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How Northern Leaders Betrayed Late Dankabo

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"8L71GEtO" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><strong>By Hassan Auwalu Muhammad<&sol;strong><&sol;p><div class&equals;"K4gxasPU" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The late Jarman Kano&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;allafrica&period;com&sol;stories&sol;200204050756&period;html">Alh Muhammadu Adamu Dan Kabo<&sol;a>&comma; was born in Kabo Local Government Area of Kano State on April 3&comma; 1942&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After graduating from Quranic School and Primary School&comma; he went to Secondary School in Kano state and Federal Government Vocational Training Centre in Kaduna where he later joined the aviation business through Maryland College in the United States&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At the end of his training in the area of aviation&comma; Dankabo earned a degree in aviation&period;  Since then&comma; Alhaji Adamu Dan Kabo had been one of the frontline  Airline businessmen in Africa&period; He was also the Representative of Sokoto State in Northern Nigeria and later the Airline Representative in Monrovia&comma; Liberia&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"l1RTi2j8" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;18&sol;more-than-1000-pensioners-were-not-paid-june-pensions-in-kano&sol;">Read also&colon;More than 1000 pensioners were not paid June pensions in Kano<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Alhaji Adamu Dankabo had joined KABO TRAVELS as one of the largest airline operators in Nigeria and Africa&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The late Alhaji Muhammadu Adamu Dankabo&comma; founded his airline&comma; KABO AIR in February 1980 and started operating in April 1981&comma; with the launch of Domestic Flight before later developing a fleet with large airplanes to begin transporting Hajj pilgrims from Nigeria and other African countries to the Holy Land&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;835" style&equals;"width&colon; 216px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-835" class&equals;"size-full wp-image-835" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;Late-Dankabo&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Late Alhaji Muhammadu Adamu Dankabo" width&equals;"206" height&equals;"244" &sol;><p id&equals;"caption-attachment-835" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Late Alhaji Muhammadu Adamu Dankabo<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>At the same time&comma; the Dankabo Company&comma; under the late Alhaji Muhammadu Adamu DanKabo&comma; brought eight Boeing 747 aircraft&comma; which were fully operational inside and outside Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>With the efforts made by the late  Airline Operator&comma; Kabo Air had taken more than 50 percent of the Nigerian Pilgrims to Hajj and Umrah in the Holy Land&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;15&sol;covid-19-200-doctors-tests-positive-in-lagos&sol;">Read also&colon;COVID 19&colon; 200 Doctors test positive in Lagos<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The late Alhaji Adamu Dankabo&comma; as one of the directors of the private airline&comma; had received various awards for his commitment to the well-being of passengers and staff at home and abroad&period; Kabo Air was once the largest airline in West Africa&comma; although there were many long-established airlines&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dan Kabo had sent many young people to pilot schools and recruited many and almost all of the Northerners to enjoy the blessings of his wealth&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>So far&comma; Kabo Airlines&comma; which is 40 years old&comma; has never had a single plane crash&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After the death of Alhaji Adamu Dan Kabo in 2002&comma; the quality of the former company began to decline&comma; with the company suspending domestic operations and focusing on Hajj pilgrimage and international schedule&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In 2009&comma; the airline was commissioned to begin planned operations around the world&period;  Kabo Air was allowed to fly to scheduled operations to Rome&comma; Nairobi&comma; and N&&num;8217&semi;Djamena&comma; but was not used due to some internal and external problems&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The airline has been flying cargo from Kano to Abuja&comma; Cairo&comma; Dubai&comma; and Jeddah for a short period of time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On March 3&comma; 2017&comma; the Federal Revenue Service of Nigeria closed the Kabo Air offices due to tax evasion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Fortunately&comma; whoever knows the late Jarman Kano&comma; Alh Muhammadu Adamu Dankabo&comma; believes that his commitment was not limited only to the aviation sector&comma; but also to financially supporting his business associates&comma; especially in Kano State&period; He made the route easier for them to import their products from different countries&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dankabo used his money to support many entrepreneurs who during his time in bankruptcy&comma; under his TROPICAL COMMERCIAL BANK&comma; Kabo distributed cars&comma; houses&comma; and other valuable things to the people of Kano&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When Dan Kabo was alive&comma; the number of people who went to Hajj without spending even penny from their funds were countless&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; despite the magnificent building that the late Dan Kabo laid out for his fellow Northerners&comma; there were some who were not interested in the development of the Northern region&comma; and they saw Kabo Company as a viable option for the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Although there are many wealthy people in Kano State and other Northern States of Nigeria who have benefited from his wealth&comma; not a single person has been able to invest in the revival of the late Alhaji Kabo Airlines&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It is strange to see a society like ours in the North where we always kill ourselves&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Take a look at Bank of the North&comma; for example&period; It is also alleged that Bank of the North&comma; which has its headquarters in Kano State&comma; was destroyed by unscrupulous individuals&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>May Almighty Allah continue to rest his soul&period; Ameen&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Hassan Auwalu Muhammad is a student of Journalism at Bayero University Kano&comma; Department of Mass Communication&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>m&period;shareef1980&commat;gmail&period;com<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1004305389"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; 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