Mutallib

All the preparations for the commencement of the 10th House of Representatives has gone far. With the ongoing political calculations for the various principal offices of the house, so many members-elect have thrown their hat in the ring for the coveted speakership position. These members-elect come from different parts of the country and some of them are going for their third, fourth, and even more terms.  However, even in the midst of these highly qualified candidates, one vividly stands out:  Hon. Tajudeen Abbas. He is the candidate to beat. The experienced lawmaker from the ancient city of Zaria has delivered beyond anticipation  in his primary duty as a legislator. With over 70 bills passed, he is someone well-versed with the rudiments and advanced aspects of lawmaking and has made crucial interventions that strengthen the entire country at this jeopardised situation.  Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has shown that leadership could be utilised in the right manner to attend t...

By Abdul Mutallib Muktar abdulmutallib.muktar@mail.com Many people have continued to oppose the endorsement of Hon. Abbas Tajuddeen as a speaker of the Green Chambers without presenting adequately valid reasons. Hon. Abbas Tajuddeen is so much opposed on no ground other than “he’s not known, he’s not popular, he is weak”. People who keep commenting that he is not known or popular have unfortunately failed to find a way of knowing him, his rich curriculum vitae, antecedents and pedigree. The reservedness, tolerance, diplomacy and peacefulness that define the personality of Hon. Abbas Tajuddeen have been misunderstood to be a weakness. The victory of any government is not all about winning election in all or most of the key offices provided by a political system. Winning election, therefore, is not the end, nor the beginning of the end, but an end to a particular beginning. Being the victorious party in presidential election and the winner of the majority seats in the National Assembly, ...