http://sanishaaban.com/news/sambo/heritage/namadi-origin.htm#nmd

For the first time in Nigeria’s history, we are faced with a situation where there is disquiet about the true origins of a public official in the capacity of a Vice President. While the circumstances of our birth are a matter of destiny, it is an act of providence one should accept with pride and humility. It is no longer a secret that Namadi Sambo, the newly appointed Nigerian Vice President is been rumoured not to be from Kaduna State after all. The Nigerian constitution is clear in enshrining individual rights and freedoms of domicile, association etc. which no one picks issues with. Delving into issues of where an elected official originates from however does not constitute an affront on the constitution but lies at the core of issues of trust that the mandate the electorate gives it elected representatives demands.

A nagging question that has kept creeping up over the years since Namadi became governor of Kaduna State is that of where in Nigeria he truly comes from?
The writer’s attention was drawn to an article that appeared in the The Nation newspaper of Saturday, 22nd May 2010 under the caption, “Namadi Unveiled” by one Tony Akowe. This piece again brought to the front burner of public discourse the debate surrounding Namadi’s origin, a situation which neither Namadi himself nor his mentors that imposed him on the people of Kaduna State have done little to help diffuse.

According to Tony in that write up, Sambo “…was born in Zaria, but there is controversy over his actual state of origin. While some claim that his father hailed from Bauchi State, others said he came from Edo State, but settled in Zaria where he married his (Sambo’s) mother.”

The speculation that Namadi’s roots is from Edo State or thereabouts appears to be a firmly held conviction in many quarters of Kaduna State. Others have gone further to insinuate that the name[b] ‘Namadi’ appears a deliberate contraption, an attempt at the hausanization of the name ‘Nnamdi’ [/b] which might have been his original name from birth. These connections may not be entirely far-fetched and implausible as there is anecdotal evidence that could be advanced to support the conjecture that Sambo’s roots could indeed be solidly rooted from outside Northern Nigeria.

For those that are familiar with the colonial urban policy as it relates to the settlement patterns in Northern Nigerian cities like Zaria, the walled city proper was where the original inhabitants resided. The Tudun Wada settlement was for other Muslims coming from the environs of Zaria and the rest of Northern Nigeria. Sabon Gari on the other hand was developed to accommodate the retinue of workers that came with the colonial administration most of whom where non-Muslim and largely from the southern part of Nigeria.

That Namadi’s father worked with the railways and lived in Sabon Gari Zaria where Namadi was later born is a strong pointer to the possibility that his father was not indigenous to either Zaria or Northern Nigeria.

Namadi has not done much to help his case as he can at best be described as being dubious in the handling of the agitations regarding this issue. As a public officer and the number two citizen, Namadi must come clean and help lay this matter to rest. Devoid of its derogatory connotation, Nimadi is familiar with the substance of the Hausa adage, ina ne gidan ubanka? Simply put in this context, where did your father originate from? In a patrilineal society like Nigeria, your father’s lineage defines who you are. Whilst the individual is free to live, work and hold office in any part of the Nigeria, decency requires that the people you represent know the truth behind who you are without any reservations.

It is no longer a matter of politics or of his opponents trying to score cheap political points, but it is imperative for Sambo to address the controversy surrounding his heritage. More so, he is a Vice President on a zoned ticket representing an area where his extraction remains questionable. Equally disturbing is the scenario that if the speculation that Namadi’s roots are not from Kaduna State, that in effect amounts to a situation where the President and Vice President are from the same area. The North on whose platform Namadi was appointed would have been hoodwinked and cheated out.

* Balaminu Danazumi wrote from Tukur-Tukur Zaria

http://sanishaaban.com/news/sambo/heritage/namadi-origin.htm#nmd

This I've never understood. Your father's origin is important, yes. But if that same father of yours has decided to move to Hausa land, marry a Hausa woman, and raise you as a Hausa, then shouldn't that be enough?

Does he have any real connection to Edo or Igboland today, even if his father is Edo/Igbo? Culture should be more important than what appears to be some racialist claptrap, imo.

BTW, out of curiosity, if his father is from the south, where did he get the last name Sambo from? Seems doubtful that he wouldn't carry his father's last name, right?

Sambo is from Zaria. I am 100% sure of that. northerners have produce many president. why the lies.

It is no longer a matter of politics or of his opponents trying to score cheap political points

. . .Sounds more like primitive, boko haram style points.
Worthless article.

Wahala dey oo!
OBJ Igbo
GEJ Igbo
Sambo Igbo

Who else?

lagcity:

http://sanishaaban.com/news/sambo/heritage/namadi-origin.htm#nmd

For the first time in Nigeria’s history, we are faced with a situation where there is disquiet about the true origins of a public official in the capacity of a Vice President. While the circumstances of our birth are a matter of destiny, it is an act of providence one should accept with pride and humility. It is no longer a secret that Namadi Sambo, the newly appointed Nigerian Vice President is been rumoured not to be from Kaduna State after all. The Nigerian constitution is clear in enshrining individual rights and freedoms of domicile, association etc. which no one picks issues with. Delving into issues of where an elected official originates from however does not constitute an affront on the constitution but lies at the core of issues of trust that the mandate the electorate gives it elected representatives demands.
A nagging question that has kept creeping up over the years since Namadi became governor of Kaduna State is that of where in Nigeria he truly comes from?
The writer’s attention was drawn to an article that appeared in the The Nation newspaper of Saturday, 22nd May 2010 under the caption, “Namadi Unveiled” by one Tony Akowe. This piece again brought to the front burner of public discourse the debate surrounding Namadi’s origin, a situation which neither Namadi himself nor his mentors that imposed him on the people of Kaduna State have done little to help diffuse.
According to Tony in that write up, Sambo “…was born in Zaria, but there is controversy over his actual state of origin. While some claim that his father hailed from Bauchi State, others said he came from Edo State, but settled in Zaria where he married his (Sambo’s) mother.”
The speculation that Namadi’s roots is from Edo State or thereabouts appears to be a firmly held conviction in many quarters of Kaduna State. Others have gone further to insinuate that the name[b] ‘Namadi’ appears a deliberate contraption, an attempt at the hausanization of the name ‘Nnamdi’ [/b] which might have been his original name from birth. These connections may not be entirely far-fetched and implausible as there is anecdotal evidence that could be advanced to support the conjecture that Sambo’s roots could indeed be solidly rooted from outside Northern Nigeria.
For those that are familiar with the colonial urban policy as it relates to the settlement patterns in Northern Nigerian cities like Zaria, the walled city proper was where the original inhabitants resided. The Tudun Wada settlement was for other Muslims coming from the environs of Zaria and the rest of Northern Nigeria. Sabon Gari on the other hand was developed to accommodate the retinue of workers that came with the colonial administration most of whom where non-Muslim and largely from the southern part of Nigeria.
That Namadi’s father worked with the railways and lived in Sabon Gari Zaria where Namadi was later born is a strong pointer to the possibility that his father was not indigenous to either Zaria or Northern Nigeria.
Namadi has not done much to help his case as he can at best be described as being dubious in the handling of the agitations regarding this issue. As a public officer and the number two citizen, Namadi must come clean and help lay this matter to rest. Devoid of its derogatory connotation, Nimadi is familiar with the substance of the Hausa adage, ina ne gidan ubanka? Simply put in this context, where did your father originate from? In a patrilineal society like Nigeria, your father’s lineage defines who you are. Whilst the individual is free to live, work and hold office in any part of the Nigeria, decency requires that the people you represent know the truth behind who you are without any reservations.
It is no longer a matter of politics or of his opponents trying to score cheap political points, but it is imperative for Sambo to address the controversy surrounding his heritage. More so, he is a Vice President on a zoned ticket representing an area where his extraction remains questionable. Equally disturbing is the scenario that if the speculation that Namadi’s roots are not from Kaduna State, that in effect amounts to a situation where the President and Vice President are from the same area. The North on whose platform Namadi was appointed would have been hoodwinked and cheated out.
* Balaminu Danazumi wrote from Tukur-Tukur Zaria

Chaii!! See IRONY!!

A newspaper established with stolen public funds by a kleptomaniac former governor whose own origin is shrouded in mystery is questioning the origin of another man.

This is clearly Yekini Amoda Ogunlere, alias Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at work, trying to create political problems for the Vice President. Sambo and GEJ had better wake up and stop treating Tinubu with kid gloves. They should fight him to finish, anyhow anyhow.

May the blood of all the Lagosians who have died needlessly, and the sweat of all the Lagosians who are paying taxes but seeing no dividends from those taxes (Ikorodu, Alimosho, Epe, Eti-Osa, Ibeju-Lekki, Badagry, Mushin, Agege, Apapa, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Ojo, Ifako-Ijaiye and Amuwo-Odofin) continue to cry to God for revenge on Tinubu, Fashola and anybody else who has benefited personally from funds they have pilfered "legally" or illegally from the public purse.

If they use the money to buy houses or buy land, may they never enjoy peaceable usage of the property. If they use it to buy food, may the food kill them by instalments, if they use it to educate their children, may they never benefit from the sweat of those children. May those children turn to vagabonds and become useless to themselves and society before their very eyes, in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen.

Of course, if you have not pilfered from Lagos State either through contract inflation and skimming, collecting money from Fashola, Tinubu or their agents to do any work for them, or just benefited from them in any way, you will not be affected by these curses in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen.

The name could mean something in his indigenous language i suppose.

One shouldnt just assume it means nnamdi.

However, midwesterners did make up a lot of the northern railway workers, so that looks funny if indeed his dad worked there and lived in sabon gari.


But lets not jump to conclusions.

really worthless article

Sambo is a hausa name btw, to the best of my knowledge.

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Obiagu1:

Wahala dey oo!
OBJ Igbo
GEJ Igbo
Sambo Igbo

Who else?

I'm guessing David Mark is also Igbo . Igbo ppl have played a fast one on us.

lagcity:

I'm guessing David Mark is also Igbo . Igbo ppl have played a fast one on us.

David Mark is Idoma.

Obiagu1:

David Mark is Idoma.

ha ha i laugh in Idoma. very soon David's nyash will be exposed too.

lagcity u are a suspect too, you are a secret igbo that has been yorubanized,

shieet tomorrow they will say is tinubu, next year is fashola, 3years from now even tokyo the NURTW chairman in oyo that has no igbo feature they will say he is igbo to

Kai. SMH

Ife umu nwoke ndigbo na-ala n'otu nwanyi, 2 adiro eke ya at all.

Just yesterday, my Fulani friend said to me that his father was an Igboman from Okuzu who then cos of business, migrated to Kano, prayed alahu akbar and was "fulanized" before he became a huge fulani businessman and contractor . 

He was then respectfully "turbanized" as he managed to "scope" Northerners that his ancestors escorted Fodio's jihadi quest in those days.

Beat that!

It looks like 95% of Nigerians are secretly Igbo. Or have hidden Igbo ancestry, lol

Anyway, no need for an Igbo presidency again. . . after all you have both president and VP now

One would think that with Yoruba man's rendevous as baby making machine, Sambo would be Yoruba.

So Yorubas have yet to taste presidency.

Posted by: dem_people

Kai. SMH

Ife umu nwoke ndigbo na-ala n'otu nwanyi, 2 adiro eke ya at all.

Just yesterday, my Fulani friend said to me that his father was an Igboman from Okuzu who then cos of business, migrated to Kano, prayed alahu akbar and was "fulanized" before he became a huge fulani businessman and contractor .

He was then respectfully "turbanized" as he managed to "scope" Northerners that his ancestors escorted Fodio's jihadi quest in those days.

Posted by: igbo boy

lagcity u are a suspect too, you are a secret igbo that has been yorubanized,

shieet tomorrow they will say is tinubu, next year is fashola, 3years from now even tokyo the NURTW chairman in oyo that has no igbo feature they will say he is igbo to

Posted by: Ileke-IdI

One would think that with Yoruba man's rendevous as baby making machine, Sambo would be Yoruba.

So Yorubas have yet to taste presidency.

Una no go kill me here lai lai. ROTFL.

That Namadi’s father worked with the railways and lived in Sabon Gari Zaria where Namadi was later born is a strong pointer to the possibility that his father was not indigenous to either Zaria or Northern Nigeria.

its a possibility but not conclusive.



@ topic

well, from murtala's example, never say never, but question here is to find out where his name sambo came from. Is that his family name?

ekt_bear:

It looks like 95% of Nigerians are secretly Igbo. Or have hidden Igbo ancestry, lol

Anyway, no need for an Igbo presidency again. . . after all you have both president and VP now

No doubt.
From Olusegun Ogbasa-a Njo, to Ebelechukwu Jonathan, to Abuba Aka Atikuchukwu, now to Nnamdi Sambo. All these peopel just dey hide their "Igboness"

This piece nothing buh a fake malicious intend. During my university day, the said write(tony akowe) was my course mate and undertook a course in development communicatiob. We visited the village some few kilometre metres out of zaria. That is the home town of nanadi's father and his own birth place. I will get the name later in the day if the argument continues.

djustice:

Chaii!! See IRONY!!

A newspaper established with stolen public funds by a kleptomaniac former governor whose own origin is shrouded in mystery is questioning the origin of another man.

This is clearly Yekini Amoda Ogunlere, alias Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at work, trying to create political problems for the Vice President. Sambo and GEJ had better wake up and stop treating Tinubu with kid gloves. They should fight him to finish, anyhow anyhow.

May the blood of all the Lagosians who have died needlessly, and the sweat of all the Lagosians who are paying taxes but seeing no dividends from those taxes (Ikorodu, Alimosho, Epe, Eti-Osa, Ibeju-Lekki, Badagry, Mushin, Agege, Apapa, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Ojo, Ifako-Ijaiye and Amuwo-Odofin) continue to cry to God for revenge on Tinubu, Fashola and anybody else who has benefited personally from funds they have pilfered "legally" or illegally from the public purse.

If they use the money to buy houses or buy land, may they never enjoy peaceable usage of the property. If they use it to buy food, may the food kill them by instalments, if they use it to educate their children, may they never benefit from the sweat of those children. May those children turn to vagabonds and become useless to themselves and society before their very eyes, in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen.

Of course, if you have not pilfered from Lagos State either through contract inflation and skimming, collecting money from Fashola, Tinubu or their agents to do any work for them, or just benefited from them in any way, you will not be affected by these curses in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen.

on a serious thought, i think you should not only read, buh also understands a piece after reading one and stop ranting like a lose louzy ashawo simply because you have a problem with tinubu and his allies. How does your comment relates to the post?

naijaking1:

No doubt.
From Olusegun Ogbasa-a Njo, to Ebelechukwu Jonathan, to Abuba Aka Atikuchukwu, now to Nnamdi Sambo. All these peopel just dey hide their "Igboness"

Hehe

Nnamdi is not an Edo name. The arguments dont tally.

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Jarus:

Nnamdi is not an Edo name. The arguments dont tally.

he could be from igbanke part of edo.
am not surprised growing up i thought murtala Mohamed was an Hausa/Fulani man not until my 2 years ago i learnt he is actually from edo state, anything can happen in naija.

Na wa for this historical dug-out o.

Sambo is from Edo, so what? So he should now resign, right? How come u are just
finding it out? I thought u hausas said u are smart

Stuuupiddd post. While he was governor, d rumor ws stil undaground nd nw he is VP. It is nw fulblown. D writer is a detractor. And as 4 VP NAMADI NNAMDI SAMBO, dnt mind them.

Namadi is a traditional Hausa name. So is Sambo.

Does he have siblings and what's their names?

If he was not Hausa, I can see him having a moslem last name like Ibrahim, Mohammed, Abdullahi, Habib and similar Arabic names, but names like Tanko, Sambo, Danladi, Sarki, Gandu and so on are indigenous Hausa names and almost impossible that a non-Hausa father raised in a patrilineal custom will then have Sambo as a family name for himself or his children.

Let's see if there are siblings and what their names are.

it is not that difficult to change your last name to Sambo or Atiku in order to get a job in former northern region. this is naija. last name can be changed with ease.

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