U TURN OF A LEAVE OF ABSENCE It has been eons, myself to appear here, and that was as a result of an unprecedented leave I had taken to refresh my memory, and to ease the addiction of surfing internet all the time, though, it has become part, and percel of our generation, to do without internet, it is nearly impossible for me, and I believed must folks of my generation as well, and especially Facebook, which I do conceive, as if a metropolis; humming with private, and public activities unfolding by the circumcribtion of different perspective of civilizations. Probably, I missed so much important things here, and I know, I would miss them, but, therefore, to check my addiction I have to. More so, surprisingly, I discovered that, I could trained myself toward that, and no regret whatsoever, the period was well utilized for other must important things. However, many events took place the bad, the good, and, the ugly, but I would have to mentioned two events here, that made it a great deal on me, one is tragic, and the other one otherwise, the tragic is the death of the great fan African poet, and one of the most travelled of an African poet, Mallam Abubakar Ladan Zaria (MON). His poetry has been inspiration, and the best poetry anthology I learnt to read from the weekly excerpt in the former Gaskiya tafi kwabo, and was listening from my father whose the second most played song apart from the folklorist Dr. Mamman Shata was the Ladans most popular tittle HADAKAN MU AFRIKA MUSO JUNA I owned my own track, when I was in primary six, by then, I dont even have the stereo to play it, therefore, I must had waited for my father to left for his business, then, I played it, and others to my pleasure. One amazing thing about the African poem is that; he composed it while globetrotting Africa, and while almost all the mentions in the poem are factual not imaginary. Alas, like other nationalists, Ladan was demoralized, and forgotten by the Nigerian government, the country and continent he served diligently, before his death, he had for a very long time suffered a great deal of abject poverty and chronic illness, that nearly prostrated him all, while, unfortunately, neither the Kaduna state government nor the federal government come to his aid. Less than a week, the impairment of his ailment was brought to our attention in one of our whats app poetry group by Dr. Aliyu Tilde, who has visited his home in Zaria to check on his condition. And immediately, after the alarming report, we agreed to raise fund and send a delegation to him, not knowing, in that very morning, he answer the called for his grave. May his soul rest in peace. However, I am glad for seeing the virally stream of tributes to the great poet, but worry, for not showing care, to know about his condition when he was alive and badly needed so. Adieu Baba Garban mu abin fahari. Secondly, the other event was the nomination of General Muhammadu Buhari as the APC presidential candidate, this, is obvious a wise decision made by the delegates, in spite of the dollar game played by one of the contenders, and this I guess was as a result of the change in the view of his image all over the country, engineered by his newly volunteer associates, working with enthusiasm , and Lincoln spirit mainly intellectual youth from all across the country. And the palpable ooze of innocent blood at every tick of second in the country. Also, the best of choice made by selecting Professor Osibajo, a Yoruba, professor of law, Christian and a pastor as his running mate, which defied the PDP tricks of Muslim/Muslim ticket propaganda. Obviously, this time around, I felt it, the PDP will kiss the floor, and the decision of General Buhari of truncating the doppelgangers believing of being the brains behind the backsliding of his previous political runs, such as Buba Galadima. And also, his decision to adapt to the real political mien, and his quick realization of the one of the fundamentals of democratic structure which is dinning with the saints and the devils together in the quest of power. God willing, Come may, 29, 2015 in the eagle square together we shall live to witness your swearing in baba. Marry Christmas. And compliment of the season to especially my Christian friends. We are together in the ever living servant, and the prophet of God, the son of virgin marry whom a whole chapter in the holy Quran has been dedicated as tribute to her virtue of sainthood.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 15:11:57 +0000
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