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REJOINDER: DOSARA’S RE-THE ZAMFARA MODEL IS THE DISMAL TUNNEL SO SELF-DESTRUCTION.

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BY HON. BELLO SOJA BAKYASUWA MARADUN,
NATIONAL PRESIDENT, APC RESCUE MISSION.

Before I go much further let me first of all ask Hon. Commissioner Dosara some questions;

-As a commissioner of information who claimed to know it all about the security situation in Zamfara state, kindly tell Nigerians what happened when a team of government Officials led by the Speaker of the state Assembly took those students to Jangebe? What happened with the two people that were shot dead in Jangebe that very day?

-Why do you think that the federal Government banned all mining activities in Zamfara State and placed all of you under surveillance?

-Since you claimed to know too much, Explain to Nigerians the role of various Security Agencies in the released of Jangebe Students as against the role of your so called repented bandits whom your Governor Recognized more than the security agencies?

-Since you claimed to know too much, Explain to Nigerians the role of various Security Agencies in the released of Jangebe Students as against the role of your so called repented bandits whom your Governor Recognized more than the security agencies?

-We can accept the fact that he knows all on Insecurity situation in Zamfara State, because he was the Special Adviser on Public enlightenment in the past administration. Since your boss cannot inform Nigerians nor unmask the people behind Jangebe’s Abduction and many other Attacks Within the state. You should tell us please.

-By mentioning only the guard’s man the School involved is not enough and motive behind the rejection of National Security Council resolutions By Governor Matawalle Assembly Members.

Hon. Commissioner, Zamfara state people expect answers to the above questions as soon as possible!
Now going back to your disrespectful comments to professor Jibrin Ibrahim, I must confess that I’m not surprised with your actions for obvious reasons; first you just got the job and you needed to proof to your boss that you are on top of the situation, Secondly, your Job is to depending the image of the Government no matter what the cost.

However, in case you are stuck along the way, Channels Television is a reliable media organization in Nigeria and has covered live, every inch of the events leading to the release of the students, I left some links so that you will not say I’m also relying on social media as you did to professor, who obviously the facts I enumerated herein shows that professor don’t rely on social media to comment on issues as sensitive as security.

https://www.channelstv.com/2021/02/26/zamfara-school-abduction-mob-attack-journalists/

Hon. Commissioner, Zamfara state people expect answers to the above questions as soon as possible!
Now going back to your disrespectful comments to professor Jibrin Ibrahim, I must confess that I’m not surprised with your actions for obvious reasons; first you just got the job and you needed to proof to your boss that you are on top of the situation, Secondly, your Job is to depending the image of the Government no matter what the cost.

To people like you, whatever the boss does is right and question asked, to your people, depending the image of your governor is more important than the lives of hundreds and thousands of people leaving in constantly fear at every hour, every minute and every second in Zamfara state.

Who is a Professor?
Hon. Dosara , at this point I felt I should educate more about who professor is really is and what it takes to become one In a many countries including Nigeria; the title “professor” refers to an academician who is exclusively or mainly engaged in research, and who has few or no teaching obligations.

For example, the title is used in this sense in the United Kingdom (where it is known as research professor at some universities and professorial research fellow at some other institutions) as in the case of Professor Jibrin Ibrahim who is a fellow of the Democratic Institute.

Professor is usually the most senior rank of a research-focused career pathway and the position is often held by particularly distinguished scholars; thus the position is often seen as more prestigious than an ordinary Lecturer.

The scholarly method or scholarship is the body of principles and practices used by scholars and academics to make their claims about the subject as valid and Trustworthy as possible, and to make them known to the scholarly public.

It is the methods that systemically advance the teaching, research, and practice of a given scholarly or academic field of study through rigorous inquiry. Scholarship is noted by its significance to its particular profession and is creative, can be documented, can be replicated or elaborated, and can be and is peer-reviewed through various methods.

The Scholarly Method includes the subcategories of the Scientific Method, in which scientists prove their claims and the Historical Method, in which historians verify their claims.

Originally begun in order to reconcile the philosophy of the ancient classical philosophers with medieval theology, scholasticism is not a philosophy or theology in itself but a tool and method for learning which places emphasis on dialectical reasoning.

The primary purpose of scholasticism is to find the answer to a question or to resolve a contradiction. It was once well known for its application in medieval theology but was eventually applied to classical philosophy and many other fields of study.

The historical method comprises the techniques and guidelines by which historians use primary sources and other evidence to research and then to write history. The question of the nature, and indeed the possibility, of sound historical method is raised in the philosophy of history, as a question of epistemology. History guidelines commonly used by historians in their work require external criticism, internal criticism, and synthesis.

The above classical explanation of who is really a professor and what it takes to become one, shall clearly explain to you that a professor is not your room mate or someone whom you think can just made a statements without proper research about what he is writing, he has to be absolutely sure before making it public.

Who is Professor Jibrin Ibrahim?

Prof Jibrin Ibrahim is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Development, CDD. He was the Director of the Centre for Democracy and Development and an outstanding scholar-activist with an international reputation. Prof. Ibrahim received degrees in Political Science from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria and a doctorate in Politics from the University of Bordeaux in France. Research Professor at the Institute of Federalism in Fribourg, Switzerland among several other academic accomplishments, Prof. Ibrahim has lectured, published and consulted extensively on democratization and governance in Africa. A well-regarded leader in civil society, Prof. Ibrahim is the Chair of the West Africa Civil Society Forum. He was also a member of the Electoral Reform Committee established by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and has observed elections in Nigeria, Ghana, Malawi, Togo, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia and Guinea for the Centre for Democracy and Development, Economic Community of West African States, the Carter Centre and the Commonwealth. Prof. Ibrahim has been the founding Director of Global Rights in Nigeria – the international human rights NGO in Nigeria and served in the leadership of several national and international advocacy and research networks of constitutional reform, electoral reform and civil society strengthening.

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He has published many books, monographs and articles in refereed journals and has consulted extensively for the UNDP, DFID, and FOSTER, amongst many other agencies. He runs a weekly column “Deepening Democracy” in the Daily Trust, a Nigerian daily newspaper, and has sat on many editorial boards of learned journals.

Now I find it hard to believe that someone with the above qualifications and vast of experience will defend on social media to learn about what is happening in Zamfara State with all the news reports by mainstream media organization both foreign and domestic, besides, one doesn’t need to come to Zamfara to know what is happening, the facts are everywhere Mr. Commissioner. In facts there is no single day Nigerian reliable media organizations will not give report about the situation in Zamfara.

I shall give you several examples in due course which perhaps shows a failure of your office which include monitoring all media houses in respect to issues relating to your state.

Dosara’s Pay lip service to gain acceptance
Hon. Dosara in his attempt to protect his government and his boss, denied the facts that about 60 persons were abducted nearly 24 hours after the release of the Jangebe students. In his words:

“The Professor for example, quoted a report on the abduction of 60 persons including women and children at Ruwan Tofa in Maru local government area of the state. In that report, it was alleged that 40 people were killed which is a blatant lie, but yet, the Professor went ahead to use that report in his article, without clarification.”

While this story was widely reported by mainstream media organizations in Nigeria and its really confirmed the professor’s comments as in the below link story by Channels Television which you will agree with me is the Nigeria’s most reliable news source.

https://www.channelstv.com/2021/03/04/bandits-abduct-dozens-in-fresh-zamfara-village-attack/

Dosara also desperately reacted to the ‘None fly zone’ declaration in Zamfara state by the federal government when he related it to what the professor said in his article and I quotes:

“It was recently argued by the National Security Adviser to the president that helicopters were used in supplying weapons to bandits in Zamfara, hence declared the state “None fly Zone”. Did Prof Care to question who owns these helicopters and whose responsibility it is to monitor the nation’s airspace and movement of aircrafts?”

In this, how do you expect the prof. to go about asking you people to tell him who are responsible? Even if you know Mr. Dosara would you have disclosed it to the professor? Now let assume you don’t know but your governor does, when he told the press that Nigerians will be shocked to hear those behind this act, he went to further to say he will find time to grant exclusive interview regarding the sponsors of these banditry.

At this point, I asked you again Mr. Dosara, do you expect the prof. for the sake of research to pre-empt the Governor by going around asking who owns the Helicopters, who are those the Governor is referring to? The answer is no! He has to wait since the governor has made the following commitments was aired live on Channels Television.

The above link has answered many questions raised by the Hon. Commissioner, including the issues of peace initiative or dialogue by the bandits and role played by the so called repented bandits. If you listen carefully, you will come to realized how the Matawalle led Governmeent reduced all security agencies to almost nothing when he made mention that the release of the girls was as a results of the efforts of the repented bandits as against what the commissioner of police in the state said.

Technically this tells me Dosara has little or no knowledge of what is happening within the cabinet he was appointed to serve as its image maker… what a season Journalist! Someone that ought to be providing up to date information regarding the development in the fight against banditry is busy attacking a professor who is constructively pointing out your weak points when even your Governor could not come out to reveal those behind the act despite his promises of granting exclusive interviews to mention names; of course Channels Television gave him the chance instead he was only able to revealed the involvement of the school poor security guard while deliberately neglecting the major players, if at all they exist.

As a security expert, I do believed that you don’t negotiate with criminals, negotiating with criminals means given them exactly what they wanted and by so doing you are encouraging them to carry more arms to commit more atrocities. Again here is matawalle insisting on his peace dialogue.

The Politics of Dosara!
The newly appointed commissioner also in his response to the professor, did say that he wanted the Prof. To compare the present administration of Bello Matawalle with that of Abdulaziz Yari in terms of damages course to the state owing to the banditry activities.

“I also expected that the Professor should have made a comparative study and analysis of the damages that the bandits had caused to the people of Zamfara before the coming of the present administration, with the damages incurred during the just 2 year period of the present administration.
Did Prof Cares to question how the bandits come into the country or how they are getting their weapons?”

First of all I find that politically selfish statement from someone who serve as special Advicer on public affairs to Governor Yari, in one hand, while on the other hand I could say the failure of you and your likes to offer credible advice to the then government is largely responsible for the increasing security threats if at all it’s was that serious as you are saying.

In comparison however, has there been any incident of School kidnapped during Yari? The answer is no! Has the situation escalated to the state capital? Again the answer is no! Did Abdulaziz Yari Dismantle Vigilante Group whom most communities and villages look up to as the first responders whenever they were attacked? Again the answer is no.
All the above mentioned had happened and are still happening during your new found government Mr. Dosara.

On the issue of how the bandits came into the country and how they got their weapons, I guess Hon. Commissioner is trying to deny the facts that these bandits are some kind foreigners! While in that case the answer is staying with you… You tell us since you are the ones who knows the repented bandits, you can tell us if they are Nigerians or not.

Because to me, if they not Nigerians why bother negotiating with foreign enemy whom you have no knowledge of his identity apart from the AK47 rifle he is carrying around your villages and towns?
According to the Governor, no ransom was paid for the release of the students, that wonders me how can foreign bandits cross over to Nigeria just to kidnapped innocent students and then release them free of charge.

In my experience as a security expert, there is three reasons people take a hostage; Ransom, Human shield or for leverage and these reasons forms part of their demands that most be met before the victim is release. Therefore, there is point to fool people by telling them the bandits just gave you the students because of your persuasive techniques.

Mr. Commissioner I hope you will re-think and offer unconditional apology to our respected professor who is only trying to show us a way out.

Hon. Bello Soja Bakyasuwa Maradun,
National President, APC Rescue Mission.

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DSP Barau, HE Garo and HE Gwarzo Stand Together: Who Stands Aloof?

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By Abba Anwar

In Kano, not in any other place, as I am writing these paragraphs within the context of Kano politics, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is set to benefit from the coming together of the three political heavyweights of Kano North politics. Their political influence, goes beyond their zone. You can easily find their touches across the entire 44 local government areas of the state.

These are His Excellency the Deputy Senate President, who also doubles as the First Deputy Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Barau I Jibrin, PhD, CFR, His Excellency the current Deputy Governor, Murtala Sule Garo and His Excellency former Deputy Governor and former Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, Eng. Abdullahi T. M. Gwarzo.

These gentlemen didn’t attain this political pedigree with such influence and domineering effect, in one day or by accident. They toiled, planned and designed the positions. They are one of the very few, yes very few, politicians within APC, whose dominance and presence are felt across the length and breadth of the state. They go beyond their primary constituencies of Kabo (Jibrin’s and Garo’s), Gwarzo (T. Gwarzo’s) and Kano North, as their Senatorial District.

When you take any of them, they have their contacts and connections in Kano Central and Kano South. I am talking of raw electorate, genuine voters and supporters. Not mere political heads, genuine and/or fake. Coincidentally, all the three gentlemen are reserved, quiet, strategic and not noise makers.

I always say of Garo, he can pick his phone and call his genuine supporter in far away, Baburi, of Tudunwada local government. And not necessarily, Barista Sabi’u Baburi, an outstanding and highly determined youth politician from that end.

Senator Jibrin was hitherto a member of House of Representatives, from Tarauni federal constituency, in Kano Central. When he became Senator representing Kano North, he did many things as a good ambassador of his people and to party leaders, from his zone. He also touched the lives of many people, including those from Kano Central and Kano South. His outreach goes further when he became Deputy Senate President. Appointments around his office are not limited to Kano North. So also other federal appointments he facilitated for other people.

Eng Gwarzo was Deputy Governor, under one of the welfarist administrations in the state, the administration of Senator Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, Sardaunan Kano. Before then, he was the Kano State Chairman of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Kano Branch. When he was the Chairman of Gwarzo local government. With these two outstanding positions he held, he has his contacts and connections too, across all the 44 local government areas.

None of these gentlemen, is either a local operator or a noisemaker without substance when it comes to election time. They are all visible outside the reach of their local governments and their Senatorial Districts. All of them are kings in their own right. No doubt about this.

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All of them mentored right thinking people in their political life. Some of such mentees are not even from their local areas of Kabo and Gwarzo. Let me give an example of few individuals whom I see as responsive and responsible mentees under the tutelage of these tripartite icons. Either under long, medium or short term mentoring process.

Under Jibrin, I can remember Dr Hafizu Liman, Abdullahi Karkasara, Fa’izu Alfindiki, among others. For HE Garo, I can still remember people like Comrade Magaji Kabiru Gulu, Coordinator, Kano First Students Movement, Musaddique Wada Waziri, Deputy Youth Leader, Kano APC, Barista Sabi’u Baburi, among others. While under HE Gwarzo, I can remember, Alhaji Yawale, some pockets of state legislators when he was Deputy Governor, among others.

I was moved when His Excellency, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf led the reconciliation effort between DSP Barau and HE Gwarzo, in the race of Senatorial seat for Kano North. Yes other efforts were also helpful in this respect. But the Governor, the way I see it, is the Reconciliator-General, if I may use the term.

I was excited also when I heard that DSP visited Gwarzo in his Abuja residence. That spoke volumes of how peaceful and responsible the two of them are. At Gwarzo’s residence, as DSP posted on his Facebook page, he, the DSP, spoke his mind very openly and said, “Our discussion centred on the development of Kano North, Kano State, and the country as a whole.

With the unity currently prevailing within our party, Insha Allah, All Progressives Congress (APC), the largest political party in Africa will emerge victorious at all levels in the 2027 elections: the Presidency, National Assembly, Governorship, and State Assembly elections.”

His Excellency, DSP, acknowledged that, “As always, the unity and progress of our party, as well as the development of our community, state, and country, remain our top priorities.” This, he said without any doubt. No one also doubts the purity of his mind when he said that.

Is just as I always say, APC has more committed and purely genuine leaders from Kano North than from other two zones of Kano Central and Kano South. They always have the party in their hearts. They believe, all hands must be on deck for the progress of the party. And God so Kind, those of them who have genuine, real and committed supporters and loyalists, are, these three, Jibrin, Garo and Gwarzo. They believe that action is better than noise. They are naturally quite and quintessential.

Their faith in coming together to work tirelessly for the victory and survival of the party, in the forthcoming election, is not only commendable, but inspiring. Internal cohesion, is but the main thrust of APC. It was formed as a united opposition front to unseat the then government at all levels. A mission accomplished.

So any move below this effort, is a total negation of the main cardinal principles of the party. As well as planting seed of destruction from within the party, the APC.

Let me call the attention of all APC leaders, eders and other relevant stakeholders, especially those who were there before Governor Yusuf joined the party, that, it could be disastrous and too embarrassing to think that, political interest can only be safeguarded and massaged, when discordant tunes are promoted and amplified. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY WRONG!

Governor Yusuf aside, greatest assets for APC in Kano, whose mutual understanding is needed the most, are Jibrin, Garo and Gwarzo. Though they all come from Kano North, but I argued earlier, that, Kano North is the stronghold of APC. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT!

I am from Kano Central. Yes from Dala local government. But I know that, when you are looking for NOISEMAKING OF EMPTY DRUMS, FAKE LOYALTY, NON-RESULT PACKAGING AND BELOW PERFORMANCE AT ELECTION TIME, COME TO KANO CENTRAL AND KANO SOUTH.

So the ball is now in the court of His Excellency, Governor Yusuf, to rejig, redirect, re-engineer, re-focus and re-design democratic gains for his people, through modern political practice in his party, APC. As 2027 is fast approaching, substantive percentage of the victory of the party, is within the reach of the Governor. To make or mar.

Anwar writes from Kano
Saturday, 23rd May, 2026

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Why Kano North Affirms Commitment and Hope To DSP Barau

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By Abba Anwar

Kano First Agenda, in itself, as one of the recently added slogans in the political lexicon in Kano, plays an important role in the affirmation of His Excellency, the Deputy Senate President, Barau I Jibrin, PhD, CFR, to run again for Senate, come 2027 general election.

Primarily, DSP’s interventions across all the 13 local governments under his constituency, Kano North and beyond, informed the unwavering support he enjoys from his people. His people saw reason and wisdom in giving him another chance to go back to Senate again. Meaning more progress, growth and development for the area.

As they believe in his total commitment and promising achievements, people from his constituency, Kano North, irrespective of their party affiliation, stand firm in consolidating their effort towards his planned victory, come 2027. They put their weight behind him and they plan strategies to achieve that. Without any compromise, at whatever cost.

From the comments I heard from people who attended the affirmation event that took place at the Secretariat of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bichi, DSP Barau is not only a supporting wall, he is an institution. He is reliable, dependable and commendable. Being an institution, he represents various interests towards the development of his constituency, Kano State and the country in general.

His fulfilled interventions that come on board in various forms, provide more corridors for structured citizens engagement, more skilful and informed fronts and strategies. Creative in his conception, apt in his action plan and promising in his implementation procedure.

The gathering during the affirmation event for the DSP speaks a lot in ruling out the argument, whether Kano North needs political dialysis or not. If APC is in political intensive care unit (icu) in some zones in Kano, the situation in Kano North, shows different picture. Entirely different. Kano North, can best be described as APC engine room in Kano.

Let me, limit my discussion to DSP alone, in this piece, since the entire write-up is meant for him. His contributions that are rightly structured according to sub-sectors, are carefully managed and prominently engaging. His legacy is seen all over. Go and make an enquiry and see his golden hands in that sector. His scholarship scheme and programmes he initiated are all over.

The same thing applies to other areas like, human development through empowerment, interventions in sports development, grants to party and non-party members and his indelible mark in the transportation system in Kano North.

In the area of security, His Excellency Jibrin has no match at all. Search on your own, go to search engines and see his contributions. His intervention in this area is not only overwhelming, is self-assuring and self-fulfilling. One like no other. A highly respected legislator, an orator and a disciplined political leader.

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When APC in Kano South is tearing up, if not because of the quick response of His Excellency, the Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, APC in Kano North, is gaining more ground, making victory around forthcoming elections inevitable. But for Kano Central, there exists a unifying factor, in person of the former Governor, Sardaunan Kano, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau.

What is more fascinating during the affirmation event, was, in the presence of all, when the Deputy Governor, His Excellency Murtala Sule Garo, raised up the hand of DSP Barau, symbolically requesting people to re-elect him again for the position. Yes he represented his Boss, the Governor, but his face showed total and absolute commitment of his action. The support was coming from the depth of his heart. Kano North political leaders, within APC, are more supportive and reliable than other zones, of Kano Central and Kano South. This, has been my position for long.

To tell my readers how DSP was moved by his affirmation, few hours after the programme, he posted on his Facebook page that, “I am deeply impressed by the peaceful and orderly manner in which the affirmation exercise was conducted at the APC headquarters in Bichi Local Government Area, in the presence of thousands of party members drawn from the 13 local government areas of Kano North Senatorial District.”

The echo filled the air when party members were asked whether they still belive in the DSP’s return to the Senate, as acknowledged by the DSP himself, according to him, as a subject matter, “When the Chairman of the APC Electoral Committee for the Kano North Senatorial Primary Election, Hon. Shehu Isa Direba, asked party members to affirm my candidature, the venue erupted with a unanimous chorus of “Yes,” reflecting the unity and commitment of our members.”

As praises and commendations sound musical to our ears and his, Senator Jibrin urged that, “Let us come out en masse to vote for APC candidates at all levels in the 2027 general elections. By doing so, we will consolidate the gains of good governance and continue to enjoy the developmental projects and benefits being delivered by the federal, state, and local governments.”

Impressed by the presence of the Deputy Governor, Garo, DSP said in his expression of satisfaction, “The Governor of Kano State, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, who was represented at the event by the Deputy Governor, Hon. Murtala Sule Garo, expressed optimism that the people of Kano North and Kano State at large would overwhelmingly vote for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Abba, me, and all APC candidates in the 2027 general elections.”

Let me congratulate Kano North again, that Senator Jibrin vows to bring to the fore, more development to his area. As he puts it that, “I sincerely thank our party members for renewing their confidence in me through their overwhelming support. I assure them of my continued commitment to effective representation and service to our people.”

As an ardent supporter of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, DSP did not relent in stressing that, “I therefore urge our people not to waver in their support for President Tinubu and the APC. We must not allow ourselves to be distracted by baseless criticisms and unnecessary political noise.”

Let me suggest to the national leadership of the APC that, since the party is now put together, through reconciliation, alliances of interests, within its fold and outside, deeper and proper understanding of party politics and internal cohesion among leaders, the National Chairman and other members of the National Working Committee, should go and rest. So long as the tempo will remain so, then victory is inevitable, with the Divine Help of our Creator.

Anwar writes from Kano
Wednesday, 20th May, 2026

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When Ja’o’ji Answers Reconciliation With Humility in Victory

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By Abba Anwar

As superintended by His Excellency, Executive Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, the reconciliation between aspirants of the position of House of Representatives, from Tarauni federal constituency, which produced the former Senior Special Assistant to the President on Citizenship and Leadership, Hon Nasir Bala Aminu (Ja’oji), as the flag bearer under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), the political atmosphere in Tarauni is now cooled, rancour-free, enduring and promising.

What is more fascinating is how Ja’oji accepted the entire process in good faith. With all sense of humility, commitment and promising engagement in pre, during and post election periods. Governor Yusuf surprised people with his skilful intervention as the leader of the party in the state. Many expected increasing political turbulence in Tarauni before any agreement could be reached, in House of Representatives race.

Yes Tarauni was one of the dicey political environments in the state, pregnant with political uncertainties. At the starting point, what signaled soft landing for the constituency, was the good understanding of his constituents about his capacity, capability and certainty towards the development of his people.

The long held speculation that, Ja’oji, right from onset, would be anointed from Abuja to come and contest, was put to rest and was flawed by the struggle of all aspirants before and during the just concluded and meticulous consensus arrangement. Which gave Ja’oji edge over all others.

Without fear of mincing words, Iet me put it succinctly clear that, among all the hitherto aspirants, Ja’oji was closer to the people, more visible when it comes to contributing for the development of his people and the constituency. Even before he was appointed Senior Special Assistant to the President, Ja’oji was and remains household name in Tarauni and many parts of Kano.

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So many people were of the opinion that, even if there would be primary election between him and other aspirants, he would emerge victorious. But to me, in this and similar context, consensus is better and healthier for internal party cohesion. Before and during the consensus period, Ja’oji remained calm, as he always behaves. Some pundits believe that, he is more composed with the needed exposure, for the position, at the National Assembly.

Celebrating his victory from the consensus arrangement, is just one out of many celebrations attached to his political life. All will celebrate him when his interventions in many areas of human development, are made public in an astonishing public presentation.

Apart from hundreds of students he aided with scholarships and keep up, his well-structured empowerment programmes of women and youth, as harsh economic realities are suffocating citizens, health assistance for clearing hospitals bills and grant to his people, are all tip of an iceberg in his political character and social behavior.

In my estimation of his interventions to his people, he spent close to Two Billion Naira (N2b) only, to put smiles on the faces of his people. That was from the time I started having interest in writing about his contributions for the development of his people. But before then, other expenses were counting.

To bring it to the fore, Ja’oji may not have a match, outside government, who serves his people tirelessly in Tarauni federal constituency. He serves his party, leaders and elders of the party, party members and non-party elements. That is why the respect he commands in Tarauni and elsewhere is incomparable to his peers.

Ja’oji’s statement after the consensus shows how humble he is in victory. He didn’t boast as being more powerful, more influencial, more connected, more capable and more exposed than other aspirants. He thanked His Excellency, the Governor for spearheading the process. Together with other important political leaders.

At the point of commending co-aspirants, he praised them for being courageous to face the process. What is more interesting and fascinating is when he mentioned their names individually. It says a lot about his open heart and open door policy.

I was moved when he called other aspirants with their individual names. Not only that, he ascribed Honourable to their respective names. Hear him, “I must commend all those who withdrew from the race. Let me begin with Hon Abubakar Zakari (Habu PA), Hon Ibrahim Babangida, Hon Ibrahim Auwal, Hon Eng Haruna Ahmad Sabo, Hon Mutari Isa Dikko, Hon Nasiru A Shuaibu, Hon Nasiru Shuaibu and Hon Abubakar Hashim.”

Anwar writes from Kano
Saturday, 16th May, 2026

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