2022 Hajj : Suleiman Kuki .... A GOLDEN FISH HAS NO HIDING PLACE OR TESTED AND TRUSTED
By Kabir Ahmed S/Kuka
After two years, Hajj Operations has not been performed all over the world due to the challenges of the Corona virus (Covid-19). Failure to perform this ritual has thrown Muslims around the world into confusion and frustration. At first we thought it was not sustainable, but then in 2020 and 2021, we were not able to go to this operation until this year 2022.
It was after the completion of Hajj 2019 that the current Secretary of the State Government led the people of the State at that time as Amirul Hajj despite the fact that he was the Chief of Staff of the Government House by then. This leadership of Alhaji Muntari Lawal for the operation of that year 2019 is the goal and main reason of bringing about a major change in the welfare board of pilgrims in the state. The change resulted in the dissolution of both parts of the board, that is, the administrative and executive departments. During this work or the leadership of Muntari Lawal, some people speak on different options on that appointment. Majority of people think he can't do because of some of their reasons which include the issue of criticizing Amirul on his illness which they think he doesn't have the energy to carry out that work which is seen as strong for him to carry, others relating the matter even to himself to the oppositions as a whole. But they have forgetting that whatever a person does for the sake of God, then God will help him.
I am not going to explain much about this incident of Amirul Hajji 2019, everyone who went to this event even those who did not, witnessed the efforts that Alhaji Muntari made especially to expose some of the corruption that is being done to the people of Katsina and the government. The report presented to Governor Masari by Muntari Lawal on that project and the past ones, until today no one has denied even one thing from it. This is the cause of the destruction of the leaders of the pilgrims' welfare board without wasting any time.
Since the dissolved of the leadership of this agency, those who are willing to take over the agency come forward, including those who have lead it before and the new ones who want to be tested. It took some time for the government to say anything about the leadership of this agency until it was thought that preparations for the 2020 Hajj would begin. Suddenly, the history of 2019 repeated itself. Without showing or expecting, it was heard that the announcement was made to hand over the leadership of this agency to Alhaji Sulemain Nuhu Kuki, the former chairman of the SUBEB, who is nicknamed 'Katangar Shema'. This statement opens a new chapter in the field of opinion. Unlike of Muntari Lawal, in the case of Kuki, it is the political difference that has led to criticize him for this position. Most of them think that since he is not a member of the ruling party, how can he be taken and given this important position that everyone wants to hold? For those who worshiped the party as well they came out and asked, some of them were even followed by their godfathers but it happened to someone unexpected.
Without showing any difference, Governor Masari used the qualifications and by getting the good advice given to him that whoever will hold this position is the one who is known for his good character no matter wherever he comes from politically the moment he is from this state and has good information. Sulemain Nuhu Kuki's qualities became his capital that made God give him this position of leading worship services.
Who is Sulemain Kuki?
Sulemain Nuhu was born on the 22nd day of September 1962 in Kuki town in Dutsinma local government. As is customary in northern Nigeria, Sulemain started with religious studies before entering primary school in 1969-75 in his home town of Kuki. Since 1975 when he first came to Kuki to seek knowledge, he was brought to Katsina College of Education that year. From there, he moved on to the College of Science and Technology in Zaria in 1980-85. Sulemain Kuki did not leave Zaria until he went to Ahmadu Bello University in 1982. Then he went to Bayero University in Kano.
Kuki'sit first degree was in Sociology He went for his NYSC in Oyo town.Oyo State. Also, he has a master's degree in public administration and public relations. Suleiman Nuhu started working in government in 1986 as Assistant Secretary in the former Kaduna State. He was one year into his government job and Katsina State was created in 1987 where he came back home to work. Before getting the state, Kuki undergo for get training in government work by going to different places in the old Kaduna state. On his return to Katsina State, the expert moved between the ministries up to "SUBEB".
Get an award
When Alhaji Sulemain Nuhu Kuki was in charge of this board ie SUBEB, he showed his prowess in knowing not only the ability to work, but the knowledge of his own work. As I have mentioned before, I will not go far to the places where Suleiman Kuki worked, or the area. But among the important things that this servant of God did, especially when he led that educational institution, in addition to bringing about the development changes that he brought, Alhaji Suleiman brought a great success not only to the agency, this success to the government of Katsina State in general.
Up today, the department of education and the state government will not forget an honor including a huge cash prize of up to 700 million naira to this education agency for being the Champion in the field of education. So who brought this success in terms of what can be said everyday, where do I see who can be said for a different time? If I call him by the name of MAINASARA, I think I am not wrong because this is the success he has brought to the state especially in the field of this work of Hajj 2022 which is his first work since he was appointed as the Executive Director of the agency. The department of financial transactions, that is, the bank, "Keystone Bank" honored him as well as the Pilgrims Welfare Board of Katsina state. And even though there is no representative of a media outlet in the state who went to perform Hajj to bring reports from Makkah and Madinah as usual in the past, there was an independent newspaper organization called "Independence Hajj Reporters" who brings reports of Hajj activities to honor the government of Katsina State under the leadership of Governor Masari for being a champion in managing the management of the pilgrims who are going to work, especially on matters related to food and accommodation which are the main things that every pilgrim needs during the performance of the pilgrimage worship
Also, the Executive Director, Alhaji Suleiman Kuki, was honored to be the best Director of the agency who stood out from his peers for the way he planned and managed the 2022 Hajj Operations despite the challenges that the operation faced at the international level. not only Nigeria.
How did ED Suleiman achieve these achievements?
In the second part titled - '2022 AJJ OPERATIONS , KATSINA STATE AT THE GLANCE"