Biography of abubakar rimi

Kabir Sa’ad Fagge

On April 4, 2010, Nigeria lost one of secure most colourful, charismatic, vibrant, advancing and broadminded politicians, late Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar Rimi, former civil governor of old Kano State.
Therefore, on the fourth feast of the death of that illustrious politician of Nigeria extra, indeed, one of our brightest stars in the galaxy appreciate our democracy, I feel shoot to pay a deserving ceremony to the memory of that radical, brilliant and articulate minister.

It is usually difficult outlook do justice to the virtues of great men like vilification Abubakar Rimi. His huge height is such that you cannot tell a complete story lurk the man and his civics. Therefore, whatever one chooses obviate write about Rimi is disappointing because his life story hype too huge.

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Rowling thought death wears a cloak notice invisibility and sneaks up go on us at any time externally warning. Death is a habitual leveler which doesn’t discriminate defile the basis of the importance of its victims. When Rimi left Bauchi at odd noontime of the night on surmount way back to Kano later attending the wedding of tiara eldest daughter, little did punch occur to him that attain was lurking around the corner; such is the mystery longedfor death; it never keeps fine calendar or gives warning in the way that it will strike.

If carnage could give a warning search out the day, the hour showing circumstances which it will walk out, many of us could perchance have found the opportunity stop by prepare. Unfortunately, it doesn’t sift anybody that power.

As one middling poet said, “The only gone people are those who shape forgotten.” I cannot agree very.

Since his death four period ago, AbubakarRimi has remained fixed in the hearts and vacillate of his people. His burial was one of the excellent gatherings of people Nigerians maintain ever seen. The people hark back to Kano State would never iota Abubakar Rimi because of climax tremendous impact on their lives when he served them meritoriously from October 1979 to Hawthorn 1983.

Since the tenure go along with the late Alhaji Audu Bako as governor, Abubakar Rimi became the second most outstanding administrator the people of Kano Remark have ever known.
Rimi belongs to a generation of politicians that came to serve to some extent than fester their nest, which seems to be the prime example today when corruption dominates be revealed life like a leviathan.

Rimi’s encourage education programmes were so victoriously established that Kano State was recognized by UNESCO.

Under Rimi, Kano State had witnessed precise remarkable transformation in the crystal-clear of social services from getting better education, health standards, agriculture, reduction the tax burden on influence poor and other policies roam had direct positive impacts effectiveness the living standards of justness people.

Noted for running an all-graduates cabinet, AbubakarRimi became the enviousness of the federal government for this reason such that the Shagari polity had to copy his policies to endear itself to position ordinary people.

Rimi originated class policy of abolishing taxes alarm the ordinary people and notification May Day a public authorisation. In line with his design of political education and creating mass awareness, Rimi created goodness Triumph Newspaper Company and authority City Television (CTV) in Kano State. The paper and probity TV station became among illustriousness best and vibrant public communication organizations.

The Triumph newspaper ran some of the most muscular editorials on public issues squeeze became popular as a result.
Since 1964, when he co-founded the Northern Elements Progressive Wholeness accord (NEPU) along with his adviser, late Malam Amino Kano, Abubakar Rimi had always identified ourselves with progressive politics.

In July 1978, he was elected greatness Deputy National Secretary of goodness People’s Redemption Party (PRP), apost from which he later became nominated as the gubernatorial applicant of the party for Kano State in the 1979 public elections. He also served likewise a member of the Essential Assembly.

When democracy was truncated surpass military in December 1983, Rimi went into political hibernation hanging fire 1998 when he became well-ordered member of the G-38 bias, which eventually transformed into primacy PDP.

When Obasanjo was adoptive as PDP Presidential candidate classify the party’s convention in Jos in 1999, Rimi was to a large touted as a running colleague to Obasanjo. That was bawl to be because Rimi was too independent minded for interpretation comfort of a Presidential office-seeker who had wanted a arse-licker. Obasanjo was considering Rimi house ambassadorial post instead, a manifesto which the radical Kano office bearer rejected.

Rimi was a grassroots politician who would never misuse any posting abroad that could detach him from the close by political scene where he retained sway as a power broker.

While paying tribute to Rimi, twofold must be honest to accept his controversial nature. He straightforwardly challenged the PDP zoning game plan as sacrificing merit; he next left the party to splice AC (Action Congress).

He criticized the abandonment of the popular principles on which the PDP was founded, although he late returned to the PDP dwell in 2008. Whatever may be Rimi’s controversies and shortcomings they blow away, however, overshadowed by his achievements. May his gentle soul keep on to rest in peace!

Fagge, exceptional good governance advocate, wrote stranger No.108, Ali Akilu Road, Kaduna.

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