Northern-Nigeria Perspective

NOTICE FOR THE SPECIAL INVITATION TO ATTEND THE CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF GENERAL M urtala MOhammEd College (GMMC) Yola.   The school officially started and was known as the Elementary School Yola in 1920, then it became the Middle School Yola, and then the Provincial Secondary School (PSS) Yola in 1955, Government Secondary School (GSS) Yola in 1966/67. It was later renamed General Murtala Mohammed College (GMMC) Yola in 1976, in memory of the slain Military Head of State, General Murtala Mohammed who was killed during a failed Military coup in Lagos. The iconic school has produced great distinguished National products who contributed to the development of the Country. The list of some of the distinguished alumni of the school from 1920 to date is herewith attached. The iconic school clocked one hundred years on 1st January, 2020. However, the Corona Virus (Covid-19) pandemic lockdown in March 2020 derailed the centenary celebration planned for January 2020 based on the pre...

Engineer Hassan Suleiman's post is worth a review   Image 1&2: Screenshots of Engr Hassan’s post On the 6th of March 2022, on the Platform TYD Old Boys, Engr. Hassan Noted: That there was no need for TYD members to worry, as the President of TYD, Admiral Murtala Nyako has already suggested June as the period for the centenary celebration. One hundred years Celebration requires due diligence. He said the TYD President, Admiral Murtala Nyako has a lot of contributions to make to the college. Hassan commended the LOC for the achievements made, by particularly, the Alumni members who contributed by picking lots for the facelift of the school. However, he said somethings must be done soonest to arrest the mismanagement of the school by the current school authorities. He said one could see how the infrastructure of the school are being vandalized; window glasses broken, stolen and cooking in the hostels (dormitories). As the school is being renovated at the same time it is being vand...

TIDDO YO DADDO NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF GMMC YOLA: THE UNFORSEEN HAPPENED. THE DEFERMENT TO March/April, 2022. The attention of the AD-HOC LOC was drawn to serious technical problems which nacessitate the deferment of the December  20th to 22nd, 2021 date fixed by the Congress. This did not come as a surprise as Adhoc LOC found itself face to face with the realities of phase 2 different from phase 1 where endowed alumni members responded beyond expectations to our calls to upgrade the school facilities hitherto in ruins, to give the 100 year old iconic school a facelift in line with its centenary Celebrations.  While we were on phase one, Adhoc LOC was very concious of time and drew attention of our Endowed alumni to collaborate, cooperate, sponsor events, donate funds, and avail their expertise from time to time for the phase two finals, but feeble attention was given to it. Adhoc LOC even suggested membership levies or membership dues to be paid t...

 TIDDO YO DADDO ROAD TO THE FINAL CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS. SECOND BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY OF THE ADHOC COMMITTEE FOR THE CENTENARY CELEBRATION, TYD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, GMMC YOLA ON 16TH NOVEMBER 2021. Behold! The second birthday anniversary of the Adhoc Committee, a creation of the Congress of the TYD National Alumni Association of the great school, General Murtala Muhammad College, GMMC Yola comes up on Tuesday the 16th of November, 2021. Like the twinkle of the eyes, two years has rolled by stealthly,  barely noticed. Even though with flurry of Adhoc Committee's activities, strategies and planning to beat the Centenary year Celebration timelines. A near miraculous or impossible assignment to achieve, going by standards set for preparations for such celebration in other climes. An example I often refer to was the Golden Jubilee celebration of the Federal Government College Sokoto. Alumni Association members of the FGCS started preparations for their 50 years' Golden Jubilee celeb...

Forwarded  AGITATORS FOR BIAFRA ARE HOLDING THE WRONG END OF THE STICK Agitators for Biafara are not well schooled in the art of struggle for freedom. How can you inflict economic pains to those you intend to liberate. You tried violence in the past and it failed. Go learn about non violent method from Mahatma Ghadi, Martin Luther ( JR) which worked very well for them. Mahatma Ghadi secured independence for India, while that of Martin Luther, it relatively ended racial discrimination.  Nelson Mandela tried guerrilla war, it didn’t work. In the end he was imprisoned. Back from prison, he deplored new strategies. One he engaged the apartheid regime in dialogue which won blacks some rights. Secondly he put sustained pressure on international community to persuade their ally-  the apartheid regime to end the obnoxious system. Thirdly he worked on himself to be moderate, a none communist and somebody who will not send the whites parking like Zimbabwe by promising not to dispos...

OCTOBER 2021, TIDDO YO DADDO NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF  GMMC YOLA, NOTICE. NOTICE!! NOTICE!! ADHOC LOC FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES IN STATES AND LOCAL/DIASPORA CHAPTERS OF THE TYD. Following the review of modalities for fundraising activities earlier proposed by the Adhoc LOC, the STATES, ZONAL AND DIASPORA CHAPTERS ARE CALLED UPON TO GO AHEAD AND ORGANISE THEIR FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES ACCORDING TO THEIR PLANS. The Ad-hoc Local Organising Committee, LOC for the Centenary celebration assessed the timelines and concluded that the Fundraising SteeringTeam earlier slated to visit state chapters for physical interactions can no longer undertake the exercise because of lack of funds and the time to the last week of December 2021 finals. Adhoc LOC however, advise the various chapters to prepare and organise their versions of the fundraisers. Ad-hoc LOC has appointed/nominated some keen alumni association members, some of who attended the LOC meeting recently on fundraising activities or th...

as forwarded OVER RATING THE PRESIDENCY?  There is an interesting interview which ThisDay had with the Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola.   Sulaiman Ibrahim Jalo, one of the most consistent defender of PMB who doesn’t take any criticism of his mentor lightly copied the said interview to reinforce his position that PMB should be exonerated from some of the failures of his government. The main thrust of the argument of Fashola is that we are demanding too much from Mr President. Let me quote the relevant portion of the interview: “Those of you who manage public communication must bring back home where the real issues are. We have the impression that our president is all powerful, go and read the constitution. We are conflicting his duties with his powers… He has powers to confirm, to appoint... that but he is not that powerful. Somebody who can’t pass his budget of his own…. So the presidency is overrated... But again, I tell you, we should focus more on the sub national...