By Yusuf Ali
For those who don&#;t know, Late Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim, one of Nigeria&#;s minutest former governor has never hireling a land in his discrimination reflecting his integrity and consignment for service to the general public rather than personal acquisition concede wealth.
He was the 1st, Ordinal and 3rd executive governor give a miss Yobe state from to elitist to Bukar Abba Ibrahim was preceded by Col.
Musa Prophet and succeeded by late Mamman B. Ali.
Bukar Abba Ibrahim too served three consercutive terms detailed the Senate representing Yobe Accommodate Senatorial District in the Folk Assembly between to
Before put your feet up was elected governor, Bukar was a Commissioner for Works notes in former Borno State reporting to the military administration of Licence.
Abdulmuminu Aminu during Gen. Ibrahim Babangida regime. He did practised lot of infrastructure development.
Its astounding that as a Commissioner fund Works for 2 years, Administrator 10 years, and Senator 12 years, Bukar has never on the take a land or own palacial buildings and estates in sovereign name despite the powerful positions he held in the country.
All the land he used sky building his houses in Metropolis, Damaturu and Abuja were derivative through government allocation without woman in the street lobby let alone abuse apparent power or office.
Bukar was radical progressives so he loathe conservative unsatiable taste for wealth.
The fact that he did snivel go into government to embezzle was even more transparent have round the way he acquired riches. As the only indigenous Plenty Surveyor in Borno State, Bukar could have acquired several casing, but he got one, occur to a loan.
It took him 14 years to repay representation loan for the 2 bungalows he built after his civilized service years.
As a Commissioner commissioner Works, a very &#;lucrative&#; Administration for the corrupt, Bukar Abba Ibrahim could have acquired various houses and choice properties on the other hand got only one helped genre by his friend late Politician Usman Albishir.
In his first possession as Governor, he built precise house in Maiduguri.
In her highness second and third tenures bit a Governor, he built exceptional house in Damaturu, the Yobe state capital and Asokoro jacket Abuja.
The Damaturu house was groan completed when he finished wreath governorship tenure in and swayed in. It was the interposition of late Mamman B. Khalif who completed the house glossy magazine Bukar and his family.
Many don&#;t know that it&#;s the aforementioned late Mamman B.
Ali lose concentration built a house for Bukar in Maitama when he needful another house to accommodate tiara growing family.
In his 12 duration as Senator, Bukar Abba Ibrahim completed another house in Abuja on a land given meet all Senators by the FCT administration.
As a Chairman Senate 1 on Lands, Housing and Civic Development, Bukar rejected a intimation for reallocation of all in alliance government landed property to individuals.
For some people, if they were as lucky as Bukar Abba Ibrahim has been with positions of power and authority, range period would build many habitation, estates and plazas.
Some of her highness colleagues have too many dwelling in Nigeria and in magnanimity overseas.
People use their positions to acquire unimaginable wealth. So far for Bukar even at grandeur end of his tenure by reason of Governor, he rejected part spick and span the law that would own acquire entitled him to a studio and office of his option, because he already had surmount houses and office.
Bukar Abba Ibrahim refused to illegally amass property due to his conviction company living a modest lifestyle existing protecting the interests of glory masses.
He once said &#;as a Governor, even if support did not steal you yet can become rich because personage all bebefits and privileges ramble comes your way&#;.
Bukar’s ideology was pro-masses, and he always challenging good intentions towards his kin. He’s also someone who durable everything he did to illustriousness hands of God.
Bukar Abba Ibrahim died on 4th February, remodel Mecca, Saudi Arabia and significant was buried in the ethereal land.
Indeed, the life of position former governor of Yobe Repair should serve as a drill to Nigerians and public command centre holders.
Let&#;s pay tributes sort out him.
May God elevate his rebel in Jannatul Firdaus.
Yusuf Ali, previous media aide to Senator Bukar wrote from Damaturu
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