construction at Tudun Wada North of Chanchaga.
- Dualization of Kwaso Primary School Road, Dutsen Kuran Gwari, under Limawa B Ward, Minna.
- Dualization of Abdulsalam Quarter’s Road, under Sabon Gari Ward, Minna.
- Dualization of Behind El-Amin Bakery Road, under Nassarawa C Ward, Minna.
- Dualization of Barkin Saleh Road, under Minna South Ward.
- Construction of Culverts across board
- Construction and fixing of damage drainage across board.
Health
- Primary Health Care Centre, Albishiri, Bida Road in Minna South Ward was constructed and has since started operations in full capacity.
- Proposed Re-Construction of UBE Primary Health Care Centre, at Sabon Gari Ward that was engulfed by fire disaster few years ago.
- In addition, is the Renovation of Primary Health Care Center at Sauka Kahuta in Tudun Wada South respectively to enhance effectiveness and service delivery.
- Consistent Distributions of Drugs and Hospital Materials to all Primary Health Care Centre across Eleven wards.
- Consistent Distribution of Mother care materials with the sum of N2,000. So far, over 5,500 pregnant and nursing mothers has benefited from this initiative across Chanchaga Federal Constituency.
- Provision of 500 pieces of Eye Glasses to Optical Center of Minna General Hospital to visually impaired persons.
- Free Medical Services by Hon. Bago in conjunction with Federal Medical Centre Bida which includes among others: Optical services, High Blood pressure, Diabetic etc.
- From 2011 to date, over 20,000 people have benefitted so far from Bago Foundation Health Support initiative based on the cases of their ailment; Surgery Support ranging from N500,000 N300,000 and N200,000, Other health issues ranging from N100,000 N50,000 N20,000 and N10,000 respectively have also been taken care of.
- Bago Foundation under the directive of Hon. Bago has placed a paramount attention to people with health issues, by setting aside some funds to take care of their medical needs on monthly basis through payment of Hospital Bills, Surgery issues and purchase of Drugs. Maternity issues are also given a great priority.
- Provision of Wheel Chairs and Items to Physical Challenged
Agriculture
- 3rd September 2022 – New sets of 500 farmers (including youths and women) drawn from various associations from the 25 LGA’s, were trained and empowered with farming items such as 400packs of Pendimethalin Herbicide, 400packs of Selective Rice, 500packs of Selective Maize, 200 Pumping Machines with Inlet and Outlet Holes, 400 Knap Sack Sprayers and Cash Support of N10,000,000 (Ten Million Naira).
- 18th day of September 2021 – Another set of farmers numbering 300 in Chanchaga Federal Constituency, Niger state were sensitized on seasonal farming and empowered with Water Pumping Machines, Sprayers, Herbicides, Pesticides and Cash Gifts.
- 21st November, 2020 – Some groups of farmers were sensitized on Irrigation Farming and Empowered with Water Pumping Machines, Knapsack Sprayers and Cash Gifts of #100,000 to takeoff and purchase their required herbicides and pesticides
Capacity Building & Oversight
- I was invited as the Chairman House Committee on Cooperation and Integration in Africa, National Assembly, Nigeria; alongside other members of national parliaments across continents to Parliamentarians for Peace (P4P) programmme of the Open Diplomacy Institute, Normandy Region, France. https://www.p4p.global/…/the-covid-19-pandemic-has…
- September 21, 2021 – As Member of House of Representatives’ Committee on Anti-Corruption, I was in attendance at the opening ceremony of a two-day capacity building retreat with National Assembly and ICPC Board/Committee Directors with the theme, “Corruption, IFFS and Financing for National Development,” held on Tuesday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital.
- 22nd – 25th, 2021 –At the Training organised for Members of House Committee on Public Account, by Specialized Procurement Audit Limited in conjunction with Andersen, on Finance and Accounting for Oil and Gas; and Supply Chain Essentials and International Oil and Trading Price Risk Management, in Kigali, Rwanda (Nov. 22nd – 25th, 2021)
- 27/02/2020– African Union Development Agency (AUDA) NEPA visit to President Muhammadu Buhari.
- July 13, 2021 – As the Chairman House Committee on Cooperation and Integration in Africa/NEPAD, I was at the Presidential Villa for the second Country Self-Assessment/African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Agenda 2063 chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari.
- November 3, 2020 – The Joint Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives on Cooperation and Integration in Africa/NEPAD attending to 2021 budget at the National Assembly
- November 2, 2021 – Joint session of Senate and the House of Representatives on 2021/22 budget defence and appropriation for NEPAD, DTCA & ICPR at National Assemby
- International Maritime Conference in Hamburg, Germany
- October 14, 2020 – I, alongside Distinguished Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, Chairman Senate Committee on Cooperation and Integration in Africa and NEPAD presided over the Joint Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives Legislative Round – Table Discussion on the Second Africa Peer Review Mechanism of the Federal Republic of Nigeria – October 14, 2020
- Bago Probes Shipping Agents on Alleged Funds Diversion
- Mohammed Bago Chaired One Day Public Hearing: A Bill for An Act to establish the Maritime Security Agency to promote Maritime security and to promote other things, for the establishment of the “Maritime Security Agency”, charged with the ability of providing security and safety information and communication facilities for all categories on the Nigerian Maritime Industry communication facilities for all categories of the Nigerian Industry and other Related matters (HB,968).
- The House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration under the leadership of Hon. Mohammed Umaru Bago conducted a; One Day Investigative Hearing on “Need to Investigate Alleged Fictitious Contract Awards and Gross Management of Billions of Naira by NIMASA.
- April 15, 2021 – On oversight function in the Niger Delta region as member of House of Representatives ad Hoc Committee on Oil Spillage
- The Chairman, House of Reps committee on Maritime Safety, Administration and Education, Hon. Mohammed Bago and members of the Committee arrived Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron in continuation of the Committee’s oversight function. On arrival, the Committee was received by the sector of the academy and Hon Mohammed Umaru Bago expected a Guard of the Honor that is mounted on their honor. Afterwards, the committee will proceed on other Maritime formation under the purview of NIMASA across the Niger Delta region.
- Oversight to Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA)
- Oversight to Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution
- Ports Development – Maritime Facilities Tour in China.
- Bago leads other members on oversight to NIMASA facility in Lagos
- Hon Mohammed Umaru Bago Led Other Members Of The Maritime Safety, Education And Administration Committee To An Oversight Visit To Port Harcourt, Rivers State, On Inspection To Dump Site At Bonny And Escravos(MARPOL Convention).