DEMOCRACY AND VIGILANT YOUTH

 

There are many school of thought in the discipline of Political Science which informs us about the best System of Government in practice which ensure Good Governance and Economic Development for instance Benthem Utopian, Green Anarchy and many argue that Socialism is just like a chameleon pieces which change colors; but Marx believe it is the best system that will wipe class struggle while others are in support of Capitalism because it promote the wellbeing of the master; Aristotle classify Democracy as a perverted form of government.

To me the best government is Democracy because it gave sovereignty to the people and government drives their power and authority from the constitution, it also provide transparency, guarantee equality before the law, freedom to the communities, economic development and above all vigilant society. Countries like USA, Britain, China, Malaysia and others are vivid examples of a good Democratic state, but in case of Nigeria is one step forward, three steps backward! What an irony? My interest in Democracy is social responsibility of people which makes Democracy as an evolving Democracy in Nigeria especially in Jos Plateau state.

A month ago there was bomb explosion in Jos plateau state which climbs lives and properties of thousand innocent people to which both Muslim and Christian are victim to the tragedy. The elders and youth of Jos plateau state feels that the best way to protect themselves against perpetrators is through vigilant groups societies in collaboration with state police commissioner on which each street has its own vigilantes for instances ‘Yan shanu’, ‘Gangare’, ‘U/Rukubu’ to cite but few. I most comfiest that, the vigilant groups are doing a very good job because a night that is made for sleep is use to protect and watch over their neighbor.

There used to be a loggerhead between the National vigilant groups of Nigeria which were register nationwide and the neighborhood watch of Jos north endorse by State Police Commissioner, the former are well trained and oriented therefore felt that they are in best position to protect their neighborhood. This created rivalry among the groups, also the neighborhood watch became an avenue through revenge, embarrassment, trickery and conflict among youth, so many factions vigilant groups arise in quest of leadership which serve as a path to collect resources from individuals, politicians and businessmen and be diverted into their pocket.

Urge the parties involved to join hand and work together, also advising the neighborhood watch to negate putting roadblock on main road, to be prudent in recruitment and proper orientation on how to execute their duties to avoid clash of responsibilities between police and vigilantes.  The government should try and support the group in all ramifications

Sadiq Ibrahim Ayuba

Ibrahimsadiq194@gmail.com

Aspiring leader.

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SIGN-OUT BUK

It just as yesterday 2007 I came for diploma program, in 2009 I secure admission to study the ‘science of state’ with patient, hardworking and endurance, today am a graduate of Bayero University, kano concluded my exams waiting for result. It was never an ease especially at final round on which I engage in so many struggle such as ZTC Chairman, Photo Album coordinator, NAPSS welfare officer, PA to NAPSS president, have experiences a lot of things especially when we when to excursion to Abuja-Bauchi and also when am handling a diverse interest groups of my class member for photo album of which I try my possible best to see we have a united interest and have attain it, with the help of the following people below; acknowledgment directly from my final year project.

I have no doubt that ALLAH is one and Prophet Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger, therefore uncountable thanks, Praise and Gratitude goes to ALLAH for everything HE has done to me as a mercy and blessing in this world, sincere gratitude goes to my hardworking and ever ready father, for so much he has done to me, may ALLAH give me the chance to do good to him as well to depart in peace together.

My sincere gratitude and special appreciation goes to my supervisor for whom I wish to call my father, mentor and indeed a friend, in person of Alhaji Mallam M. M.YUSIF,   with you sir, I have learn beyond Political Science, may ALLAH gives us long life with health and prosperity.(Amin) THANKS

My profound gratitude goes to my level coordinator Mallama Hafsat Y.Yakasai, my H.O.D Dr. Aisha Abdul Isma’il and all lectures of the Department especially  Malam Abubakar Salihu, Dr. Muhmud M. Lawal, Malam Ibrahim Mu’azzam, Prof. Habu Muh’d, Prof.Shehu Dalhatu, Malam Maisara Nuhu Wali, Dr. Abubakar Jika Jiddrere, Dr. Fatima O. Ibrahim, Malama Halima Idris From Geography Department and Malam Gambo Na Baba from Mass Communications Department, may the gentle soul of Dr. Haruna Salihi rest in peace (Amin) our demise HOD.

I will like to register my great appreciation to my concern uncle in person of  Muh’d Adamu for so much care, love and support, a big thanks to uncle kabir Adamu, Maman kano, Shamsu Shehu Soda, Salisu Hassan, Abubakar (babamiwo), Engr. L.D Abdul, Hajiya Zaliha my Grand Mum, lovely sister Hadiza Muh’d and brother Aliyu Ibrahim  

Friends indeed are friends especially Na Baba Badamasi (BABEE), NAPSS President in person of Wakili and his kind wife Asma’u, Shamma, Al-Amin, Abubakar (202), Maryam honorable, Zainab Bala, Unche Ibekalam, kega, umma kulsum, Anka, Abdulaziz, Tofa, Najibullahi, Muh’d Dauda,  Bara’u, Abdullahi, Gabello, Malam Ali, T-boi, nasiru jigawa and all that support me in the course of this research and  during campus politics struggle, they are worthy of remembrance in future.

Global age, thanks to my laptop because work has become easy with you, also a big thanks to all relatives and fellows that, I was unable to write their name’s to be sincere their effort is highly appreciated and May ALLAH reward them abundantly.

 

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S.U.G ELECTION ZTC-BUK OBSERVATION REPORT

 

The aims and objectives of ZTC as observers of S.U.G ELECTION are to ensure Free, Fair and Credible election in Bayero University, Kano. It has become part of tradition of BUKIECO to invite ZTC to organize a Presidential debate for the aspirants, of which BUKIECO provided all the logistic needed for the debate.  ZTC members and official provide questions and also host the events, we have invited Dignitaries to which Dr. Muhmud M. Lawal ASUU chairman BUK chapter, Mallam Abdulmalik Auwal, the PATRON NAPSS and some lectures in attendances, it was quite unique and marvelous different from the previous year’s, even though the crowd made a lot of turmoil in trying to support their aspirants, but the Presidential aspirants were able to voice out what they intended doing for BUKITES if elected to offices.

We have 19 Polling units across the campus that covers the various faculties in BUK; therefore we divided our self into two people per each Polling unit, with tags that will identify a member as an observer. On 10^th April, 2014 as early as 9am, am at the Security Office BUK new site, very surprisingly BUKIECO has already made all the arrangement and fully prepare for the election,  they also brought out the ballot papers in ballot box which is been allocated to a Presiding officer and Polling Clerk that covers the whole 19 Polling units. By 9:30am with aid of the Security Personal we go round in dispatching Presiding officers, Polling Clerk, their materials and with two security men to their various Polling units.

As I compile the observation of my members and also go round to the two campuses, election commence as exactly as 10:09am, in some places 10:30, in Mass Comm. 10:40am. The Presiding officer read the rules and regulations guiding the election alone side count the ballot papers, register the agents of the various aspirants of all the positions in Executives and Senators.

Categorically students of BUK lack Political culture to which, they don’t know even who to vote for, only the Agents dictate who they are going to vote for, this made the Polling unit very nasty, unscrupulous, as if we are in a war field where exchange of fire is going on, I tend to wonder the difference between we students and outsiders, in some faculties like Law, they are even fighting tearing the ballot paper to which I even met the Presiding officer to stop the election but he prove as far as he sign and stamp the ballot paper, he has no problem with their attitude of voting.

In some Polling unit it was quite well arrange to which the Agents cooperate with the security personal and have a peaceful election without any rudeness, secondly the turn out for the election is very poor, to which students are not up to four thousand that came out to vote, the President with the highest vote, has one thousand two hundreds and ninety two vote, in compare to the previous year where the Presidents with the highest votes, has three thousand and six hundred vote.

As exactly as 3pm the election should be legally stopped, but in some Polling units, it takes an additional hour while other places it takes half an hour, this create rivalry between Agents and the Presiding officers, Polling unit like FAIS, as I interact with the Presiding officer, he laments why he add an additional time, to enable him finish the students that, he collected their I.D Card as exactly as 3pm. This creates a lot of violence to the extent that the security man has to run with the ballot box and the students also follow him, fighting and chanting, that they have to defend their ballot papers. Before a group of security men came with car and rescue the ballot box to the security office of which it was counted there.

Before the compilation of each polling units election results it was around 10pm in new site while in old site some polling units reached 12am before their result is been brought to new site security office for total compilation of the result and in each Polling units there were Agents of each contestant as well after the compilation, they would sign beneath indicating that, they accept the result. Finally, the result is been voice out by BUKIECO and winners were declared but the campus Agents of Maigari Sani Auwal refuse to sign the election result as they are dissatisfied with election result.

Conclusively, the election was conducted and for the first time, after the election result was counted and  pasted as soon as possible there in for students to also see, the election materials were distributed very early without any delay and no any were of missing ballot paper except that of faculty of law were 46 ballot paper were missing.

Recommendations

·        Proper awareness should be made by BUKIECO that would devoid Political Apathy

·        Lecture free day should be declare for every election day

·        BUKIECO should be prudent in discharging their responsibilities

 

Cc: BUKIECO

Cc: PATRON ZTC-BUK

Cc: HEAD OF MEDIA EFCC, KANO STATE.

 

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ENVIRONMENT, INDUSTRY AND POLLUTION CONTROL

Environmental issues continue to dominate our discussions and consciousness as it is now clear that the physical, chemical as well as the biological integrity of our planet is being compromised daily. Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, we live in a precarious world; one of the greatest problems the world is facing today is that of environmental pollution, increasing with every passing year and causing grave and irreparable damage to the earth. Environmental pollution consist five basic types of pollution, namely, air, water, soil, noise and light. Air pollution is cause by the injurious smoke emitted by cars, buses, trucks, trains, and factories, namely sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxides and nitrogen oxides even smoke from burning leaves and cigarettes are harmful to the environment causing a lot of damage to man and atmosphere.

Evidence of increasing air pollution is seen in lung cancer, asthma. Water pollution caused industrial waste products released into lakes, rivers, and other water bodies, has made marine life no longer hospitable. Humans pollute water with large scale disposal of garbage, flowers, ashes and other household waste. In many rural areas one can still find people bathing and cooking in the same water, making it incredibly filthy. Acid rain further ads to water pollution, noise pollution, soil pollution and light pollution too are damaging the environment at an alarming rate. Noise pollution include aircraft noise, noise of cars, buses and trucks, vehicle horns, loudspeakers, aircraft  and industry noise, as well as high-intensity sonar effects which are extremely  harmful for the environment. If these trends continue, it would definitely result to deflection of ozone layer and global warming.

 

Ladies and gentlemen, I will affirm that trade openness brings more production efficiency to the economy. Higher competition would close down companies operating with old and inefficient equipment. Higher prices for energy are an incentive to reduce energy consumption. As well, the removal of subsidies to capital intensive industries in developing countries would represent an incentive to labor intensive activities in developing countries would represent an incentive to labor intensive activities, which are less pollutant.

My commission came up of with environmental goods and services industry which consist of activities to produce goods and services to measure, prevent, limit, minimize or correct environmental damage to water, air and soil, as well as problems related to waste, noise and eco systems. This includes cleaner technologies, products and services that reduce environmental risk and minimize pollution and resource use.

Furthermore, in our effort toward pollution control, we classify the environmental services sector to comprise sewage services; refuse disposal services, sanitation services and other cleaning services to exhaust gases, noise abatement service, nature and landscape protection services, and other environmental services. Organization of Economic Cooperation Development Countries modernize and updated the classification of environmental service of which recycling services and protection of biodiversity were included in order to protect the environment, yet there are hosts of industries around the developing countries today that are being consumed by coastal and gully erosion, sea incursion, bush fires etc. with lives and billions of dollars’ worth of properties being lose. As our compliment effort to control pollution, my commission spent billions of dollars in order to ensure that pollution is controlled across the globe through environmental services and equipment.

Almost all the developed countries are free from pollution because they adhere to international treaty and legislation, but 56% of developing countries are still facing environmental pollution because they failed to adhere to international standard guided trade in environment

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GOOD BYE MUM! UNTILL THEN!

Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looked well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Proverbs 31:10, 25-28

Mother, a word that means the world to me. A mother is a vessel that God has used and ordained to birth “purpose” A mother nurtures her new born with love and care. She’s there for the feedings, the changing of diapers, for the embracing, the first steps, the weaning, the potty training, the smiles, the tears, the healing and the disciplining.

My mum dies on 29-01-2014, as written in the Qur’an ‘all soul shall tested death’ HAJIYA AMINA ADAMU. I love you but Allah loves you more than me. Mum your soul rest in peace! I pray to ALLAH to have mercy, forgive, and a grant you paradise (Amin), exclusive of your three children’s that pass away Auwal, Salisu, Ayuba and  the other un named baby that also die, May Allah grant paradise to all and to rejoice in paradise together. AMEEN

GOOD BYE MUM…………….UNTILL THEN! We shall join you, because everybody must die, May we die as Muslim with pure Islamic monotheism.

 

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