Praise be to Allah SWT, and prayers and peace be upon the messenger of Allah, his family, his companions and those who follow his guidance. Out of the five pillars of Islam, Zakkat is the socio- financial one. By performing Zakat, along with Tawhid [Belief in the oneness of Allah] and establishing payers, a person becomes a Muslim.
As a member of the Muslim community, he or she deserves the brotherhood and allegiance of Muslims, as indicated by the Qur’anic verse [But if they turn in repentance and established prayer and pay Zakkat, they are your brothers in the deen]. [9:11].
Even though Zakkat is usually mentioned with the acts of worship of Islam, such as prayers it is in fact a part of socio-economic system of Islam. For that reason it is always difficult to administer.
In our case, our gratitude goes especially to the District heads, Village heads, Ward heads, and of course the various committees at all level that make our focus possible, from year to year.
Alhamdu lillah – we have recorded tremendous growth year by year as more and more people realize the importance of paying Zakkat as
an obligation to all Muslims that possess Nisab, over a one year period. [N156,000 this year ] .
As a confirmed obligation from Allah SWA Zakkat is not merely charity left to individuals to implement nor is it fulfillment dependent on the benevolence of the wealthy. Zakkat is rather a social welfare institution supervised by the state and an organized tax administration {the emirate council}
The state” role  in the collection and distributions  Zakkat is best  supported  by  ayat  that mention  those who collect  Zakkat   [9:60]  as one  of the  categorist to whom Zakkat is  distributed..  This  ayat is  explicit  evidence  that  there  should  be  a specialized body which  workers   who derive  their  incomes from   the work   they  do.  Moreover,  Allah   SWA says  “Take sadqa  from their wealth  to  purify and clense  them” [9:103],
As for the Sunnah,  there  are  hadiths  that  confirm that  administration of Zakkat  is one of the  responsibilities  of the Islamic  state , May Allah increase the wealth  of all  you that paid their Zakkat  as  and when due.  Ameen.
                                                                    
Alh. [Dr.]  Nuhu  Muhammad  Sanusi
Emir of Dutse
[Chairman]