Today in Arewa House, Kaduna, we hosted the US ambassador to Nigeria, Terrence McCulley, to mark Martin Luther King day. The theme of the lecture was: Issues of Volunteering, Working Together and Helping Each Other.
It was not the lecture nor the question section that depressed me, but the speech delivered by the new Kaduna State’s SSG, Alh Hamza Ishaq Ɗanmahawayi. The man is terribly incompetent, inexperienced and unlettered. He could not read a simple speech, he fumbled at almost every sentence. In the opening lines he said, “I welcome the ambassador to Nigeria, United States.” Some of the words like ‘prerequisite’ could not be pronounced by him, and instead of saying patrol vehicles he said petrol vehicles. Some of the audience covered up their faces in shame while some could hardly hide their glee. Wannan kayan kunya har ina?
For the rest of the programme he lost his remaining composure and confidence, occasionally covering his face. When Muktar Ramalan Yero replaced Yakowa, I had started entertaining some hope about some changes, particularly the way the governor replaced the past SSG, Alh Sama’ila Yakawada with the current one. Because it had been the tradition of the state since Makarfi time whenever the governor is a Muslim both the deputy and the SSG are Christians. Thus I thought Yero would be more assertive than his Muslim predecessors. But the appointment of this SSG whose highest position was the chairmanship of a rural LGA show that the Administration would be moribund, since this post is the engine room of every government.
I doubt if this guy could compose a simple memo. When we were complaining during the lunchtime an elderly academic consoled us with the fact that what do we expect when the Administration is pocketed by Namadi. The unfortunate fact is that Zazzau lack powerful interest groups like their counterpart in Southern Kaduna to check this. Ina amfanin samun damar da ba zaku iya cin gajiyarta ba.
Rabiu Isah Hassan (posted on facebook originally)
Is English his mother tongue???? A big Junk and baseless allegation! Allow the gentle man to adopt, give him room to suitably get use to the current challenges, just the way we gave GEJ (A PHD holder) when he comes to power. Note that even ordinary me “with a local, poor, northern education background” can speak far much better than GEJ at his early age on presidential seat, and now he (GEJ) can at-least read or speak to the UN general assembly a bit fluently!!!
I think you got the whole message wrong, of course we are not saying that he must be able to speak english just like that of the queen of england, but all what we are advocating is for competent, enlightened and well educated individuals be given the opportunity to serve their people. Afterall as you said, lets allow the gentle man to adopt, in the issue of presentation and exposure, there is nothing like time to adapt, its either you are capable and well groomed to handle the position or not.
idiot can you speak correct english wawa hater banza i’m sure he’s comptent and enlightened more than your entire family and humbled reglious person go find somethings to do with your time than wasting it here hating someones life emenies of progress he’s 1000miles ahead of you bastard forward ever back never continuing hating asshole motherfucker
I hate it when some of us who are supposed to be reasonable throws reasons to the wind on the alter of tribalism and unfounded sentiments. Who says he must have English as his mother tongue for him to speak good English?.It is the like of you Faruk that advocates the Na mu ne, Na mu ne syndrome that is drawing the North hundred years backward while our counterparts from other regions are moving forward.It is still the same people like you that will complain of North being marginalized by the West and the East.Shame on you and your likes.
When did grammatical speech became the yard stick of good quality leadership? No wonder that most of the garulous politicians ends up with most prestigious and highest position amd mess up the countty’s resources
Jafar,faruk nd moh’d i think all of you are out of your sense….you are busy insultin nd talkin rubbish 2 dis gentle and humble man[our new SSG]dnt forget that nobody is perfect..even you can do more than his faulties…I even guess he x better than you bcos he ruled giwa LGC area as the chairman[8yrs]
uwarka ne kayan kunya wawa dan akuya kawai haters, idiot go find sometime to do with your life bastard thats why you remain who you re and always idiot whatever you call yourself Rabiu isah hassan