THAT HISTORICAL SUG ELECTION BETWEEN HAJIYA NAJAATU MOHD. AND MR ATABO.

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By Alhaji Adamu Abubakar

If am right, the contest between Hajiya Najaatu Mohammed and Mr. Atabo for the Presidency of ABU Students Government in the 1981/1982 session is one of the toughest and keenly contested elections in the history of the Institution over time.

It was an election with a difference between a man and a woman. Not only that it was an election that almost every student has an interest.

HISTORICAL ELECTION BETWEEN HAJIYA NAJATU MOHD. AND MR ATABO.

During that time Supporters of the two Candidates took much of their time and even energy to move around the University premises including Hostels to campaign and showcase their Candidates.

Political awareness among the Students was high on the need to vote for candidates of their choice. It was during that time that I saw a Student, a diehard supporter of Hajiya Najatu Mohammed on the extreme top of the University Tower with a flag campaigning for her.

When I first saw him, to me it was like this Man is risking his precious life by climbing such a tall/ high Tower. But to him, he was comfortable and business as usual.

At the end of the election exercise, Hajiya Najatu was elected the President of the Students Union Body. This was a sharp contrast to what has been happening before whereby only Men occupied the position of the President.

In other words, her election as a Woman President did broke the Jinx or age-long tradition of only Men ascending the exalted position of the President of the Students Union Government at Ahmadu Bello University.

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Before that happened, there was an insinuation that Students from Benue State have all along been the President of the Student Body, hence the need to have a chance by not voting Mr. Atabo who happens to come from Benue State.

Of much significance was the way the two Candidates were voted by the Students with enthusiasm and concern and in the end there was no Victor no Vanquish. All of them were Heroes at their own right.

A President of ABU Students Union Government is like a President of the Nation because he or she is more or less leading Students from different walks of life and from diverse groups in and outside the Country.

I feel I should share this moment or experience with my fellow Abusites and still welcome your contributions/ comments and corrections but before then, I remain yours sincerely.

Alhaji Adamu Abubakar, is a proud Abusite


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One thought on “THAT HISTORICAL SUG ELECTION BETWEEN HAJIYA NAJAATU MOHD. AND MR ATABO.

  • July 19, 2020 at 11:23 am
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    Did that happen before Hajiya Jummai Alhassan former minister of women affairs? because it is like history has shown she was the first female SUG president in ABU

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