Ranging from the remarkable leadership history of the ilks of the revered four pious Sahabas down to the most popular kind and ever living compassionate leader who have dominated the discourse of perfect leadership style apart from the reign of Prophetic leadership who are being divinely guided under any course of action which is Umar bin AbdulAziz, its quite satisfying to coin his acumen as a rare gem in that field.
“Nearly all men can stand adversity but if you want to test a man’s character give him power ” Abraham Lincoln.
Perhaps Leadership can be said is all about being kind and possessing the extraordinary qualities that can help one to solve his societal obstacles and put the needs of his people above that of his personal interest.
Though the sumptuous ancient times are not close to us, but with the help of mighty historians who documented past antecedents we are lucky enough to come across the enticing and dazzling leadership prowess of some gigantic men. Men who have had the privilege of tasting from the divinely pot of leadership prowess.
Ranging from the remarkable leadership history of the ilks of the revered four pious Sahabas down to the most popular kind and ever living compassionate leader who have dominated the discourse of perfect leadership style apart from the reign of Prophetic leadership who are being divinely guided under any course of action which is Umar bin AbdulAziz, its quite satisfying to coin his acumen as a rare gem in that field.
Then why our leaders are turning blind eyes to those sonorous moments and excellent people to copy from them ! Are they more civilize in governance than those owners of the golden moments or they are just trying hard to be the copycat of the wicked ancestors of which Pharaoh of Egypt who happened to be co-enemy of Prophet Moses could possibly top the list ? I reckon they crave the later simply be remembered as devil Leaders.
Record are there codified in abundance about the beauty of being kind and sympathetic to followers by a leaders. It’s a natural law that hearts get in to love with a kind soul except on a rare occasions where those who are seemingly dulls and unwittingly chose to fall for their enemies and blood sucking beast.
In Nigerian society we have lots of cases of that similar typology. The aftermath of 2015 election has stripped some wicked men out their deceptive political attire where as in the eve of 2019 election some unknown figures comes from nowhere to preponderance the limelight of the better side. PMB and El-Rufai can stand a better chance to top the fist category while Zulum is enough to singlehandedly befit the later category respectively.
Thus, by mere looking at how zulum is being friendly with his Talakawa you would realize he has no matching type among Nigerian governors. A side the glamorous projects he is making in his state, he also sprouts a friendly face to his masses, he listen to them when the need is arise and he even chose to part and fight with that could harm his people. That’s earn him more respect internally and externally.
That alone has truly depicts how responsible leader of such caliber is, when you are ask to define leadership in Nigeria of today, just take zulum’s portrait and present him as your answer, I believe you would be given your full of marks with no delay for the man fits that position more than any living politician in Nigeria.
Unlike some people who often glorifies and favors the interest of the few elites class and their worthless vested interest. Those who pay little or nor attention to the plight of their people, to say the least, they fit to be describe as those who despise anything that has to do with Malam talaka. Take their policies and gauge them with that of Borno man, there you would aptly understand the point I’m trying to make.
To trim the instances with one vivid example is to take a look at how Kano neighboring governor is acting as if he is a mini god. He makes any living Talaka fears him within his court, he has no time for them and he has no compassion to them. His city is synonymous to hell on earth in todays world but only Malam talaka can testify and agree with.
Though, he isn’t the only soul on the gutter path, his principal, the Oga at the Top is his facsimile in this obnoxious area. Buhari has excelled in anything anti masses while both he and the short touts had once masqueraded themselves in pro-talaka attire and lured them to falling in to their deadly trap under Democratic dispensation thereby voting them to where they are today, yet they fail to reciprocate the kind gesture. What a set of an ingrate men !
And Sadly Here we are today, none can afford telling you he is in hunky dory state in Nigerian. As both the men in questions have turned Nigeria from a mere land of hope to a hell terrain on earth. Hence, under their watch anyone become so engross to grief, pain, misery and destitution. Yet they still claim to be positive change agents which is not in reality.
So shall we take these series of black unfolding events as lessons against future or we should just be taking note of nothing regarding them. As they says history is meant to see and analyze the past and make a necessary adjustment against the future. Nonetheless, only feel wiser folks have such audacity of taking tough lessons as these ones. May we be part of the few ones.
However, with all the nasty and brutish narratives we are wallowing in to beneath the shadow of those ungodly men, i remain utterly optimistic that one day the enemies of mirth shall find reasons to have a grim one their face but it would end to no avail because those who would be our leaders would be men of compassion, kindness, sympathy and above all they will be attractive ” Humanity ” attire unlike the unsympathetic and bloody wickeds of today. That alone would cause them a great trauma that might probably lead to their vacation to the other world.
We shall however live externally with the painful scars which are situated on our backs caused by the the deceptive men who lure millions of people to voting them in to power and later thrown them in to the abyss of mess and colossal remorse.
May we enjoy divine intervention against our all odds
Abdulrahman Yunusa
abdulrahmanyunusa10@gmail.com
