MEET QS AMINU ABUBAKAR SULEIMAN, FNIQS: Academic, Professional, Personal Profile and Manifesto
By Christopher Sunday
A. Academic Qualifications
1. Higher National Diploma (HND) in Quantity Surveying — Kaduna Polytechnic. Provides foundational knowledge of construction measurement, cost estimation, budgeting and financial control.
2. Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Construction Management — Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University. Develops expertise in construction planning, project coordination and resource management.
3. Master’s Degree — Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom. Provides advanced training in project management. The exact award title should follow the certificate.
4. Postgraduate Certificate in Public Procurement Law and Policy — University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. Provides specialist knowledge of public procurement, contracting, procurement policy and accountability.
B. Executive Education
5. Leadership Programme — Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Provides leadership and organisational management training. The exact qualification title should follow the certificate.
6. Executive Education — Harvard Kennedy School. His reported programme, Infrastructure in a Market Economy, concerns infrastructure policy and economic development.
7. Executive Education — London Business School. Provides additional business and management education relevant to strategic leadership and organisational performance.
C. Professional Qualifications and Designations
8. MRICS — Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Professional membership of an international institution serving surveying and the built environment.
9. FNIQS — Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors. Fellowship designation of Nigeria’s professional body for quantity surveyors.
10. RQS — Registered Quantity Surveyor. Designation relating to professional registration in quantity surveying.
11. MAPM — Member of the Association for Project Management. Professional membership associated with project management practice.
12. ACIArb — Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Associate-grade affiliation with a professional institution specialising in arbitration and dispute resolution.
13. CCArb — Chartered Arbitrator. Professional designation associated with arbitration practice.
D. Professional Experience and Affiliations
14. Principal Partner and Chief Executive Officer, CDP Partnership Limited. Co-founded in 2008, the firm reflects his professional engagement in quantity surveying, construction consultancy and project services.
15. Project Management Institute (PMI). His published biography reports an affiliation with the institute, which serves project management professionals.
16. Professional Roles with RICS. His biography reports service as an assessor and councillor in Nigeria, subject to confirmation of the specific appointments and dates.
E. Awards and Distinctions
17. AICON Distinguished Fellow Award. Reported as received on 12 September 2026 in Abuja. The awarding organisation and exact award title should follow the certificate.
F. Personal Character and Community Engagement
18. Humility and Accessibility. His community engagements reflect interaction with people across different backgrounds and generations.
19. Compassion and Humanity. His reported medical outreaches and assistance with hospital bills demonstrate practical engagement with healthcare challenges.
20. Respect for Elders. His engagement with traditional rulers and community elders reflects recognition of their experience and role in community life.
21. Youth Empowerment. His reported JAMB registration assistance, skills training and employment initiatives demonstrate support for youth advancement.
22. Generosity and Service. His reported support for women, petty traders, students and vulnerable individuals reflects a commitment to community assistance.
23. Quiet Humanitarianism. His interventions underpin the campaign’s description of him as a silent humanist, emphasising service beyond publicity.
24. Professional Discipline. His background in quantity surveying, procurement and project management involves planning, cost control, resource management and accountability.
25. Inclusiveness and Community Connection. His reported engagements across Kogi East reflect attention to the needs of different communities and social groups, including young people and elders.
G. The People’s Mandate: Four-Pillar Manifesto
26. Pillar One: Responsive Legislation. Promotes laws and legislative interventions that respond to the needs of Kogi East, with emphasis on effective representation, policy development, oversight and accountability.
27. Pillar Two: Inclusive Economic Opportunity. Focuses on expanding economic opportunities for young people, women, artisans, persons with disabilities, petty traders and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
28. Pillar Three: Social Infrastructure. Prioritises advocacy and legislative engagement for improved healthcare, education, roads, water, electricity and other essential social infrastructure across Kogi East.
29. Pillar Four: People-Centred Representation. Commits to accessible representation, regular engagement with constituents, inclusive consultation and accountability to the people.
The manifesto recognises the constitutional role of a senator: making laws, exercising oversight, scrutinising budgets and engaging relevant federal institutions to advance the district’s development.
Core Message: The People’s Mandate — Humanity First. Purposeful Representation. Strategic Legislation. Sustainable Development.
