God's willing this 2022 has put all politicians and concerned Adamawa people on the "on your marks, get set, ready go" of the journey that will certainly end them to running political race in the coming 2023 for the Dougeri Government House Yola. They are all hoping, anxiously dreaming of good leaders that will take charge of the State's affairs.
For me I feel, see, and think many eminent sons and daughters of Adamawa are most qualified to lead the state out of the brook of galloping administration with nothing inclining to human-capital development.
In Adamawa state today, there has been a golden and silence achiever worthy of note. This Man in all strata of life have make a bench Mark name in oil and gas. Till he left Nigeria National petroleum corporations his name is still ringing bell as erudite professional Mechanical Engineer and a leader manager who served the multi national corporation with great impetus of practical achievements.
Engineer Tahir Hussaini Sulaiman has it all, to give it all to Adamawa people. Tahir, you are the point of my prayers, I will pray (wait) until my prayers are answered. We are in search of a Governor and now we find one in you. Your indelible records of great ideas while the group general manager, renewable Energy division of the NNPC where you served for twenty three years (September 1991-February 2015) even the blind can attest that you were a progressive Man.
Tahir, a graduate of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) (1976-1977) in Mechanical Engineer (B.Eng, Mech), and a Fellow of FNSE, FNIMechE was a predestinated child of Destiny whose talent, gifts and passion to serve humanity is driving home right from his childhood when over three decades ago.
Sulaiman is a well experienced Man haven visited Countries like USA, UK, Italy, Germany, France, Holland,
China, Japan, Singapore, S/Korea, Brazil
Cameroon, Ethiopia, Angola, South Africa, Dubai, Qatar, Saudi Arabia development himself on leadership courses around the world. This is to say he is a no doubt a Man well fit, most qualified and has all what it takes to serve the people of Adamawa as their next coming Governor.
Called him a philanthropist and a humanitarian who is living because he want to touch life for God's purpose. A close looking at Hussaini Tahir's perception of politics and leadership roles in the service to humanity.
The 2023 general elections is better to say that Adamawa will be saved if it is placed in the hands of people like Tahir. To be the executive Governor of the state in the interest of salvaging, liberating them from the crutches of underdevelopment.
Many have called him and gave him a platform in Action Alliance (AA) to run in defence of the people. They see him an emancipator of the masses. A fearless and focused leader who can dare the impossible to set the rescue agenda in motion for wealth creation, revamped health, massive employment through the introduction of jobs creation schemes, the State's education will no doubt get a boost under the leadership style of Hussaini.
From 1978 to 1991 when the Military under the Ibrahim Badamasi Babaginda regime are in power, the name Hussaini rang bells in the defunct Gongola state (Taraba, Adamawa) when he was employed as Pupil Mechanical Engineer
and was deployed to State Central Mechanical Workshop in 1978. After probation period of one year.
His knowledge of knowing Adamawa is without shadows of doubts that he can transform the state to a haven of development . After his probation period, Hussaini was deployed to Jalingo Division as a Divisional Mechanical Engineer in 1979. He was responsible for the maintenance of all road construction and rehabilitation equipment. He continued in this capacity in various Divisions including Wukari, Ganye, and back to the Headquarters in 1981.
Between 1981-82 sent for In-service Training under the Sponsorship of the British Council to East Warwickshire College in the UK in the fields of Manufacturing Technology and Project Design where he obtained a Post Graduate Certificate.
Upon his return in 1982 he had a stint as Divisional Mechanical/Electrical Engineer for Yola Division for about a year. As a Professional Engineer was seconded to State College of Education Jalingo to set-up a Technical Education Faculty in 1983. This he accomplished successfully which earned him the enviable positions of Dean and Deputy Provost of the College in 1984-88 respectively.
The creation of Adamawa State In 1989 made Tahir to be deseconded to his State of origin where he was redeployed to take over from an expatriate as
Chairman and Chief Engineer of Task Force on Urban Infrastructure setup by the then military Governor. In 1990 he was redeployed to the Adamawa State Central Mechanical Workshop as the Manager a position he held until third quarter of 1991.
1991-2015 his journey in NNPC began, he was employed in September, 1991 as Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer and
was posted to KRPC in ETSD where he worked as a Technical Services and Projects Engineer.
Promoted to the rank of Chief Mechanical Engineer and also made the officer- incharge (O/C) of General Engineering and Project Management section in 1995, a position he held until 1998.
In December. 1998 he was transferred to NAPIMS Lagos as Deputy Manager Project Scoping in the Project Coordination Department in the Gas Division. In 2001, he was redeployed to the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) Division as Manager Materials & Common Services. Because of his past records and diligent service to NNPC he was again redeployed to PPMC on Duty Tour as Special Depot Manager to restore sanity in the depot and
ensure availability and efficient supply and distribution of petroleum products from 3rd October,2001 to 17TH January, 2003, where he served in Warri and Mosimi Depots respectively.
Back to NAPIMS and served as Manager Materials & Common services in PSC
Division. He was also the Venture Manager of Okwori and AKPO Field Development Projects under the NNPC/ADDAX and NNPC/TOTAL/SAPETRO/PETROBRAS
Production Sharing Contract Agreements respectively. He was transferred to NPDC Benin as Supply Chain Manager in July, 2007. He was transferred back to NAPIMS December, 2008 as Manager Materials Management Department.
Promoted as General Manager Materials Management Division NAPIMS July, 2009.
Promoted to the position of Group General Manager (GGM) Renewable Energy Division in November 2012. Retired in 2015 with achievements accredited to his of a great leader whose leadership strides traversed to all sectors of NNPP. The roles he played in defunct Gongola state, Adamawa state and NNPC are printed in the oceans not even the sands of times.
The Adamawa ideal Governor is now in active private businesses of Consultancy and Farming with a passion to philanthropic in many communities across Northern Nigeria.
The Name of Hussaini is ringing a louder bell now for his selfless service to Man Kind. Because of this Lamido of Adamawa has graciously honoured him with the Santuraki Adamawa Tittle, a title that is giving is a touch of a household name, a heavy-weight now luminary in the state political scene.
Since then I glued to this Man's style of politics, his views, and his disposition to leadership roles conform to the eternal standard, which stands as his golden rule of life success.
Tahir distinguishes and reserved himself to politics of ideology by maintaining a self-imposed principle of not joining the crowd, remaining a party Man in opposition for years that journeyed him to the present political status in his lifetime. He believe in the dream of greater Nigeria, this his dream is translating to having a dream of a greater Adamawa state. He holds a conviction that Nigeria will continues to take massive steps into globalization and auspiciously participate in the international arena of human development and economic growth, having the belief that it is a promising journey to emancipation but demands public responsibility, hard work, dedication to nation building, sympathy
to our regional and religious diversity and commitment to the continuity of our dear Nation.
A good leader who involves in making sound and sometimes difficult decisions, creating and articulating a clear vision, establishing achievable goals, and providing followers with the knowledge and tools necessary to achieve those goals in his current position. This is the Tahir I see over the years with multiple records of done deals, records of achievements in all the political and public offices he occupied.
Sticking to his vision Hussaini has a transformational journey of his political life and briefly stayed in PDP, now has Action Alliance (AA) as the party that will path find and navigate the narrow paths of backwardness for the state.
The Distance of thousands of miles covered by this Man was a journey characterized by political turbulence, perseverance, patience, consistency, and hard work. The tenacity to hold on and the villain's attitude to never give up on his conviction of "I can get there", the fate to have gotten a path with certainty to take and lead him to his destiny was what must have taken him to where he is today.
This Adamawa-born level headed and down-to-earth, Man stands tall to do what's right, planting his feet in the sands of time to be remembered for shaping the country for the better.
God's willing this 2023 has put all politicians and concerned Nigerians on the "on your marks, get set, ready go" of the journey that will certainly end running a political race in the coming 2023.
For Hussaini I see another good Man, I see another Nigerian who is without bias of all sort, I see another Nigerian who is a good politician whose experience was born out of many years of learning to ride the horse of glory, in Tahir I also see Adamawa becoming better, in him I see Nigeria is truly bearing the country of our Father's land where unity, peace, development and justice shall reign.
I'm so privileged to have interacted with him on a few exceptional occasions, the rapt attention accorded me convinced me to see the humility in him as a good virtue of leadership, I see him with the listening ear syndrome. Tahir listens before he talks, he utters a few words and gives one the floor for conversations while he listens.
Tahir always fascinates me with his "Yes I will" response, and "no I will in the affirmation that always turns out to be his YES is YES, and his NO is NO. This is probably one of the politicians whose words are bankable and can be bought at a very high value of integrity and standard at whatever time. He does not mix his words to impress or to cajole a fellow human being. I see and learn what others will say about the "power of the dead and life is in the tongue." It is in this Man I'm learning a man's image is laying in the tiny mighty tongue under the roof of his mouth. Sir, I respect your good communication skills in you.
As the people of Adaamawa pray for the progress, growth, and unity of the nation counting down to the 2023 elections, I pray the Will of God prevails by giving us leaders after His own heart, leaders who possess the characters of heavenly mandate, people who desire to see Nigeria better than it is. People like Tahir whose love for humanity is a flame burning the inside of them to better the our dear state, Adamawa with their good leadership qualities.
For me I feel, see, and think Hussaini Tahir has it all, to give it all to all Nigerians, to the people of Adamawa state. He is the best, the preferred and the servant-leader that every person in Adamawa should support to lead the people in dare need of good leaders.
Sir, Tahir you are the point of my prayers, I will pray (wait) until my prayers are answered for the sake of our people in Adamawa state.
God bless Nigeria!
God bless Adamawa state!!
Tom Garba, FIMC, FMBDC.
Is a Journalist that writes from Yola,Adamawa state.tomgarba5@gmail.com.08030525759
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