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Gov Yusuf Inaugurates Sharia and Zakkat Commissions

Tasks Zakkat Commission on Alms Collection

By Jabiru Hassan, Kano

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has inaugurated the chairmen, commissioners, and members of the Sharia and Zakkat & Hubsi Commissions.

This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Monday. Speaking at the inauguration, Governor Yusuf emphasized Kano’s influential status in the Islamic world, citing its large number of renowned scholars, Islamiyya schools, and Islamic study centers.

He noted that the appointees were selected based on merit, competence, and trustworthiness, expressing confidence that they would execute their duties with dedication, enthusiasm, and integrity.

The governor charged the Sharia Commission with fostering unity among Muslim faithful across different sects to enhance peace, stability, and socioeconomic development in the state.

Similarly, he tasked the Zakkat and Hubsi Commission with devising effective strategies to collect alms (Zakkat) from wealthy individuals to support the less privileged, thereby reducing poverty to the barest minimum.

List of Appointees

Sharia Commission
– Chairman: Sheikh Abbas Abubakar Daneji
– Permanent Commissioner I: Malam Yahaya Gwani Hadi
– Permanent Commissioner II: Sheikh Ali Dan Abba

Members:
Malam Abubakar Mai Ashafa, Malam Naziru Saminu Dorayi, Sheikh Mukhtar Mama, Sheikh Ibrahim Inuwa, Malam Adamu Ibrahim, and Alhaji Abubakar Sharif Bala.

Others include Alhaji Yawale Suleiman Gulu, Malam Aliyu Umar, Alhaji Muhammad Kabir Na’bi, Malam Nasiru Sheikh Aliyu Harazimi, and Sheikh Dr. Sani Ashir, who will serve as secretary.

Zakkat & Hubsi Commission
– Chairman: Barrister Habibu Dan Almajiri
– Permanent Commissioner I: Sheikh Nafi’u Umar Harazimi
– Permanent Commissioner II: Dr. Ali Quraish

Members:
Malam Yahaya Muhammad Kwana Hudu, Sheikh Hassan Sani Kafinga, Sheikh Arabi Tudun Nufawa, Malam Sani Sharif Umar, and Professor Garba Muhammadu Tofa.

Other members include Malam Adamu Muhammadu Andawo, Malam Surajo Usman, Sheikh Adamu Guda, Malam Inuwa Mustapha, Malam Nura Badamasi, and Malam Abdullahi Sarkin Sharifai, representing the Kano State Civil Service Commission.

Governor Yusuf expressed confidence that the newly inaugurated officials would discharge their responsibilities effectively and contribute to the advancement of Islamic governance and social welfare in the state.

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