Mallam-madori Ahmed Abdulhamid

Ahmad Abdulhamid Mallam-Madori (born 3 March 1966) is a Nigerian politician, former Ambassador to Turkey, former Minister of State for Power and Steel, and currently the Senator representing Jigawa North East Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly under the APC. He also chairs the Senate Committee on Police Affairs. Quotes Well, three months or less than three months is quite not enough time to assess the performance of a leader, especially a president like Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who has inherited many challenges and problems, some of which threaten the very existence of our country and its people. Interview response to the question 'Two-and-half months in office, what’s your take on Tinubu’s administration and his Renewed Hope campaign slogan?' However, the audacious courage and clear vision behind the solutions the president is offering to the multitude of problems he inherited are commendable and he has demonstrated good leadership so far. Interview response to the question 'Two-and-half months in office, what’s your take on Tinubu’s administration and his Renewed Hope campaign slogan?' For instance, only a bold and courageous leader with eyes on the country’s progress and economic development would frontally confront the issue of fuel subsidy and stopped payment of the so-called subsidy and, in the process, rescue Nigeria by saving resources that can now be channeled to develop infrastructure. Interview response to the question 'Two-and-half months in office, what’s your take on Tinubu’s administration and his Renewed Hope campaign slogan?' President Tinubu made the removal of the subsidy a campaign promise, telling the people that if elected, he would stop that and use the money for the development of necessary infrastructure for the people. Honestly, a lot of money has been saved through this means alone. Don’t forget that the subsidy payment gulped a whooping N3.36 trillion in the first quarter of this year. Interview response to the question 'Two-and-half months in office, what’s your take on Tinubu’s administration and his Renewed Hope campaign slogan?' Though the administration needs to work faster, but it is very clear to all and sundry that the government is now trying to put in place some palliative measures to cushion the biting effects of the subsidy removal on Nigerians. I strongly believe that the economic policies of President Tinubu-led administration will serve the greatest good for the greatest number of our people. Interview response to the question 'Two-and-half months in office, what’s your take on Tinubu’s administration and his Renewed Hope campaign slogan?' Indeed, there is! In fact, there is a huge possibility that the present administration, headed by President Tinubu, possesses some of the best solutions to make Nigeria great again. In appraising the policy options and initiatives of President Tinubu in just one month, I remember that the Reuters news agency said in a tweet that the new Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has moved at lightning speed in his first one month in office implementing a raft of radical changes aimed at finally unleashing the full potential of Africa’s sluggish economic giant. What the Reuters said is true, Nigeria will wake from its slumber and be a true giant. Interview response to the question 'Two-and-half months in office, what’s your take on Tinubu’s administration and his Renewed Hope campaign slogan?' The three months in office of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration has been marked by pragmatic solutions and ideas, decisive decisions and breath-taking actions at a fast pace and, soon, I believe that Nigeria will reap benefits from that. Interview response to the question 'Two-and-half months in office, what’s your take on Tinubu’s administration and his Renewed Hope campaign slogan?' If you know the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, you will understand that he is of the joking type. When he joked about sending token to members to enjoy their holiday, he didn’t mean anything that was out of the ordinary or something that can illegally accrue to any senator. You know, Akpabio is an uncommon Senate President and he sometimes speaks and jokes in an uncommon style. Honestly, what he joked about sending to senators was just a part of their lawful allowances. Interview response to the question 'What is your reaction to Akpabio’s recent joke of sending ‘token’ to members of the National Assembly?' I will answer the last part of your question first. Here, I can recall only one major drama, if we must call it that, when the Senate was about to screen Keyamo and Senator Darlington Nwokocha, from Abia Central, and a point of order was raised on Section 88 of the Constitution, and a motion was moved for the Senate to suspend the screening of Keyamo, eventually, got screened and confirmed after he apologised unreservedly to the Senate. Interview response to the question 'What do you make of the calibre of people in President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list and what appeared like the drama that followed it?' That development, in my view, shows how dynamic and progressive that the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria can be. People make mistakes and when they realised how wrong they were and seek forgiveness, they should be forgiven. Keyamo and any other person now know that the National Assembly members and the institution of the legislature are not there to be disrespected. Interview response to the question 'What do you make of the calibre of people in President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list and what appeared like the drama that followed it?' In answering your first part of the question, I will say that in a system such as ours, the president has a constitutional right to assemble a team of his ministers and advisers to work with him. Though it was my wish to see more women and new faces make the cabinet, the president makes the appointment. Interview response to the question 'What do you make of the calibre of people in President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list and what appeared like the drama that followed it?' Sometimes, it is not who members of the cabinet are but what the appointer wants them to do. Ideally, a minister is just there to implement the programmes and policies of the president. The president formulates the philosophy and direction of his administration and if he is vigilant and decisive, regardless of whom he appoints as minister, it is the blueprint of the administration that will be implemented by the ministers. Interview response to the question 'What do you make of the calibre of people in President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list and what appeared like the drama that followed it?' I also don’t know any established case or cases of corruption against the ministerial nominees by the President. Of course, I have read about allegations of corruption against some persons. But the mistake people make is that once there are allegations, even if unsubstantiated, they tag you as a corrupt person. Interview response to the question 'What is your reaction to the claim that the APC is working to undermine Nigeria, considering the party’s apparent tolerance for corrupt individuals – such as the appointment of Ganduje as chairman and the inclusion of over 90 percent of ministerial nominees with corruption cases?' What do you mean by saying that 90 percent of the president’s ministerial nominees are corrupt? Who is corrupt among the nominees? I don’t know where you got your data from. I also don’t know any established case or cases of corruption against the ministerial nominees by the President. Of course, I have read about allegations of corruption against some persons. Interview response to the question 'What is your reaction to the claim that the APC is working to undermine Nigeria, considering the party’s apparent tolerance for corrupt individuals – such as the appointment of Ganduje as chairman and the inclusion of over 90 percent of ministerial nominees with corruption cases?' Again, I know that the APC government has been fighting corruption with every resource and vehemence that it could muster. However, in the past years, corruption had grown exponentially to the point that the world had come to stigmatise Nigeria and Nigerians as synonymous with corruption. Interview response to the question 'What is your reaction to the claim that the APC is working to undermine Nigeria, considering the party’s apparent tolerance for corrupt individuals – such as the appointment of Ganduje as chairman and the inclusion of over 90 percent of ministerial nominees with corruption cases?' But the fact that the APC has tried in the fight against corruption cannot be denied. Don’t forget that soon after he came into office, President Tinubu took some measures including accounting and auditing of public funds and harmonising the exchange rate as well as ending the fuel subsidy payment we talked about. These are believed to be the crucial sources of corruption that have, reportedly, enabled few people to become super rich at the expense of millions of Nigerians who, on the other hand, became poorer. Interview response to the question 'What is your reaction to the claim that the APC is working to undermine Nigeria, considering the party’s apparent tolerance for corrupt individuals – such as the appointment of Ganduje as chairman and the inclusion of over 90 percent of ministerial nominees with corruption cases?' External Ahmad History Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:Politicians from Nigeria Category:Government ministers of Nigeria Category:Diplomats