A Nigerian political scientist, academic and activist in the struggles for deepening democracy and promoting peaceful coexistence
May 2, 2020 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
1 Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo of the Federal Delegation to Kano confirms on #BBCHausa that Kano has extensive community transmission of #Covid-19 and all hands must be on deck to combat the pandemic. #KanoCombatsCovid19
2 Clinics and doctors are refusing to treat patients because they lack protective equipment, this must be addressed urgently by Federal and State Governments & private persons and companies with means. Testing and contact tracing must accelerate. #KanoCombatsCovid19
Oct 30, 2019 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
My ASUU Story thread
1 On February 11th, 1978, the National Association of University Teachers (NAUT) was transformed from an association into a trade union and renamed the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by military decree.
2 It remained fallow for two years because academics were unaware of the change. In 1980, under the leadership Biodun Jeyifo and Uzodinma Nwala, pioneer President and Secretary of ASUU, I was part of the core group that established ASUU nation-wide.
Apr 28, 2019 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Best wishes for your birthday @ObyEzekwesili. I still recall that evening in June 1993 when you walked into my house in the Samaru campus of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where I was teaching.
You demanded to know what we were doing to restore the stolen mandate of M.K.O. Abiola. You had said you got my contact from Shehu Yahaya, a mutual friend in the Lagos branch of Concerned Professionals.
