A brief on the Contributions (in Agriculture and Education) of the 7th District Head of Gwadabawa, (Sarkingobir Muhammadu Zayyanu, reign 1974-2013)

Abstract

Traditional leaders continue to exert respect and undeniable influence among indigenous people despite the intrution of the Western system. They served as an instrument for development and vehicle for administrating government good policies. The objective of this paper was to determine the contributions of the 7th District Head of Gwadabawa, Alhaji Muhammadu Zayyanu MFR in the furtherance of education and agriculture.The Mathods utilized in this study comprises an investigative crossectional survey. Therein, convenience sampling was used to interview selected key informants and broach on related literatures was performed. Sarkigobir Muhammadu Zayyanu obtained Islamic education since during childhood. He was also made to obtained Western education to the level of attending Northern Clerical College Zaria. Then, he started some works and later turnbaned as Sardauna Chimmola. From CHIMMOLA he was promoted to Tangaza as District Head (Bunun Tangaza). In 1974 he was transferred to Gwadabawa as Sarkingobir Gwadabawa, wherein he led upto 2013. Therein, in the course of his leadership he made huge contributions in various facets. Particularly, the contributions of Sarkigobir Gwadabawa Muhammadu Zayyanu in education and agricultural sectors were described. He was a large scale farmer who engaged in farming and animal keeping as role model to his subjects and peers. He ensured peace in the reconciliation of famer and herders crises by persuasive approach in most of the case. His court served as a hub for channeling government policies in agriculture. In terms of education, he had made his quotas. Parable, by establishing an Islamic school at his home, by enrolling his children (especially females) at Western schools, by giving financial and moral augment to Western education development. Conclusively, Sarkingobir Gwadabawa Muhammadu Zayyanu had made several contributions to agriculture and education during his leadership course.