- Mallam Umaru Altine was one of the rich glories of the Nigeria political memories as he was the first mayor of the coal city of Enugu
- The narrative of Altine painted Nigeria better than its current political milieu because Altine was a Fulani businessman who journeyed from Sokoto to the capital of the Igbo nation
- Interestingly, Altine did not only married to an Igbo woman, Esther, but he was also a graduate of the Nnamdi Azikiwe’s school of political thought
Nigeria has better past glorious days than its current political dilemma, and one such glorious moment was reflected in the life and time of Mallam Umaru Altine, a Fulani man who once became a Mayor of Enugu state.
Altine became the first mayor of Enugu city, the heartbeat and heartland of the Igbo nation of the southeast of Nigeria, in the year 1952 and was in office till 1958.
