By: Abdullahi Zuru
Senator Bala ibn Na’Allah, the Senate leader in the 9th Assembly was bereaved Monday,8th July 2024,following the demised of his wife, Hajiya Safiya Bala Na’Allah.
At his NAF VALE Estate residence,Abuja, it was like a roll call of Prominent political leaders that cut across political parties, business tycoons, prominent traditional and religious leaders, Senior military and paramilitary officers both serving and retired.
Though it was a sorrowful visitations for consoling the bereaved over the loss of his dear wife, the calibre of personalities that trooped to the residence has resulted to the discovery of the other side of Senator Na’Allah’s unique position in Nigerian socioeconomic and political arena.
It is on record that many shakers and movers of Nigerian political landscape and economic fortunes have either called through phone or physically presented their condolence messages.
Among the early callers includes Former President Ibrahim Babangida ,General Abdulsalam Abubakar ( through phone calls), the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima with some Presidential Advisers, leadership of the Senate Led by the Senate President Godswill Apkabio, National Chairman of APC Dr. Umar Ganduje, former Minister of communication Dr Isah Ali Pantami and former National Chairmen of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Dr Bello Haliru Muhammed and Dr Ahmed Adamu Mu’azu, former Senate Presidents Dr.Bukola Saraki and Senator Ahmed lawal as well as Col. Sani Bello rtd.
From the home front, were Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Nasir Idris kauran Gwandu, Minister of Budget and Economic planning Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Minister of state for Education Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu, Speaker of the State House of Assembly Alhaji Muhammad Usman Ankwe, Lieut. Gen. Ishayi Rizi Bamaiyi, the three Senators and six House of Representatives members from the state, the managing Director of HYPADEC Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa, the Minister of Budget and Economic planning Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, the Minister of state for Education Dr Yusuf Tanko Sununu, Senator (Major-General) Muhammadu Magoro Galadiman Zuru who represented the Emir of Zuru Major-General Muhammadu Sani Sami Gomo ll, the Kebbi Development Forum (KDF)represented by the Secretary Usman Abubakar Gwandu and Zuru Emirate Development Society represented by the National President AVM Salau Ribah and Sheikh Abbas Muhammad Jega.
Others includes former Speakers of the House of Representatives Dimeji Bankole, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal.
From the business community were Aliko Dangote, Alhaji Dahiru Barau Mangal, groups of politicians and business community from different states and a powerful delegation from the Airlines operators in Nigeria.
Senator Na’Allah was an accomplished legal practitioner and internationally acknowledged pilot that operates both domestic and international flights before he ventured in to partisan politics in 2003.He represented Zuru,Danko-Wasagu, Fakai and Sakaba Federal Constituency for two terms and represented Kebbi South in the Senate for two terms where he served as Deputy Senate leader in the 9th Senate.
For a politician, neither on elective position nor have any political appointment to have been honoured and consoled by the calibre of personalities, who suspended their various scheduled commitments, undoutedly there must have been very cordial, highly responsible and mutual trust and absolute confidence between them and the Distinguished Senator.
It also confirmed Senator Na’Allah’s political acceptability regardless of political differences, simplicity in conduct and accommodating disposition in both the political and business arena.
Interestingly, the presence of Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Nasir Kauran Gwandu who stood by the bereaved Senator during the mourning period, is a clear indication of cordial relationship, mutual respect, trust, sign of regular consultation for developmental purposes and confidence are happily existing between Comrade Governor Nasir Idris and Senator Na’Allah. The union of the two leaders has become a source of pride and confidence among the membership of the APC in Kebbi state.
While Senator Na’Allah can confidently boast of executing verifiable developmental projects and programmes in education, health care delivery, transportation, economic empowerment and human resources development,particularly the Establishment of the Federal University of Agriculture, Zuru and provision of standard modern boats for the riverine communities in Yauri Emirate, Zuru when the served in the National Assembly.
In a larger scale and an unprecedented level in the history of Kebbi State, Governor Comrade Nasir Kauran Gwandu miraculously transformed the state capital with the provision of highly qualitative structures befitting a state capital. He has also commenced execution of intercity and rural roads, standard and furnished schools and hospitals, distribution of free agricultural inputs to farmers regardless of political affiliation, continuous payments of scholarship to both local and foreign students, employment of more teachers and increasing the salary packages of medical Doctors.
These uncommon demonstration of genuine commitment to the much needed developement of the state’s socioeconomic fortunes and political development development at when due have obviously endeared him to the people, thereby making the APC to be deeply rooted in the state.
It is widely and obviously believed that Governor Kaura as the leader of the APC in kebbi state,enjoys absolute support of the people who witnessed his remarkable performance in uplifting the standard of living in all aspect of human life in the state.
It could be recalled that the stakeholders who includes members of the National Assemblies, Assembly under the leadership of the party, political appointees at both the state and National levels, and respectful elders of the party have confidently expressed their absolute loyalty, confidence and of Governor Comrade to ensure that the APC under his leadership, remain deeply rooted such that it deliver in any election at any level and any time.
It was apparently in appreciation and expression of satisfaction with the performance of Governor Nasir within a short period of time, that the stakeholders recently passed vote of absolute confidence on the Comrade Governor,during the forum’s recent meeting.
Governor Comrade Nasir Kaura has been able to, through his relentless efforts in promoting the ideals of the APC and genuine commitment to improving the well-being of the people in all sectors of development, become a confident of both the Presidency and National leadership of the party.
The trust and confidence in the Governor must have been responsible for his ability to got the Presidential approval for the revocation of the five years abandoned Koko-Zuru Federal road project and also the approval to take over the project. Another unambiguous and heart warming support was President Tinubu’s gracious acceptance of Governor Kaura’s invitation to commission some completed landmark projects and inspect some ongoing ones, next month
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