“True leaders don’t create followers they create more leaders” – Ralph Nader
“There is a difference between being a leader and being a boss. Both are based on authority. A boss demands blind obedience; a leader earns his authority through understanding and trust.” – Klaus Balkenhol
When the prolific law teacher, Sylvester Udemezue in his article, Implications of President Tinubu’s Choice of Tahir Mamman as Nigeria’s Education Minister wrote the following: “Prof Tahir Mamman, a chieftain of the All Progressives Party (APC) and member of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council during the 2023 presidential elections in Nigeria, remained (throughout the period, and until his current appointment) the Vice Chancellor of Base University, an institution owned by Yusuf Baba Datti-Ahmed, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (Eluu P) in the same election.
“What do you say about the fact Tahir Mamman was able to effectively manage the situation and diverse interests, and being careful to render to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what’s God’s?”; a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Chair of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Abuja (Unity Bar) Moses A. Ebute remarked that “Yusuf Baba Datti-Ahmed is the real hero here.”
Reacting to the commendation that Tahir managed his relationship with the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council and his boss, Datti-Ahmed so well that there was no conflict, Ebute said: “I think it is not just about him.
“I think Yusuf Baba Datti-Ahmed is the real hero here. He allowed Tahir to have his way.
“Other persons or Nigerians as University owners would have relieved him of his appointment for daring to be on the other side, politically.
“Our Nigerian politicians should learn from this uncommon demonstration of maturity. My take.”
