I inherited the passion for transport business from my father - Inuwa Mohammed

Segun Oladipupo |

Alhaji Abdullahi Mohammed Inuwa popularly called Gee Gee is the Vice Chairman, Dry Cargo, Nigeria Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO). He hails from Kano State but was born and bred in Jos in the early 50s.

He grew up with his grand father, late Malian Alkali Shandam and maternal grandmother, Hajia Ayishatu He is the Chief Executive Officer of Gee Gee Global Resources, a subsidiary of Endowaki Enterprises. He is popularly known by the nick name Gee Gee in the maritime community, but he said the name was derived from a plate number of one of his trucks in his early days in the business.

He is a notable figure in the logistics subsector of the maritime .

One could easily almost conclude that his second home is the Tin Can Port as he sometimes monitors activities of the trucks at night but he said he created time to catch his breath from the hassles of his job.

Though he describes himself as a traditionalist, he occasionally socialises and unwinds.

Q. How did you come about the name Gee Gee? Is it your real name?

A. The Gee Gee came as a result of a truck number GG 5726 Y. That is Gongola number and it became popular and people now knew me by that number. If you want to get me if you don’t describe me by that name, people might not know who you are talking about.
Anywhere you mention Gee Gee within the maritime industry, people know it is me.

Q. What kind of Music do you listen to?

A. I like our traditional music like late Dan Maraya of Jos, Mamman Chatta, Fela, I love the music of the Yorubas like Haruna Ishola and Ebenezer Obey. I love the beats even though I don’t understand Yoruba, I enjoy the rhythm.

Q. Favourite foods

I like our local foods especially when you give me Tuwo with Miyankuka or amala with ewedu. I also love semo, eba and ogbono soup.

Q. What would you have done if you were not into trucking business?

A. Actually, I like innovations. I would have been into something creative or farming. I would have gone into something I created by myself or into something technical.

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Q. How many wives do you have?

A. I am entitled to have four as a Muslim but right now, I have two with eight children. Five boys and three girls.Q. How do you relate between the two wives without anyone of them feeling cheated or left out?

A. As a Muslim, I have to have the fear of God to make sure that I give them equal treatment.

Q. How was your growing up like?

A. You know that time, Jos was peaceful, we lived in harmony among one another. I was somehow stubborn and I used to play ball. I played with Junior Jets and I was their number one goal keeper.

I later moved to Kano before I finally relocated to Lagos because my father was a well known transport business man and was a spare parts seller in Lagos.

At that time, my father was having some challenges and after my Teachers Training, I joined him in Lagos. At that time, eight of my father’s trucks were smashed.

Q. How do you manage women who make passes at you?

A. We are all human beings, you only ask for God’s protection to guide you and being a Muslim, I have the right to keep up to four wives if I want but as for women that make passes at me, they are on their own.