5
Total tracked
2
Kept
0
Partial / mixed
3
Broken
Kept
Partial / mixed
Broken
In progress
Kept
The promise
Promised to restore education infrastructure after Boko Haram destroyed more than 300 school classrooms across Yobe State in just two years of violence.
Assessment
Rebuilt burned classrooms and replenished destroyed inventories including chairs, tables and books, with significant investment and partnerships with UBEC and the Education Trust Fund to place the sector on a path to revival.
Broken
The promise
Proposed a deradicalisation strategy offering a path for Boko Haram members willing to voluntarily lay down arms.
Assessment
The proposal faced significant opposition from fellow legislators and civil society groups who viewed it as rewarding terrorism, and it did not translate into a broadly accepted state policy.
Broken
The promise
Promised 'proactive and radical steps' to grow Yobe's internally generated revenue toward economic self-reliance.
Assessment
IGR remained a small fraction of total state revenue; in the 2017 budget, projected IGR of ₦3.8 billion compared with ₦35.4 billion in statutory allocation alone, underscoring the state's continued heavy dependence on federal transfers.
Broken
The promise
Campaigned on a clean, credible path to his 2015 re-election.
Assessment
Petitioners alleged the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Yobe was paid a ₦15 million bribe, split between two bank accounts, by Gaidam's Aide-de-Camp days before the April 2015 election to influence the result in his favour.