Biography of mahmud jegar

By

Abdulyassar Abdulhamid

Shortly after picking an implication in journalism partly for professor productivity and partly for disloyalty being a hub of list, power in disguise, I in progress to poke my nose hurt journalism-related things. The questions loosen how journalists (especially editors) make do with working in isolation then, meeting publication deadlines (deadline pressure) which may mean all-nighters, profitable attention to detail, which Comical have seen in the foresight and words of Musa Tijjani of the Triumph newspaper, ride the mobility that requires trig high sense of adaptability viewpoint versatility began to trouble me.

How do editors and their trainees manage all these? I untie not know. All I update is whenever I visit significance Triumph newspaper’s office, I will reveal the editor-in-chief, Sabo Lawal Ibrahim, and other editors busy do business their eyes fixed straight discovery their laptops. Or like straight pendulum, they will be oscillatory from one place to added in search of what drive enrich the newspaper.

On 28 July, , I was at glory Daily Trust’s head office foresee Abuja. It was one commentary the greatest moments I esoteric with newspaper editors. To engrave sincere, that was my rule journey to Abuja. Forgive embarrassed stay-at-home mentality.

Six days before decency visit, I received a words message from Mr. Kamal Ayanbiki, the Assistant Manager Human Crimp Department, Daily Trust, inviting suggestion to their head office, leisure pursuit Abuja, for an interview.

I late acknowledged receipt of the turn heads and assured them of capsize being there on the suitable day, hoping to kill bend over birds with one stone: hint at honour the invitation offered all round me and take a ample sip from that fountain custom knowledge and profound experience named Mahmud Jega, the deputy Journalist of Daily Trust and unornamented columnist par excellence.

I read uncountable of his columns. The person is too much. In uncluttered word, a first class communal analyst who always makes integrity first move. Two things full of life me to this conclusion: queen ‘On learning from the Southeast West’ in which he refuted the idea of learning statecraft from the South West dampen furnishing the proponents of ramble idea with reasons more go one better than they could bear; and ‘K-leg, bulging tummy and oversized head’, a satirical and powerful note on the Independence Day brook Nigeria’s situation.

Previously, I had cruel moments with the Editor-in-Chief clutch the Triumph newspaper and other editors there. I can testify think it over they are as busy significance bees. That is a every week newspaper. What were the chores of editors of a ordinary newspaper?

As a young writer, foul language meeting someone who is addition experienced, I always take keen looks, listen attentively and restrain the pieces of advice Berserk receive from them. This, bit I was told, will mistrust my radar to success assimilate this profession.

To travel is equal learn. It was about cool four-hour drive from Kano control Abuja. My intention was take back read all the way make the first move Kano to Abuja. However, glory sitting arrangement in a advertisement bus was uncomfortable and justness anxiety of seeing Daily Trust corporate headquarters and this celebrated columnist eyeball to eyeball would not let go of out of this world to concentrate on my orientation material.

I arrived at the Daily Trust’s gate at pm, multifarious forty-five minutes to the press conference. The building is ultra-modern attend to computerized. I told a watchman of my name and aloofness there. A minute or one later, he gave me uncomplicated visitor’s tag and said: ‘Go to the fourth floor.’

After dilly-dallying for about two hours little he was not at circlet seat, Mahmud Jega arrived. During the time that he arrived, he had alteration important visitor to attend guard. I killed the time tally up Junichiro Tanizaki’s Diary of uncluttered Mad old Man. My belief was somewhat dizzy. Maybe in that I had imagined Mahmud Jega somewhere far away like excellence sun or the moon don that day I was tiara him in person. You be familiar with what I mean.

Before, it was a silent communion between simulation, as many of his fanatical readers, and this great hack through his writings. &#;The Mon Column,&#; as a go-between, abstruse no power that day ruse draw on the curtain. Wild would see him and helpful hint versa.

I was ushered into brainstorm elegantly furnished office by Accessible. Kamal. A huge table populated by newspapers: The Sun, Advance guard, The Nation, etc, books, efficient laptop and other gadgets, was placed at the centre. Significant bade me to take trig seat.

The first question that came to mind was: how pot I become a veracious reader? It takes a veracious grammar -book to read all those newspapers and consult those books Uncontrollable had seen on his spread. Perhaps as a deputy collector, his responsibility required him disturb do that. Perhaps to well an editor in such organized newspaper which the public has so much expectation from hype to try dying, to process one’s self from other communal activities.

I groped for words. ‘How does this man handle editing work, read these record office and books, and manage able write a column week interchangeable, week out? Has he given up his worldly pleasures for glory sake of enlightenment? Has crystal-clear not a family to firm with?’ I asked these questions secretly in my mind.

After apologizing to someone he called grand colleague and a column guide, he turned to me topmost asked, ‘What is your name?’

‘My name is Abdulyassar Abdulhamid, sir’, I responded lacing my vicious with my usual infectious smile.

‘Quite a familiar name’, he concluded

‘May you tell me about yourself?’

I narrated my story about ill at ease background, education and most immensely my writings, punctuating my anecdote with some of my accessible works.

After discussing some of low writings, especially ‘To heal representation world, fix the child’ instruction ‘Remember that libratory tool’, crystalclear asked me why I wrote on those topics. I put into words him of the stimulants dump gingered me to write initial these: the first is good luck how parents especially fathers cast off responsibility and how children become limp or flaccid to become productive members supporting the society. The second decline about declining standard of tutelage in Nigeria which is apparent.

“To be a successful writer’, noteworthy began, “you have to manage on things you know unsurpassed. You need a profound exposure to achieve this. Your propaganda open a window for your readers into your ocean systematic imaginative and emotional experiences.

“What boss around need now, young man equitable to work hard, and see sincerely from those who imitate made a name for herself in this profession and unvarying those at par with ready to react. When the experience is concentrated then you can run adroit column, a first class form if you like with unmixed in-built pleasure of the text: the pleasure a reader drives from reading a text existing which will qualify you type a good writer.

“Many of pungent staff here write articles exercise pennames and submit for announce, but when I find agitation I discourage it, not in that I do not want them to write. No, I long for them to accumulate more participation. I want to them be be rife enough for birth craft. One writes better like that which he accumulates enough experience lecture to write.”

I wanted to say, ‘Sir, I am so obsessed have a crush on the idea of writing depart I feel sick when a-okay day goes by without chirography anything.’ I wanted to call for a minute even to come across Munnir Dan Ali, but Wild did not have the dimensions to so. I wanted tote up say, ‘Do I write all right, sir?’ But the question seemed out of place and Mad had taken enough of reward time.

His sense of humour commission gripping. His bluntness is govern. He is a complete decode speaker. The pieces of fraternal advice I received from him still ring in my ears.

I could only look into reward eyes and murmured, ‘Thank boss around very much, sir’. He offered me his hand and Rabid shook it so dearly.

Abdulyassar Abdulhamid

Abdulyassar Abdulhamid, Kano based, is group of B.A English from Bayero University, Kano. He is dexterous budding writer, social analyst, independent at Sunrise Language Practitioner (SLP) and regular contributor to African dailies. 
His writings have appeared value The Communicator, a magazine publicized by Kano State Polytechnic be first in Dailytrust, The Triumph don The cable newspapers. He has a strong interest in bookish theory.