Inna lillahi wa Inna ilaihi raji'un! A good friend of mine Ishaq wanka has sadly passed away. Me and wanka used to be the same kid, we liked doing the same things when we were in Tilawatil Qur'an. This is one of the saddest days ever! May Allah grant you jannah brother.
Honourable Isa Ali Pantami acquired most of his properties in Abuja during his time as DG of NITDA and after he became a minister.
What exactly makes you think we don’t have the right to ask questions about the source of that wealth?
Being a scholar doesn’t make anyone above scrutiny or accountability.
You can be a scholar and still be corrupt. Religious knowledge does not automatically make a person incapable of corruption.
Again, within the current structure of Nigeria’s federal democratic system, electing visionary Governors is just as critical, if not more consequential to our daily lives than expending all our energy on who becomes President. This is not to diminish the importance of the Presidency, which remains indispensable for national security, foreign policy, macroeconomic direction, and overall national leadership. However, meaningful and sustainable progress cannot be driven from the centre alone. Real transformation begins at the subnational level. It is visionary Governors who can prioritize quality primary and secondary education, strengthen primary healthcare, invest in infrastructure, accelerate rural development, expand access to agricultural resources, create an enabling environment for businesses, and improve the everyday lives of citizens. Until we become as deliberate about choosing competent and visionary leaders in our states as we are about electing a President, Nigeria will continue to underperform its immense potential. Strong states are the foundation of a strong federation.
Good afternoon and welcome to my TED Talk. ☕️
WHEN SHE PULLS AWAY. (What you should do)
You’ve been talking to this chick, everything was going well and all of a sudden she pulls back. No texts. No calls.
Here is what you should do:
@_hafsat_paki@fusam__ Your nonstop abuse and hatred don't make you strong or empowered. Sometimes you're acting smart while you're not. The only thing you're proving is how empty, low-IQ, angry, and miserable you are.
@Realoilsheikh Your point is very valid. This is what people failed to understand. The utterances of the past shouldn't be considered because perspectives, and experiences changes. Why always blaming pantami. If it's khair may Allah make it easy for him through out the journey
My Loyalty Is Not Blind
A lot of people try to place everyone in their own shoes.
They think everyone supports a politician because he wants money, appointment, contract, access, or personal reward. But we are not all built the same way. We were not all raised the same way. We do not all think the same way.
I am not a rich man, but I am not poor either, Alhamdulillahi. By the special mercy of Allah, I can pay my bills. I get paid well where I work. I have other skills I can use to make ends meet. I have a car I can use for Uber or Bolt if that is what it takes to put food on the table for my primary constituency, my family. I know how to farm. I also trade in legal commodities.
So no, my support for any politician is not driven by hunger.
I have never reached out to any politician in his official capacity to ask for personal favour. But I have benefited from people holding offices; people I have known before office and outside office. Not necessarily money benefits. But a lot more valuable. I don't beg, nor lick toes, not because I have everything, but because I do not believe that is why such person is there. When I have access to a leader, I see that access as a responsibility. I reach out when I have suggestions. I reach out when I see things going wrong. I reach out when people without access have legitimate concerns that need to be heard.
If a leader takes it well, good. If he chooses to shut the door, then I have every right to speak publicly. I am a Nigerian. I am a taxpayer. I am one of the people he is leading.
I have supported people before. Some became inaccessible after getting power. One of them was a representative in a chamber whom I had known since university. We supported him from his first step into politics. I campaigned for him. I mobilised for him. I introduced him to my ward, and he won all the ballot boxes there.
All free of charge.
But when he got there, he became unreachable and failed the same people he made promises to. I told him directly that I would not support him again. When he lost his second attempt, I was not sad.
So when I support someone, it does not mean I have surrendered my conscience.
I have shown my support for Shaykh Prof. Isa Pantami openly, and I will continue to do so. He is my teacher, my mentor, and someone I believe has the capacity to lead Gombe and even Nigeria. We have seen people with far less capacity contesting and even ruling. So why should I not support him with my chest?
Does that mean I see him as infallible? Far from it.
One of the reasons I support him is not only because I have access to him. But yes, if I see something wrong, I can reach out to him. I have done it before, even while he was a Minister. I have sent him messages on issues of insecurity in Northern Nigeria, even though he was not the Minister of Defence, and he still responded and made efforts where he could.
Through me, he has assisted people he did not even know. And I know many people in Gombe, Bauchi, and across the country can call him, advise him, criticise him, or draw his attention to issues.
That kind of access matters.
My loyalty is not blind. It is not stomach-driven. It is built on value, conviction, access, correction, and responsibility.
Prof. Pantami is contesting again as Governor of Gombe, and I am supporting him. And I pray he wins. It is all in the hand of the Almighty.
Anyone who wants to oppose him has the right to do so. That is politics. But nobody can stop me from supporting him, just as I cannot stop anyone from opposing him.
Support your candidate. I will support mine.
Gombe abar wa Malam 🇳🇬
Elections are not for the faint-hearted. Sometimes, you win; other times, you lose. The odds are never entirely in anyone’s favour.
Congratulations to all our friends who emerged victorious, and to those who fell short, take heart. If you need a shoulder to cry on, we’ve got you.
Imagine you are a Muslim and your child asks you: Why do we pray Dhuhr and Asr silently while we recite aloud in Maghrib and Isha?
(And you don't know the answer)
@FirstDoctor Pls doctor I need scientific explanation if I will not bother you what causes (cesarean section C-s) because in this time the case is being continuously affiliated by exponential increase. Thank you
The thing about children is that parents can only do their best, but they can never fully dictate what their children become. It is rare to find a large family without at least one member whose lifestyle the rest cannot proudly showcase, whose existence they guard with every resource, and whose life hovers between a present or potential scandal.
You may be the most devoted parents and still end up with a child who embodies the very opposite of your values and wishes. Yet, paradoxically, some children emerge with the morality and conviction of a sincere preacher, despite having grown up in less-than-ideal circumstances.
That is why digging into the private lives of political actors to malign innocent dependents or associates is a dangerous game. It opens a Pandora’s box that spares no one, not even its masterminds. Politics may be an arena for pig-fighting, but once the focus shifts from the man in the arena to his family and associates, both sides inevitably suffer lasting collateral damage.
Children were slaughtered and then burnt to ashes. At night. While in their sleep. That video has terribly traumatised me.
Yet some of you still support this government, defend this evil animalistic party and you promote this incompetent buffoon in Aso Rock.
Where is your soul?