THE POLITICIAN COLOURED NOVEMBER 2013 | Page 99

When one person can wear the number of hats worn by Her Excellency Senator Aisha Jummai-Al Hassan, you instantly take notice and ask yourself a very poignant question; who is she, where does she come from and what makes her tick? In 2011 Aisha Jummai won the PDP senatorial primaries after defeating the incumbent Manzo Anthony in a fiercely contested primary which has gone down in the history of Taraba state as one of the most prolific political contests in modern times. Taraba north which is made up of Jalingo, Yorro, Zing, Karim-Lamido, Lau and Ardo-Kola local government areas became a political battleground, and through superior political intuition and sheer determination, Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan saw off all competition and clinched the seat decisively. Today, 2 years into her Senatorial position her great works are indeed speaking for themselves. has given her exceptional qualities which she is currently using to represent her people at the senate. Her leadership experience is undeniable and her desire to help the poor and the needy of Taraba state is well evidenced by her own efforts in the state. She is a grass roots politician who understands the needs of the common man and has devised an action plan that will completely eradicate poverty and injustice in Taraba North local government area. An outstanding public servant on an unstoppable mission to be the voice of the voice-less, and bringing light where there was once darkness and prosperity instead of poverty and peace instead of chaos. Aisha Jummai is a political change agent who has been commissioned by the divine to be the saviour of her people. As religious as many Nigerians may be, they cannot deny the fact that God uses people as instruments of assistance i:e that God uses people to answer other peoples prayers, and when a leader whose sole desire is to better the lives of her people, then it can truly be said that such an individual was truly sent from above. Nigerians as a whole are crying out for leadership. They want to be led by somebody who actually cares about them and their children, somebody who has not only good intentions, but the corresponding strategy necessary in order to make those good intentions a reality. She is a grass roots politician who understands the needs of the common man and has devised an action plan that will completely eradicate poverty and injustice in Taraba North local government area. An outstanding public servant on an unstoppable misShe has rep- sion to be the voice of the voice-less, resented her people with and bringing light where there wa