{"id":3656,"date":"2020-11-12T05:25:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T05:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibrahimsheme.com\/?p=3656"},"modified":"2023-10-07T23:03:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T23:03:15","slug":"balarabe-musa-death-of-a-progressive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibrahimsheme.com\/?p=3656","title":{"rendered":"Balarabe Musa: Death of a Progressive"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><em>&#8220;&#8230;The man in question is a quintessentially honest Nigerian and patriot who is completely detribalised. His sound principles and strong moral character remain uncorrupted and unshaken, despite the general malaise and retrogressive tendencies that have engulfed our nation over the years: as a result of the general maladministration the country has been subjected to in recent time by the ruling class. Indeed, the nation should count herself blessed that we still have such people of proven integrity like Balarabe Musa, who have remained consistent like the proverbial &#8216;northern star&#8217;, despite the untoward state which the nation has found herself.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), GCFR, in the Foreword<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I read this 209-page book, aptly titled &#8220;The Incorruptible Balarabe Musa&#8221;, within 18 hours (from 1am to 6pm) on 18th\/19th January, 2010 &#8211; a little over ten years ago. Reason: I loved the subject it talked about immensely.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>My love for Alhaji Abdul\u0199adir Balarabe Musa and his forebear in progressive politics, the late Malam Aminu Kano, makes me to describe myself to my friends as a &#8220;NEPU man&#8221;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>As such, soon after the news of Balarabe Musa&#8217;s death broke yesterday, I dashed to my library and grabbed this book in order to zestfully relive the life and times of the former governor of Kaduna State and our PRP leader. The book, written by the proprietor of Calvary Group of Schools, Abuja, Mr. Enuma Okoli, a sport enthusiast cum journalist, was written with the consent of Balarabe Musa himself and the support of some of the progressive crowd that milled around him, such as Musa Musawa, Richard Umoru, Ya&#8217;u Kaya, Muhammadu Sani Isama&#8217;ila, Abba Musa Rimi, and Ganiyu Oguntoyinbo. Other people, including yours sincerely, share the Balarabe dream. At the launch of the book at Sheraton Hotel in Abuja, which Balarabe Musa attended in person, I was on the high table close to Alhaji Balarabe and Alh. Buba Galadima, a progressive who represented General Buhari &#8211; another progressive politician!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The book contains so much about Balarabe Musa, from his birth to his views on Nigeria. It wades through his childhood experiences, education, politics in London and in Nigeria, working life, his governorship of Kaduna State and his controversial impeachment from office, life after governorship, fight against injustice, social life, farming, and his immediate family. There is a whole chapter on testimonies of those that know him closely, such as the late Umaru Dikko, Musa Musawa, Aliko Mohammed (\u018aan&#8217;iyan Misau), Muhammadu Sani Isma&#8217;ila (the then Kaduna State chairman of PRP), etc.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This book should serve as a relief to those who had thought, especially from yesterday, that no biography of Balarabe Musa&#8217;s had been written during his lifetime. But of course the book is out of print. There is, therefore, the crying need to reprint it in huge numbers and circulate it widely, especially at this time when the values and principles by which the man lived and died are in short supply.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The death of Alhaji Balarabe Musa is a huge loss to the nation, especially to the very idea of progressive politics.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>May Allah bless Baba Balarabe&#8217;s soul and reward him with Paradise, amen.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_3656\" class=\"pvc_stats total_only  \" data-element-id=\"3656\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;&#8230;The man in question is a quintessentially honest Nigerian and patriot who is completely detribalised. 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