By Mati Ali
In the Name of Almighty God, I write to express my appreciation and Profound gratitude to the good people of my country and Jigawa in particular for the prayers being offered, phone calls, text messages and online good comments to express happiness over the Ministerial appointment to our father and mentor, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar CON mni by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR.
Let me vividly trace the political Alliance of Badaru Abubakar and President Tinubu way back two decades ago, when Badaru played vital role in the formation of Tinubu”s led political party, the Action Congress of Nigeria ACN, which Badaru Abubakar was the Gubernatorial flag bearer of the party in Jigawa State during the 2011 general election.
Badaru Abubakar as global wealthy business tycoon has been a very long political ally of Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In 2015 Badaru Abubakar as the Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress APC in Jigawa and Bola Tinubu as APC National Leader, Badaru defeated the Governing Party PDP and terminated it’s eight years influence and domination in Jigawa politics.
During his eight years as Chief Executive of Jigawa state, Badaru and his administration decentralized it’s people oriented projects to every nooks and crannies of the three senatorial zones, with at least one village one project.
Below are some legacies of former Governor Badaru in National politics;
1. One of the founding members of APC who contributed immensely to it’s victory.
2. First among the presidential aspirants to step down for Bola Tinubu.
3. Led APC Presidential campaign to deliver the North for Tinubu.
4. He doesn’t have political godfather.
5. As an opposition, he defeated PDP Government in Jigawa in 2015.
6. He united all aggrieved party members to work as a single family for APC.
7. He performed and left a legacy worth of emulation by successive Administrations.
8. He inculcated discipline among party supporters.
9. He led a government of tolerance and unity in Jigawa.
10. At the eve of His administration he commissioned alot of projects executed by his Government accompanied by the present Governor Malam Umar Namadi.
11. He personally handed over power officially to his successor.
With these few legacies among many to mention, Badaru Abubakar left much to be desired by politicians at both National and State levels.
May the Almighty continue to guide and protect my political father and mentor in all his future endeavors.
Mati Ali writes from Unguwa Shuri, Babura LGA of Jigawa State.