By Abba Anwar
Impressed with the youthful exuberance of our youth for community policing and enhanced security from the Senatorial District of the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin CFR, Kano North, he facilitated the recruitment of Police Cadets, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) officials and Federal Fire Service officers, as well, numbering One Hundred and Twenty (120) newly recruited officers.
To rejoice with them over this historic moment and turning point of their life, he organized a colorful dinner with them, at Bristol Palace Hotel, Kano, yesterday, Sunday. All faces were full of confidence and loyalty to the nation, as the Distinguished Senator stood up to address them.
On his Facebook page he disclosed that, “A moment ago, I graced a dinner organised in honour of the newly recruited officers of the Nigeria Police Force, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Federal Fire Service, at Bristol Palace, Kano.”
Looking at what he said during the dinner, “I congratulated these gallant young men from Kano North Senatorial District on their successful recruitment. I reminded them that their service represents a call to duty, to protect lives, to secure properties, and to uphold justice with integrity and commitment,” we can all understand that, this all-angles patriotic Senator has a genuine love for the nation, deep down his heart.
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Without fear of mincing words, this gentleman, places priorities more in the security of the nation, deeper understanding of our youth, while designing procedures of their genuine development and honest engagement of all, towards the development of his constituency, Kano as a political entity, Northern Nigeria, as his root and the nation in general.
Maliya, as pondly called by his people and well wishers, always looks beyond his constituency, when it comes to service to the people. He believes in teamwork at all levels. Starting from his constituency, up to the national space. His firm belief in the philosophy, patriotic posture of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the direction of his administration, influence most of the decisions taken by the Senator. In his constituency, in the state, on the floor of the Red Chamber, up to regional level of ECOWAS, Economic Community for West African States.
It is not his first time for aiding security agencies to maximize their operations effectively and efficiently. In the past, the DSP donated one thousand (1,000) motorcycles to Kano State Police Command for distribution across 76 Police Divisions in the state. Out of which, 700 motorcycles were distributed to his Constituency, Kano North and the remaining 300 were distributed to other Police Divisions from Kano Central and Kano South.
Earlier, 22 operational vehicles were donated by the Senator to the State Police Command. As he also sponsored the renovation of the State Police Headquarters, Bompai. In all these donations he spent well over One Billion Naira (N1b). This says a lot in the type of a leader this gentleman is. A quintessential mentor. It also says a lot in his love for peaceful Kano and peaceful Nigeria.
To understand how progressive his mind is, he places greater emphasis, always, in the education of our people. Those recruited officers he facilitated their recruitment, he did not stop at that. He urged them to go and start furthering their educational qualifications. While in service.
During the dinner he called on them, that, “I urge the young officers to further their education, assuring them that my foundation will support those who enrol in the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and other accredited institutions by paying their registration fees. Education remains the surest path to professional excellence and national development.”
Deputy Senate President’s effort in his dire need and interest for secured spaces does not start and end with institutional support. His facilitation for the recruitment of the cadets he organized dinner for, speaks volumes about his kind gesture in manpower development for the security of the land.
DSP’s deeper concern and interest in both local and national security, as well as across the West African sub-region, have started to reveal how informed his focus is. His vast expertise in governance, endeared love for his people, enhanced political behavior and increasing concern for the development of his state and the nation, place him above many of his contemporaries.
His interventions in our security architecture, with institutional and human resource support, creates more corridors for him to be seen and understood as one of the few most suitable political heavyweights in the country who have a lot to offer for national redemption. Most especially, as his intervention cuts across many layers of our society. The state and national political realities, need tested and capable hands.
Not only what is said above, DSP proves to be a reliable loyalist and political ally. For the simple fact that, whenever he gives out to our beloved country men and women he relates the good work with President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda policy. Assuring and re-assuring all Nigerians that, Mr President has become a role model of greater substance.
He said, “I expressed my deep appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for his visionary leadership and commitment to strengthening the nation’s security architecture.” Feats seen in every move of President Tinubu. As the Senator gives example of such in every occasion.
The accuracy of his political infusion and remodeling, mitigate uncertainties in his political calculation and strategy. Is just like some nations of the world, according to contemporary history, the nations that suffered annihilation and bastardization the most, are the ones whose reconstruction process becomes more visible, more pronounced and stronger.
Example of such societies are Germany and Japan after WWII,
South Korea after the Korean War
and Rwanda after the genocide. So in the political arithmetic and configuration here in Kano and elsewhere, Senator Barau has become our Germany, South Korea and Rwanda, put together.
It is therefore the Phoenix effect experience that is leading to a proper and clearer understanding of Distinguished Senator’s propelled influence and space in our political lexicon. His, is an envelope of hope, re-awakening, seriousness, uprightness, ingenuity, genuine calculation and unwavering patriotism.
With whatever name it is called, whether post-traumatic growth or post – challenging, emerging political struggle, Senator Barau’s peculiar political engagements, vision and brighter comprehension give him some steps ahead of others. More importantly, when it comes to his responsibilities as an examplary legislator, a pillar and one of the leading juggernauts (jagorori) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the country.
To further encourage the spirit of commitment in the Inspector General of Police (IGP), DSP appreciated that, “I commend the Inspector-General of Police for his swift response to recent security challenges in parts of Kano North and for approving the deployment of two additional battalions of mobile police officers to reinforce security in the affected areas.”
Anwar writes from Kano
Monday, 27th October, 2025
