BY
MUDASSIR ALIYU YUNUSA.
True respect, genuine loyalty and unadulterated allegiance are some good qualities that are neither traded nor acquired by force and never buy with money, but rather acquired through honesty, good character, temperament, integrity and simplicity. This is quite rightly believed to be true and justified to a productive, energetic and self assertive woman ZUBAIDA MUHAMMAD MUSA, a daughter, a sister, a mother, a mentor to her students and a pride to vulnerable and needy people. Zubaida Muhammad is a Teacher, a counselor, a researcher and a facilitator in many human development programmes within and outside the country. A very responsible personality I know as far back as my childhood. One thing that makes me to write this piece is her total dedication in serving the humanity which in essence has influenced the welfare of many and touches lives of many souls in a positive way. Respect to elders and level headed to all irrespective of social status are what make her to stand and become prominent and enviable to many people that come to term with her particularly her students of the Department of Adult and Non Formal Education, Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education Kano Nigeria, who always cherished her style and method of teaching and impacting knowledge, it is on this backdrop that number Non-governmental organizations and other corporate bodies recognized her as excellent and proficient facilitator/instructor/tutor in many advocacy, mobilization, workshop, seminar and sensitization programmes. As an experienced researcher who participated in many projects assessment in various sector, he served as a Research Assistant in the EDOREN Teachers Recruitment and Deployment Research which eventually led to the recruitment of 1,119 Female Teachers in Kano State by the immediate past administration after dissemination of her Research Findings (this is indeed an overwhelming and quite fascinating achievement)
Her commitment and steadfastness in education more especially her area of expertise, specializing in Adult and Non-Formal Education earned her so many National and International recognition where she obtained various educational certificates e.g B.Ed Adult Education and Community development, M.Ed Adult Education (Adult and Non-formal Education), Ph.D (in view) Adult Education (Adult and Non-formal Education) all from the prestigious Bayero University Kano. She also attended and obtained many Certificates from various institutions at home and abroad more importantly from University of Miami Florida USA and Julius Maximilian University Wurzburg, Germany.
Zubaida Muhammad Musa is now a comrade as she ventured into unionism as requested, he engaged in unionism as extra curriculum with the aim of contributing her inputs for the betterment and welfare of staff. She is currently the Secretary College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education Kano.
I can recollect some moments of childhood we share with Hajiya Zubaida (though she is a senior sister to me but we fall within the same age bracket), she was very kind and jovial to her younger ones, we used to respect her and she also respects us in reciprocal as ‘Yan Kanne (Juniors). This gesture and qualities are still with her as depicted by her contemporary lifestyle. This proved that her spirits of humanitarian and kindhearted dispositions are inalienable.
I write this piece to show my accolade to Hajiya Zubaida courtesy of her kindness, simplicity, benevolence and her generosity. I pray you will not relent in your efforts toward salvaging the general welfare of the needy especially women and children as well as your uphill struggle to deliver selfless service to humanity.
I wish you a very successful career in civil service and also a fruitful tenure as Secretary College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education Kano.
Mudassir Could be reached via mudassiray@gmail.com.
