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 was
great dignity
and class. Tire- once darkness and prosperity instead
lessly she works
day and night of poverty and peace instead of chaos.
to ensure that the civil rights of ordinary people are
protected. Aisha Jummai is a Lawyer by training and
prior to her ascension into political life, she was a devout and committed civil servant. She was the former
Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice of
Taraba state and also the former chief registrar of the
High court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. She
hails from an outstanding political family. Her brother
Abdulazeez Ibrahim once held a Senatorial seat also.
She is an industrialist, entrepreneur and philanthropist
whose sole desire is to improve the living standards of
all the residents of Taraba state.
Her exposure to the Judiciary, business and politics
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We must realise that there is a world of difference
between politics and governance and even if we have
a leader who has incredible attributes that will enable him or her to govern well, if that leader isn’t well
versed in the art of politics then he or she will not be
able to govern effectively, and in some extreme cases
they won’t be able to govern at all.
BY PAUL OKADE Jr