By Hussain Wahab
Like fire in a mountain, the man mounted a stage as the student body waited patiently but curious to know what would happen to the pregnancy-hen. Although, everybody is clapping as the waves of aluta are breathing and birthing lives on the roof of MH3.
The articulated anchor possesses some spirit of aluta, with his deep voice, coming strongly from the speaker. One will not be wrong to say; he’s possessed with aluta and it cannot be exorcised. His vibrancy and gallantry are evidence.
Despite the fun and smoke of aluta which spread all over the ground of the swearing-in of the Students’ Union Executives_like how beds are spread outside every night in Sokoto as shelters couldn’t shelter again due to the weather while the fans emit heat. The tension climbs everywhere as we impatiently wait for what will be the fate of our dear institution in the coming years.
Like guns on the battlefield, gbosa! gbosa! gbosa! The Aluta gyration excavated every wall and blocked all ears. One would have thought that everyone was in the hall for the same purpose, representing the same candidates and expecting the same results. The ‘I want to yarn,’ sounds not beautiful but tension in disguise. “Let us see what will happen.” I thought, with the thought of Yari and Zaggy swimming in the river of my heart.
UDUS Decides
The ELCOM chairman stood majestically and went back to the podium with two microphones, speaking different beautiful sounds that I couldn’t fathom – I just want to see what will come after ‘Y,’ maybe more than ‘Z.’
The recognition of NACJ could not be gambled. Then, boom, my mind traversed to the incidents that birthed out during this electioneering process, ‘Is it that we are battling a disease called political apathy or do we no longer believe in this process? “How can we have nine candidates unopposed?” I asked, with no response coming from any angle. I thought; Even if God could come down to contest, man would contest against him. Why would UDUS take no action? This is the moment when the unopposed president stepped in; like smoke, he disappeared to his seat just exactly as his voice was not audible while speaking.
The vice-president, Amina Mahmud, on the other hand, entered the hall with almost half of the school as entourages. However, her vote of thanks was nothing to write home about, in fact… let’s just leave it till another day.
While the ongoing CTC chairman said the Aluta gyration, the ‘doom’ in his speech zoomed into my heart. I pray we are not doomed!
After a few minutes when my pen takes a nap from swimming in the ocean of sheets. The newly elected candidates were announced, while Yari and Zagi were left inconclusive. What could be the reason? Many thoughts as tens poured the thought out– “Why ?” repeatedly, they questioned.
Meanwhile, while leaving the hall, I approached him and asked the ELCOM Chairman, Mr. Mohammad Bashir, the reason the position of welfare Director was pronounced inconclusive. “Many investigations are still going on, it’s not about the electioneering process, they are all qualified but it’s about one of the candidates,” he answered.
‘The School Management and the Chief Security Officer are all working on this to bring out the best. The same had happened around 2012/2013, a president had to vacate office’– Muhammad Bashir Achida confirmed this, stating students should be calm and that it will be resolved soon.
‘You’re representing not only you but all’– a strong resort from Professor Magawata, the Deputy VC, admin while addressing the new executives at the end of the program. Lest I forget, he mentioned Friday, June 16 as the final deadline for the tuition payments.