Abdul Aminu Mahmud Explained

Abdul Mahmud
Native Name Lang:Hausa
Birth Date:20 November 1968
Birth Place:Bauchi, Northeastern Nigeria
Nationality:Nigerian
Citizenship:British Nigerian
Education:Bachelor of Laws, LL.B (Honours)
Master of Laws, LL.M
Alma Mater:University of Jos
Nigeria Law School
The Hague
Occupation:Lawyer
Years Active:1993 - present
Organization:President, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS)
Known For:Social Commentator, Civil Rights Activist
Boards:International Centre For Investigative Reporting
Social Intervention Advocacy
Foundation Centre for Strengthening the Economic Position of the Ultra Poor
Electoral Reform Expert Group
Children:3

Abdul Mahmud is a Nigerian lawyer, social critic, columnist, human rights advocate, knowledge worker, essayist, poet,[1] former Students' union leader and activist. He is currently the President, Public Interest Lawyers League (PILL), a body of professional and independent group of lawyers committed to the promotion and enforcement of the rights of vulnerable and minority groups, deepening of democracy and governance and the expansion of public interest law.[2] He is a third-generation Nigerian poet whose works appear under the nom de guerre, Obemata. Some of his poems have also been translated into Polish, Lithuanian and French languages.

Early life, education and activism

Education

Abdul 'Aminu' Mahmud was born in Bauchi, Northeastern Nigeria on 20 November 1968. He was educated at Federal School of Arts and Science, Ondo State and the University of Jos, Plateau State where he obtained his Bachelor of Laws, LL.B (Honours), then proceeded to the Nigeria Law School for his Master of Laws, LL.M.

Student activism and prison

Abdul Mahmud became the President of National Association of Nigerian Students aka NANS in November, 1990,[3] and his leadership and activism led to his abduction[4] and detention by the Department of State Security aka DSS alongside other high-ranking members of the association.[5] Detained alongside him were Bamidele Aturu, Nasir Kura, Chima Okereke, Olatunji Kayode, Bunmi Olusona and Christian Akanni.[6]

Career

Legal practice

He is the Chief Counsel, Ephesis Lex, (Attorneys & Solicitors), Abuja and President of Public Interest Lawyers League (PILL). Prior to that, he was the Senior Legal Executive Tivoli Technology, Stoke Poges, England and served as a Director of Legal Services, Civil Liberties Organization, CLO, Nigeria. He is a Dutch Fellow on Development, Law & Social Justice of International Institute of Social Studies The Hague (class of 1998), and was a Visiting Lecturer in Human Rights Law, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State. He was a delegate of the 2014 National Conference of Nigeria representing the Civil Society Organizations.[7]

Social commentator

Obemata, his nom de guerre is a regular contributor on legal[8] and public affairs,[9] national[10] [11] and international issues on major national and international print and electronic news media, including The Guardian (Nigeria) newspaper, Daily Times (Nigeria), Channels Television, Africa Independent Television, Radio Nigeria, African Writer Magazine[12] and the Africa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation and on several online blogs and social media platforms.

Anthologies

Poetry

Fiction

Literary reviews

Selected essays and papers

Selected articles

Books

Political activities

Selected mentions

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abdul Mahmud. Lawyard. 24 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Public interest lawyers league writes Minister for Trade . Chidoonumah . July 31, 2013.
  3. Book: Opeyemi . Bamidele . Errands for progress . 2003 . Datkeem Press . 9783681648.
  4. Web site: Refugees . United Nations High Commissioner for . Refworld Nigeria: Information on whether Mahmud Abdul Aminu is still the president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and if not, what has happened to him . Refworld .
  5. Book: Jega . Attahiru . Identity transformation and identity politics under structural adjustment in Nigeria . 2000 . Nordiska Afrikainstitutet . 91-7106-456-7.
  6. Liberty: A Quarterly News Letter of Civil Liberties Organisation . 1990 . 1 . 3 . Civil Liberties Organisation .
  7. Web site: List of national conference delegates. 6 March 2014.
  8. Web site: Civil Rights Lawyer Questions The Quality Of Legal Education Over Support Of Some SANs For Extra-Judicial Killing Of Electoral Offenders. Post. The Atlantic. 2019-02-19. The Atlantic Post. en-GB. 2019-10-28.
  9. Web site: Ex-NANS President, Abdul Mahmud Disowns Association, Cites Reasons. Sunday. Philips. 2019-01-05. Concise News. en-US. 2019-10-28.
  10. Web site: 'Sowore's arrest may ignite public interest in new radical movement'. 2019-08-04. The Bell Time. en-US. 2019-10-28.
  11. Web site: Public Interest Lawyers League decries continued detention, media parade of Sheikh Zakzaky. Paper. Order. 2018-01-16. abna.co. en. 2019-10-28.
  12. Web site: African Writer . AfricanWriter.com.
  13. Web site: Mahmud . Obemata Abdul . Three Poems: By Obemata . AfricanWriter.com . 24 April 2011.
  14. Web site: my heart whispers, prometheus - a poem by aminu mahmud . www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk . 2013-12-06.
  15. Web site: sunset - a poem by aminu mahmud . www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk . 2003-12-06 . SPM Publications Ltd.
  16. Web site: protest streets - a poem by aminu mahmud . www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk . SPM Publications Ltd.
  17. Web site: memoir - a poem by aminu mahmud . www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk . SPM Publications Ltd . UK.
  18. Web site: Mahmud . Obemata Abdul . Chequepoint Charlie: A Short Story by Obemata (Abdul Mahmud) . AfricanWriter.com . 28 April 2010.
  19. Web site: Mahmud . Obemata Abdul . Lola Shoneyin's Love of Flight: A Review by Obemata . AfricanWriter.com . 12 February 2010.
  20. Web site: Mahmud . Abdul . Musa Babayo and Nigeria's Economic Diplomacy . Daily Times Nigeria . 10 March 2016.
  21. News: We are all Biafrans.
  22. Web site: The Death of Prince Audu- Resolving The Legal Conundrum – PIL . Staff. Lawyard. 2015-11-23. Lawyard. en-US. 2019-10-28.
  23. Web site: Opinion: Electricity tariff - What the NERC must do to inspire investors' confidence » YNaija. 2013-09-11. YNaija. en-GB. 2019-10-28.
  24. Web site: falling-educational-standards-and-the-crisis-of-education. Mahmud. Abdul. 2013-11-10. thescoopng.com/. 28 October 2019.
  25. Web site: EXCLUSIVE Making Sense of the Judgment of the Taraba State Governorship Election Tribunal – By Abdul Mahmud. Writer. Staff. 2015-11-08. Breaking Times. en-US. 2019-10-28.
  26. Web site: Adeoya . Femi . NANS In Our Eyes: The Journey Through Time And Space, By Abdul Mahmud . SkytrendNews Nigeria . 25 September 2015.
  27. Web site: On the cyberstalker near you: the power of arrest of the EFCC examined. Onumah. Chido. 2016-08-10. Chidoonumah.com. en-US. 2019-10-28.
  28. Web site: Politicians and the courts are shackling INEC. 2016-08-07. The ICIR. en-US. 2019-10-28.
  29. Web site: Politicians And The Courts Are Shackling INEC - By Abdul Mahmud. 2016-08-07. 247ureports.com. en-US. 2019-10-28.
  30. Web site: LIFESTYLE: 12 Important Guides For Student Activists and Leaders, By Abdul Mahmud - Premium Times Nigeria . www.premiumtimesng.com . Premium Times NG . 2017-07-27 . 27 July 2017.
  31. Web site: Mahmud . Abdul . A nation of basket mouths . The ScoopNG . 2013-03-28 . 28 March 2013.
  32. Web site: Abdul Mahmud: Buhari, His Critics And The Case For Efficient Government . NewsWireNGR . 15 September 2015.
  33. Web site: Mahmud . Abdul . Dear Dame, you don't abuse Kongi . The ScoopNG . 2013-02-28 . 28 February 2013.
  34. Web site: EFCC ill-prepared to handle corruption cases -Abdul Mahmud . The Sun Nigeria . 27 September 2016.
  35. Web site: Mahmud . Abdul . Government of absurdities . The ScoopNG . 2014-04-14 . 4 April 2013.
  36. Web site: Mahmud . Abdul . Kabiru Mohammed and the falsification of history . The ScoopNG . 2013-04-25 . 25 April 2013.
  37. Web site: Mahmud . Abdul . Nigeria: Our Mutually Assured Destruction . The ScoopNG . 2014-11-16 . 26 November 2014.
  38. Web site: Mahmud: Why CJN must make assets declaration public. Oyesina. Tunde. 2018-01-08. Newtelegraph. en-US. 2019-10-28.
  39. Book: obemata . obemata - triptych . 29 July 2013 . SPM Publications . London . 978-09568101-9-9 . 72 .
  40. Web site: SERVICE DELIVERY REPORT FOR MOST OUTSTANDING PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA (2013 - 2014) . ISDMG . 22 October 2014.
  41. Nigeria Government Profile 2018 . www.indexmundi.com .
  42. Web site: List of Delegates to the National Conference . www.nscia.com.ng .
  43. Book: Identity transformation and identity politics under structural adjustment in Nigeria . 2000 . Nordiska Afrikainstitutet . 91-7106-456-7 . Stockholm . 224.
  44. Book: Sorensen . Karen . Nigeria, on the eve of "change" : transition to what?. . 1991 . Human Rights Watch . 1564320456 . 33 . Human Rights Watch, 1991.
  45. Book: Mustapha . Abdul Raufu . Civil Rights and Pro-democracy Groups in and outside Nigeria . Nigeria during the Abacha Years (1993-1998) : The Domestic and International Politics of Democratization . African Dynamics . IFRA-Nigeria . 145–183 . 4 April 2013. 9791092312089 .

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