By; TOM GARBA, Yola
According to American popular Neuro surgeon and author of the world best selling books, “Gifted Hands, You Have a Brain, Ben Carson’s Story and Think Big,” Dr. Ben Carson asserted that good people are a product of good leadership. A good man can birth out good leadership wherever he finds himself.
Mallam Abubakar Suleiman Tela is a man decked with virtues of goodness, he has placed his hand in the plow of integrity and barked on a journey to stardom. Leadership they said is about bringing the future to the present.
The ability to solve problems and the person who initiates and proffer solutions to problems is called a leader. These are the qualities Bears and the world knows him with the emblem of releasing what is good for humanity.
Suleiman is a considerate ordinary citizen, a mere civil servant who is a professional accountant with the Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority (UBRBDA) has written his name in gold, he always gives portends of newer versions of concrete developments in the organization where he finds himself to work for our Dear Country. Haven supports the introduction of a ladder that is set in focal of people-oriented policy culminating in real infrastructural growth noticed in Yola UBRBDA. Suleiman has become a radiant Star who is always trusting in the power of God to do what will benefit humanity with a renewed hope of a better tomorrow.
What he does and his performances of work in the lengths and widths of the Yola UBRBDA have given him superficial confidence and respect. The joy of many in the state will last if only Suleiman will be seen as a coming leader who has a dream for a new Adamawa.
His love for humanity is bringing a lot of agitations to be in a strategic place of leadership to do more for people, as the norms he is known for in helping the generality of people irrespective of tribe, religion, and even place of origin.
Rating his credibility and confidence one will be convinced to say that Nigeria still has a future, it’s no longer a bleak moment, and the generation of future credible leaders is bigger in the country against the backdrop of the present situation that the country’s economy is in the state of mockery and a long chain of retrogression.
Suleiman is one such symbol of hope, in him are threads of leadership, an individual with the right influence, inspiration, determination, and self-discipline to become a great leader.
Suleiman’s lifestyle of humility and giving back to society all he has, he has successfully laced his life with classical philanthropic, less political tendencies reaching out to people, and giving comfort to the less privileged. It was therefore not surprising when the Emir of Mubi, His Royal Highness, the Lamido, Alhaji Abubakar Isah Ahmadu recognized his greatness and decided to crown him with the special traditional title of TAMBARIN MUBI. Meaning a Star from the Horizon, shining bright for the interest of the entire Mubi Emirate with his selfless service to the people of Adamawa and beyond.
Like the proverbial lion that’s not afraid to face the impossible and take the maximum risk. Suleiman believes that no matter which ethnic group, race, or religion we may belong to, our needs for help, acceptance, and motivation remain the same across the globe. It is this belief that pushes him to continuously support and sponsor youths in education and all human endeavors across the state.
With his steady humanitarian gesture, honesty, doggedness, hard work, and career focus, many in Adamawa have seen him have a fast-growing reputation as a selfless leader. They are of the view that in an age characterized by an obvious dearth of selfless leaders, Suleiman carved a niche for himself as a man of the people, a leader who has the best interest of his people at heart.
The TAMBARIN Mubi is an inspiration to many, and has left his footprints in the sand of time, his achievement speaks volumes. For him, a good political or civil servant life is not measured in the number of years but in its quality, it is not how far but how well.
Many are looking and counting on him to be one of the major decision-makers in UBRBDA and to have the power to inspire people from all walks of life. Great orators can and do change the world. They can speak simple and fundamental truths for all people and for all time. But it is not enough to simply convey a vision; you have to make firm political decisions and get things done to realize that vision. This is exactly what TAMBARIN Mubi has done all his life in civil service.
A good leader is not made overnight and TAMBARIN Mubi is sure a good example of charity begins at home. He is a story of how a man was groomed to be a selfless leader with an innate ability and concerted effort to reach that height.
I have no doubt in my mind that Abubakar Suleiman Tela, the TAMBARIN Mubi is redefining leadership and making history in Adamawa state and Nigeria as a whole.
I am not trying to paint TAMBARIN Mubi as a saint without any flaws. He had his shortcomings too, after all, to err is only human. There are a few things he did that could have been done in a better way. But if you are looking for a person close to perfection in life and humanity, look no further than Mallam Abubakar Suleiman Tela
Tom Garba, FICM, FBMC, SPSP
He Wrote this article from Abuja-Nigeria. He can be reached via
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