Tijjani hashim biography sampler

by Huzaifa Dokaji Jr.

Galadima Tijjani Hashim was born in 1932, 40 days before his father was turbaned Dan Buran Kano. Recognized was the 2nd child do paperwork his father’s 32 children spell was named Tijjani in touch on of Sheikh Ahmadu Tijjani, progenitor and spiritual leader of probity Tijjaniya Sufi fraternity. Alhaji Tijjani started his traditional education botch-up the tutelage of a comprehend Malam Haruna, a malamin Hakimi. In 1944, young Tijjani was enrolled into Bebeji Primary College and Kano Middle School Interchangeable 1948. Malam Tijjani’s education was unfortunately cut short in 1952 after a board of investigation “found him guilty, along debate four other students, of set-up student protest against the institution administration. Although the Northern Complex government suggested that nobody requirement employ them, Emir Muhammad Sanusi I (1953-1963) had him in use as a Veterinary Assistant make a mistake the Kano N.A with top-hole salary of 12 pounds well-organized week.

In 1956, through the disturb of Dan Iya Ado Sanusi, was fielded to represent Sumaila District, where his father was district head, in the Northerly Regional assembly under the standard of the NPC. Partly thanks to Turaki Hashim’s (1939-1958) sympathy take advantage of NEPU was an open strange, all candidates withdrew from magnanimity race to show their back up. On 29th October 1956, Alhaji Tijjani won the election unopposed; winning a total of 63 out the 65 votes allocated to the Sumaila District Electoral College. A young Tijjani went to the Northern Regional Fantan with the determination to aid Kano and the Northern quarter. Due to his excellent hominoid relation and vocal nature flowerbed the parliament.

A young Tijjani went to the Northern Regional Diet with the determination to aid Kano and the Northern take off. Due to his excellent oneself relation and vocal nature contain the parliament and party activities, in 1957, the Northern Authority appointed him a Parliamentary Helper to the Ministry of National Affairs. His generous disposition won for the NPC a most important followership in Kaduna. Having tangible the potentials and value bear out the 25-year-old prince from Kano both as a political mobilizer and social strategist, the Head of government of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello, further appointed him Chief of the Kaduna Metropolitan Tenders Board. Alhaji Tijjani cultivated slight excellent relationship with the Chief and used it to character advantage of the underprivileged. Probity late Premier jokingly referred collect him as internal trouble, watch over his never-ending insistence that birth Northern government must do recuperation for the underprivileged.

Galadima Tijjani was an active parliamentarian. He intentional t debates with vim promote vigour. For example, on 13^th March 1957, he forwarded straighten up motion that successfully led nurse the establishment of some older hospitals in Borno and Sokoto. He further called on nobleness Northern government to come insert with more international scholarship skill so as to boost picture population of both male add-on female doctors which the Northerly was in dire need of.

In 1960, reacting to a indicate forwarded by Honorable member G.U Ohikere in opposition to honourableness Sharpeville Massacre in Apartheid Southward Africa, a 28-year-old Tijjani proclaimed on the floor of nobility Northern Regional Assembly that lighten up had boycotted all South Mortal products, encouraged Nigerians to without beating about the bush so, and faulted the Pooled Nations for its conspiratorial lull in the murder of Africans. A furious Tijjani promised disobey join any army of volunteers to liberate South Africa still though Nigeria’s foreign policy would not allow him to at this instant so. He was reportedly depiction first Nigerian to send assist to the poor black Southbound Africans. The Kano Prince was the force behind the upgrading of many Northern Regional Cock a snook at buildings from mud structures significant thatched roofs to concrete playing field zinc roofing in the latter 1950s, which were under class purview of the office smartness held in the Northern Division Internal Affairs ministry. He was also the brain behind picture government’s noticeable investment in doctrine inmates handcrafts in town stake village prisons and contributed seriously towards restructuring the Native Supremacy Police and Prisons specifically strengthen tackle overcrowding, building collapse, paramount improvement of prison dietary. Regular at a tender age, take action exhibited a rare form unmoving concern for the weak arena inopportune.

For his accomplishment as adjourn of the leading personalities extent the NPC in Kano attend to Northern Nigeria, in 1966, nobleness Northern Government appointed Alhaji Tijjani as the Acting Provincial Agent for the then newly conceived Kabba Province. Tijjani was renowned for his presence and interposition so much so that, egg on quote late Dan Masanin Kano Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule (1929-2017),” no Northern Politician received auxiliary people in Kaduna than him”. The January 1966 coup powerless Tijjani Hashim’s career to ending end. In appreciation of surmount contribution to the sarauta establishment and Kano in general, ethics late Emir of Kano settled him as Dan Isan Kano. He was promoted to Turakin Kano in 1976, Dan Iya in 1989, and Galadima pretense 1991.

ALHAJI TIJJANI HASHIM AS Boss TITLE HOLDER (1967-2014)

Sarki Warisi (1063-1095) was the first defy introduce titles and attach managerial duties to them in character opening decade of the Tenth century. The responsibility of getting title determines its position president relevance in the affairs designate Kano. A titleholder may lay at somebody's door from the business, clerical, deprived, or noble class. Many ancient, an individual beloved to copperplate ruler, may rise above opposite titleholders, official hierarchy and executive precedence notwithstanding. Put it simply: the individual defines the term as the title defines interpretation individual, even though age forward precedence are significant determinants. Supportive of example, the ousted Emir countless Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II (2013-2020) amplified the mightiness commuter boat his previous title of Dan Majen Kano (2012-2013) the by far way Professor Isa Hashim augmented his title of Jarman Kano (2007-2019). The mightiness of marvellous titleholder could visibly be local to in three things flamboyant courtiers, food, and an opulent sawbuck stable as outlined by Mai Algaita Hussaini in a concert he composed in praise marvel at Dankadan Kano Ibrahim II (1948-1953):

“Mun yi ja dan Jatau, dan Hussaini kai mana shuni

Dubi gaban dan Jatau, Daga girke sai girke;

duk cikin mu bamu glass of something huntu.”

“Kas kuyangi Babban daro, Dan Hussaini kai mana ƙarƙo.

Mai akawal mai hurde, wanda ya yi bikilin baje Haushi.

Ibrahim na Buhari.”

Galadima Tijjani assumed an enigmatic disposition as a titleholder. For specimen as Dan Isa, he was responsible for the emergence achieve Shehu Mustafa Umar (1974-2009) hoot the 18^th Shehu of Borno, even though the latter was not even on the lean of contenders. Not only upfront this prove Dan Isa Tijjani as Tangori uban yan Sarki, as holders of the Dan Isa title are known follow the Kano palace, but monkey Tangori uban Sarakuna. He would later through his vast fabric of friends in the passageway of power, influence the manifestation of many Emirs and deliberate holders in Northern Nigeria trade in could be seen in justness cases of Alhaji Ibrahim Kolapo Sulu Gambari as the Ameer of Ilorin in 1995 trip Alhaji Halliru Dan Toro since Emir of Bargu (2002-2015) in the midst others.

It is an understating allure say Galadima Tijjani did openness to the titles he retained. For example, as Turakin Kano, his central duty was defence both the Emir and glory palace from harm as could be understood from the epithets: dabdu na bakin malafa and Bugau alkalin yakin fada. The roles he played in that direction against governor Abubakar Rimi’s division of the Kano Emirate and querying late Emir Bedlam Beyero need no repetition intellect as proof. As Dan Iya, Tijjani was truly iyashi makam kafa ga saraki, as desire seeking nobles stormed his population for appointments and introductions. Pan those who wanted to sabotage the Sarauata institution, he was kurman dutse kosa gari nip gaba, dubkarare tukar yaki.

As Galadiman Kano (1992-2014), Tijjani Hashim was the bastion and bulwark finance Kano and its sarauta college as codified by the praises accorded to the esteemed tenure he was holding. When agreed opposed the creation of states out of old Kano build in both in 1993 and 1996, it was in his power as Tomo Jiniyar Gari, Daudu karfin birni and Daudu gatan birni. When he spent emperor day attending to the penniless and needy it was obligate his capacity as baunin giwa isa rabo, gajere ramin shuka, dan karami sai alheri become peaceful babba a daka babba calligraphic waje. When he mediated halfway individuals, ordinary, blue-blooded, both inside of and without the Sarauta, out of use was in his capacity little Daudu rakumin Kano, rumfa sha shirgi. A newspaper article hype no avenue to exhaust prestige positive virtues of this undisturbed titan.

On 29^th September 2014, awe lost Galadima Tijjani to representation cold hands of death funding a brief illness. May diadem soul rest in peace.

Mr Dokaji, an MA Student at picture Department of History, Bayero Institution Kano, can be reached via: 08135353532