A Daidaita Sahu
PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS
"For many years now...rules of behaviour, civility and decency, which
the people of Kano were renowned for, are on the decline. And
indiscipline in our society is so pervasive that many people have
concluded that it is impossible to get rid of. But as a community
of believers who are taught by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
to equate faith with good manners, indiscipline cannot be allowed
to continue..."
--Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau
Since the inception of the Administration of Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau on May 29, 2003, the people of Kano State have become aware of a new concept - Societal Reorientation. The people have been waiting to discover what the concept could mean to their personal and working lives. Societal Reorientation represents, conceptually, a systematic and conscious effort through which desirable qualities such as discipline, honesty, piety, hard work, sacrifice and selflessness, among others, can be re-instilled in the society.
The slogan of the programme is A Daidaita Sahu, perhaps the most recognisable phrase to the Hausa-speaking Muslim, symbolising order, discipline and sense of community. The programme’s organisational structure has been designed to include a State Council, various state committees, a committee in each local government and a Zauren Shawara in each urban ward. A Directorate, headed by a Director-General, would take-care of the day-to-day affairs while the State Council would be responsible for policy-making.
The task to reorient our society is one of the most difficult challenges of our time. Even though daunting, societal reorientation is the fulcrum upon which our well-being and happiness depends. This programme is intended to be all-encompassing, covering all members of the society. Distinct groups have been categorised for which specific values and strategies have been designed: civil servants; educational institutions; urban and rural communities; women; youth; and the business community.
As one of the priority programmes of this Administration, Societal Reorientation will be an intensive, continuous and integrated programme lasting throughout the tenure of Governor Ibrahim Shekarau.
It is expected that the programme will be launched on Saturday September 11, 2004 in a grand ceremony at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kofar Mata, at 9.00 am, in sha Allah. The Governor would, at the occasion, unfold the programme’s Action Plan and subsequently inaugurate the State Council on Societal Reorientation, of which he would be the Chairman.
Other supporting programmes of the launch include a stakeholder symposium later
in the evening of Saturday; an exclusive women's launch the next day (Sunday) at
the Indoor Stadium, Kofar Mata; and an NGO forum the same evening. The Governor
will address the state in a broadcast in the evening of the launch day; and would
next day answer questions in a live, simultaneous radio and television a phone-in
programme.