He contested as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)(PDP) for Nasarawa state in the 2019 and 2023 general elections.
He attended LEA Primary School Kakuri in Kaduna State.
[1][2] In 1995, he attend Government College Keffi where he obtained his SSCE certificate.
[7][8] He then proceeded to take his political career further by running for Nasarrawa House of Representatives[9] from 2011 – 2015[10] and again from 2015 – 2019.
[11] In 2019 and 2023 Ombugadu contested for the office of Nasarawa State Governor under the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).