Au revoir Mallam: A tribute to Muh’d Danladi Mamu -By Ali Tijjani Hassan

Mallam Muhammad Danladi Mamu, was a well trained and learned educationists, he was borne in the family of sound minded scholar Mallam Mamu Duba Gari. He is a brother to the publisher of Desert Herald, Mallam Tukur Mamu.
He held a principalship a GDJSS Dorawa, Kara and Mamudo, his recent appointment is a promotion to the rank of Director to Yobe Ministry of Education Zonal Inspectorate Director, Potiskum zone.

I met him around 2012 when he was serving as a principal of GDJSS Dorawa and coincidentally I was a student there.
Luckily, the white heat has been warmth in between I and him, he treat me with genial tepedity, he was the first person who introduced himself to me as a mentor and today I’m proud of being one of his product. He played tremendous behind scene role in my life, he is among the individuals that contributes for being where I am today.

I can remember when he recommended me to be among the students to participate in scholarship examination to the senior secondary education sponsored by Yobe State Government, and I’m glad that I didn’t disappoint him, I make the score to Federal Science and Technical College Orozo, Abuja, unfortunately, I wasn’t lucky to attend the school for some certain reasons.
During Mallam’s service at GDJSS Dorawa, he do not use a whip against any of his student as a punishment.

A years later, I was invited to attend the graduation ceremony for students of IQRA Islamic and Science Academy Potiskum, a moment after our arrival to the event hall where it’s crowds and populated, i heard some melodious words blowing proficiently from the learned mind pronounced by a lettered tongue, I asked my friend Hashim who accompanied me to the event. I asked him “can you guess the lord of this elucidated voices, sounding from the Mic ?” He said actually not, and I replied him intuitively with “this must be M.D Mamu” unknowingly he is the guest speaker of the event.
After the closure of the event we went to him, and great him he replied honourably with Ali Tijjani it’s you here jokingly, how was your study I hope you are making it better, keep making us proud. Unfortunately, the day was raining then he said let me drove you home. and I said Thank you Sir!
After then I don’t meet him again.

Just a week, I had been in a problem that I thinks he would find me a solution. I went to Mallam Musbornu (Mallam Alhaji) whom he served under Mamu’s administration as Registrar of GDJSS Dorawa, and asked him for M.D Mamu’s phone number and he gave me as I asked. I kept calling his number for about three days but it was off. I then back to Mallam Alhaji and told him that may be the number you gave to me it’s incorrect. He said No it’s correct I forgot to tell you that he was ill, and admitted to hospital in Kaduna. I said Allah Sarki, Allah ya bashi lafiya!
The following day, around 2:00pm I turn On my phone’s data connection, to check my WhatsApp box, just a while I go to status bar and see his pictures soaring in many of our friend’s status with an epitaph.

Dear Sir You’re indeed a good mentor to me, I wish you live longer to celebrate my success with you, I wish one day I received a letter to my desk signed with your Arabic signature. unfortunately these wouldn’t happens but my prayers are always with Mallam.
Good night Mentor!

Ali Tijjani Hassan
Alitijjanihassan@yahoo.com