By Abdallah el-Kurebe
Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar has commissioned a Centre for Intellectual Services on Sokoto Caliphate donated by Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko.
Commissioning the centre on Monday, the Sultan who was represented by the Wazirin Sokoto, Prof. Sambo Junaid commended Wamakko for the gesture while appealing to other wealthy individuals to emulate the Senator in propagating the Islamic religion.
He also applauded the legislator for publishing the literary works of the founding fathers of the Sokoto Caliphate.
According to the Sultan, “The day is very historic for the centre, working round the clock to propagate the literary works of the founding fathers of the Sokoto Caliphate. These founding fathers had tirelessly worked to write on all aspects of human lives, in spite of their legendary Jihad activities.”
Wamakko, represented by Prof. Musa Maitafsir said that he donated the office to the centre as part of his efforts to bolster the growth and development of Islam and Islamic education, adding that all Islamic organizations would be provided with offices at the Africa Secretariat of the Muslim World League Organization, domiciled in Sokoto.
He further advocated an educational summit to brainstorm on the possibility of integrating the works of the founding fathers of Sokoto Caliphate into the existing curricular in Nigeria.
Wamakko argued that doing so would help in revamping education and ensure the moral rejuvenation of youths.
The Religious Affairs Commissioner, Alhaji Mani Katami who was represented by Alhaji Liman Maigero, Director of Shariah Education pledged that the state government would continue to assist in the propagation of Islamic education.
The Chairman of the Management Committee of the Centre, Alhaji Muhammadu Usman who is also the District Head of Goronyo expressed happiness that the centre, which operated in a rented office for over 15 years, now had a permanent office.
Two Islamic clerics, Sheikh Sidi Sidi and Sheikh Ahmadu Mai-Roba, described Wamakko’s gesture as unparalleled and urged other wealthy individuals to emulate him.