Senior Lecturer of Tamale Technical University and Communications Team Member of the NDC in the Northern Region, Abdul Jalil Bawah Yakubu, has eulogized Education Minister, Haruna Iddrisu for his impeccable record since bursting into the political scene, touching lives of people across the political spectrum.
In his epistle entitled ‘HON. HARUNA IDDRISU: THE MAN DESTINY PREPARES FOR A GREATER CALL’, Mr. Jalil Bawah Yakubu exalted his humble beginning, tracing his roots to Woribogu and Wayamba in the Northern Region.
“From Bayenwaya’s quiet cradle he rose,
Where dreams sprout in humble soil,
Born of Woribogu’s strength and Wayamba’s grace, A northern son with a national toil”.
Mr. Jalil also chronicles his educational background, starting from Kulikuli School, Navarongo SHS, through Tamale Senior School to University of Ghana, Legon.
“He walked the dusty paths of Kulikuli Primary School, Learned beneath Navrongo Secondary’s restless sun, Through Tamale Secondary School’s firm rule,And in the halls of the University of Ghana, Legon, his journey was won”.
The article highlights patience as key secret to his success, representing the people of Tamale South six consecutive times in Parliament and also served in different capacities as a Minister ranging From Communications Ministry, Trade Industry Ministry, Labor Ministry to Education Ministry now.
“Patience shaped his promise’s frame,
Purpose whispered his secret name,
Through time’s long corridor he came,
A servant of destiny’s steady flame.In Tamale South Constituency, his people call, Six terms they crowned their steadfast son, He sits not merely in Parliament’s hall,
But in the conscience of everyone.Trade and Industry felt his hand, Communications bore his guiding light,Employment and Labour knew his stand, Now Education shines urnder his sight”.
Below is the full article by Abdul Jalil Bawah Yakubu
From Bayenwaya’s quiet cradle he rose,
Where dreams sprout in humble soil,
Born of Woribogu’s strength and Wayamba’s grace, A northern son with a national toil.
He walked the dusty paths of Kulikuli Primary School, Learned beneath Navrongo Secondary’s restless sun, Through Tamale Secondary School’s firm rule,And in the halls of the University of Ghana, Legon, his journey was won.
Patience shaped his promise’s frame,
Purpose whispered his secret name,
Through time’s long corridor he came,
A servant of destiny’s steady flame.
In Tamale South Constituency, his people call, Six terms they crowned their steadfast son, He sits not merely in Parliament’s hall,
But in the conscience of everyone.
Trade and Industry felt his hand,
Communications bore his guiding light,
Employment and Labour knew his stand,
Now Education shines urnder his sight.
Yet humble still, the man remains,
A neighbour’s friend, a boy of the lane,
He smiles through jest, through mockery’s rain, The “area boy” with a heart humane.
They say he charmed the Speaker’s seat,
With wit and courage, calm and neat,
First of his kind to make that feat,
Where grace and strategy would meet.
His kindness travels far and wide,
Beyond the north, beyond the tide,
A hand that lifts, a heart that gives,
In every region his spirit lives.
But whispers rise in chambers high,
Of reach too long, of power nigh,
“A necessary evil,” critics cry,
“Whose absence none can justify.”
Still, like Jimmy Carter’s quiet quest,
He walks the road where dreams are blessed, Where destiny and duty rest,
Upon the shoulders of the best.
The winds now stir, the whispers grow,
A greater call begins to show,
Ghana may look north once more,
To find the leader she longs to know.
“The wake of the sleeping Dragon”
Written by:
Yakubu Abdul-Jalil Bawa,
2015 Mion Parliamentary Aspirant/
NDC NR Communication Team Member.
Tel: 0243887328
