Mohammed Arzika

An nada **Mohammed Arzika** a matsayin Ministan Sadarwa na Najeriya daga Yunin shekara ta 1999 zuwa Yuni shekara ta  2001 a majalisar ministocin Shugaba Olusegun Obasanjo.Ya mutu bayan gajeriyar rashin lafiya a ranar 9 ga watan  Yuni shekara ta 2015.

## Bayanen fege
i Mohammed Arzika a garin Tambuwal, da ke karamar hukumar Tambuwal ta jihar Sokoto, Najeriya a ranar 21 ga watan Afrilun shekara ta 1943 ga Alhaji Usman Nabungudu da Hajiya Bilikisu. Ya halarci Makarantar Firamare ta Tambuwal daga shekara ta 1951 - 1955, Sakandaren Middle ta shekara ta 1953 zuwa 1955 da kuma Makarantar Sakandare ta lardin (Kwalejin Nagarta) daga shekarun 1955-1961. Ya kuma halarci kwalejin Barewa daga shekara ta 1962-1963 da kuma Jami'ar Ahmadu Bello da ke Zariya, Cibiyar Gudanarwa inda ya samu digiri na farko na Fannin Kimiyyar Aikin Gwamnati daga shekara ta  1964-1967.

Arzika ya fara aiki da Ma’aikatan Tarayya a shekarar 1967 ya kuma yi aiki a ma’aikatu da ofisoshi daban-daban na Gwamnatin Tarayya. Ya kasance Mataimakin Sakatare, Ma’aikatar Ma’adinai da Makamashi ta Tarayya a shekarar 1967-1968, Mataimakin Sakatare, Hukumar Kula da Ma’aikatan Tarayya ta shekara ta 1968-1969, Mataimakin Sakatare Ma’aikatar Masana’antu ta Tarayya shekara ta 1969-1971.

Ya koma ma'aikatar farar hula ta jihar NorthW Western a shekara ta 1971 a matsayin Babban Mataimakin Sakatare sannan ya koma ma'aikatar gwamnatin tarayya a shekara ta 1972 An tura shi zuwa Ofishin Jakadancin Najeriya a Amurka, Washington DC a matsayin Attachmentment Attache daga shekara ta 1972–1975.

A shekara ta 1975, aka nada shi Babban Sakatare mai zaman kansa na Shugaban kasa (Janar Murtala Muhammad) kuma ya zama Babban Sakatare na Shugaban kasa (Janar Olusegun Obasanjo) daga shekara ta 1976-1979. Tsakanin shekara 1979-1980, ya kasance Sakataren Kudi na Waje, Ma’aikatar Kudi ta Tarayya kuma ya zama Janar Manaja, Hukumar Bunkasa Kogin Sakkwato-Rima a shekara ta  1980. Ya yi ritaya daga Ma’aikatan Gwamnati a wannan matsayin a shekara ta 1984 don shiga harkar kasuwanci sannan daga baya ya shiga siyasa.

Ya kafa kasuwancin noma MAZ aikin gona Enterprises Ltd a shekara ta 1984 wanda ya maida hankali kan aikin gona da MAZ Global Ventures Ltd wanda ya maida hankali kan cinikin kayayyaki.

Sauran mukaman da ya rike sun hada da Memba, Kwamitin Daraktoci, Kamfanin saka hannun jari na Sakkwato a shekara ta 1985-1987, Shugaban kasa, Kungiyar 'Yan Kasuwa ta Sakkwato, Masana'antu, Ma'adanai da Aikin Gona daga shekara ta 1986-1989, Kansilan aikin gona da albarkatun kasa, na karamar hukumar Yabo a 1986- 1989, Shugaban Kwamitin Gudanarwa, Kwalejin Fasaha ta Tarayya, Kaura Namoda shekara ta  1986-1989, Sakataren Shiryawa, Majalisar Manoman Nijeriya shekara ta 1986-1989 da Memba, Majalisar Gwamnati, Jami'ar Jihar Sakkwato a shekara 2011 -2017.

Arzika ya kuma kasance memba na Kwamitin Dattawan Jihar Sakkwato da Turaki (Shehu Shagari) Kwamitin Dattawan Kasa.

## <u>Sana'ar Siyasa</u>
Arzika ya shiga siyasa lokacin da ya tsaya takara kuma ya ci zaben don wakiltar Mazabar Yabo/Tambuwal ta Tarayya a Majalisar Wakilai a shekara ta 1988-1989 wanda aka gudanar don muhawara tare da amincewa da tanade-tanaden kundin tsarin mulki na komawa mulkin farar hula a shekara ta 1993 kasancewar Janar ya aura. Gwamnatin Ibrahim Babangida.

Arzika ya kasance Shugaban Jam’iyyar Solidarity Party (PSP), daya daga cikin jam’iyyun siyasar da suka nemi a yi musu rajista a lokacin da Janar Ibrahim Babangida ya fara shirye-shiryen mika mulki ga dimokuradiyya a shekara ta 1991, daga baya ya koma cikin jam'iyya Social Democratic Party (SDP).Arzika ya yi takarar kuma ya rasa kujerar Shugabancin Jam’iyyar Social Democratic Party ta kasa ga Ambasada Babgana Kingibe a watan Yunin shekara ta 1990.Ya kasance cikin Kwamitin Dattawan SDP har sai da Janar Sani Abacha ya soke shi a watan Nuwamba 1993.

Bayan gazawar Jamhuriya ta Uku tare da karbar mulki daga Janar Sani Abacha, ya zama memba na National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) da aka kafa a watan Mayu shekara ta 1994.Tare da Balarabe Musa da wasu kalilan a Arewa, sun yi gwagwarmayar tabbatar da dawowar mulki ga wanda ake zaton ya lashe zaben 12 ga Yuni 1993 Cif MKO Abiola har Abiola ya mutu a shekara ta 1998.

A shekarar 1998, Arzika ya hade da wasu gaggan ‘yan siyasa karkashin jagorancin Cif Solomon Lar wanda aka fi sani da G18 daga Arewacin Najeriya don neman Janar Sani Abacha da ya sauka daga mukaminsa ya dawo da Najeriya ga mulkin farar hula. Daga baya kungiyar ta fadada har ta hada da wasu fitattun ‘yan siyasa daga Kudancin Najeriya (G34) karkashin jagorancin tsohon Mataimakin Shugaban kasa Alex Ekwueme kuma ta ci gaba da hargitsi. Tare da mutuwar ba zato ba tsammani na Abacha da Abiola, sabon Shugaban kasa Janar Abdulsalami Abubakar ya ba da sanarwar cewa Sojoji za su mika mulki ga farar hula a watan Mayun 1999 kuma harkokin siyasa suka ci gaba. Daga nan G34 ya fadada ya zama kungiyar hadin kan Najeriya wacce ta zama Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Arzika ya zabi ya ci gaba da kasancewa a Sakkwato don shirya jam'iyyar kuma shi ne Shugabanta na Jiha na farko. Jam’iyyar dimokradiyyar mutane (PDP) ce ta lashe zaben shugaban kasa a shekarar 1999 kuma dan takarar ta- tsohon shugabanta Janar Olusegun Obasanjo ya dawo kan mulki.

## Ministan Sadarwa
A watan Yunin shekara ta 1999 aka nada Arzika a matsayin Ministan Sadarwa a gwamnatin Obasanjo ta farko.Ya buga manufofin sadarwa na yau da kullun a cikin watan Mayu shekara ta 2000.  Gabanin fitar da manufofin a hukumance, Arzika ya ce sauye-sauyen za su taimaka wa Najeriya kara layuka miliyan biyu tsayayyu da miliyan 1.2 a cikin shekaru biyu masu zuwa. A lokacin,Nijeriya tana da layukan waya da na wayar salula kusan 500,000 na yawan jama'a sama da miliyan 108.Manufofin sun kasance suna aiki har zuwa shekaru goma masu zuwa. 

Yankin sadarwar a lokacin ya mallaki kamfanin sadarwa na Najeriya (NITEL).Kodayake an ba da damar Masu Sadarwar Sadarwa (PTO) su bayar da sabis, galibi ta amfani da hanyoyin sadarwa mara waya, PTOs sun yi korafin cewa NITEL ta hana su damar yin amfani da hanyar sadarwar, ko kuma sun kasa samar da isassun layukan, kuma an caje su fiye da kima. Da yake jawabi a watan Yunin shekara ta 2000, Manajan Daraktan NITEL Emmanuel Ojeba ya ce NITEL za ta magance wadannan matsalolin, kuma ta shirya fadada karfin hanyoyin sadarwa da layuka kusan miliyan daya a kowace shekara. 

Arzika ya yi alkawarin samar da sabis na tarho a dukkan kananan hukumomin.  A wajen taron bude taron Internet na Afirka karo na biyu a watan Satumban shekara ta 2000, Arzika ya ce gwamnatin Najeriya ta gano amfani da hanyoyin sadarwa a matsayin muhimmiyar hanyar ci gaban dukkan bangarorin tattalin arzikin kasar.  Arzika ya tura don yantar da bangaren sadarwa. A farkon shekara ta 2001 Hukumar Sadarwa ta Najeriya (NCC) ta yi gwanjon lasisi ga kamfanonin GSM masu jigilar wayoyin hannu. NITEL ta sami lasisi, da kuma Econet da MTN.  Arzika ya kuma kafa hujja da fadada kamfanin NITEL don sauya shi zuwa "kamfani mai inganci, abin dogaro da fasaha don ba shi damar biyan bukatun gwamnati kan tsarin karba-karba da sayar da kamfanoni"  A watan Disambar shekara ta 2000, Arzika ya ce shirye-shiryen sayar da kamfanin NITEL ya samu karbuwa a ciki da wajen kasar. 

A watan Janairunshekara ta 2001 Shugaba Obasanjo ya amince da hadewar kamfanin NITEL da kamfanin zirga-zirgar jiragen sama mallakar M-Tel, sannan ya tabbatar da nadin Emmanuel Ojeba a matsayin Babban Shugaba. Har zuwa lokacin Ojeba ya kasance a matsayin mai wasan kwaikwayo kusan shekara guda.  A watan Maris na 2001, Arzika ya ziyarci Jamhuriyar Jama'ar Sin tare da Ojeba tare da ganawa da takwaransa Mr Wu Jichuan, inda suka tattauna kan hanyoyin da kasashen biyu ke bi don tabbatar da saurin sadarwa.  A watan Afrilu na 2001 Arzika ya ba da umarnin cire Ojeba daga matsayinsa na manajan darakta na kamfanin NITEL gabanin lokacin ritayar da ya shirya yi a watan Yunin 2001 a matsayin wani bangare na "tsarin sake karfafa kamfanin jiragen da ake sukar sa".  

Da yake magana a cikin watan Mayu 2001 game da zargin cewa NITEL ta aiwatar da kwangilolin da suka kumbura, wani mai magana da yawun NITEL ya ce Arzika "shi ne kadai minista ... wanda bai damu da yin tasiri kan duk wani hukunci a kamfanin ba, don haka ta yaya ne kuma wani zai yi zargin cewa yana ciki san yadda? "  A watan Yunin 2001 Arzika ya yi murabus daga majalisar minista. Mohammed Bello ne ya maye gurbinsa.

## Rayuwar baya.
Bayan murabus dinsa daga Majalisar Ministocin Tarayya, Arzika ya yi ritaya daga siyasa ya koma harkar noma da kayayyakin masarufi a Sakkwato. Ya ci gaba da kasancewa memba na karamar hukumar Sokoto da Tambuwal. Ya kasance memba mai himma a Gidauniyar Bunkasa Ilimi ta Jihar Sakkwato, Majalisar Gudanarwar Jami’ar Jihar Sakkwato da Majalisar Raya Ilimi ta Tambuwal.Arzika ya taimaka sosai wajen kafa Kwalejin Gwamnatin Tarayya ta Mata ta Tambuwal da Makarantar Makaranta ta Tambuwal.

Arzika ya kasance dan wasa mai tsattsauran ra'ayi, Shugaban kungiyar Rukuni na Jihar Sakkwato kuma dan tseren keke har sai da rauni ya tilasta masa yin ritaya daga wasan a 1999. Duk da rauni na kashin baya wanda ya shafi wani sashi na kafarshi, ya kasance mai himmar ninkaya. Ya karanta sosai kuma ya zagaya duniya. Ya ci gaba da rayuwa har zuwa lokacin da ya sami matsalar zuciya a cikin 2015 kuma ya mutu jim kaɗan bayan haka.

Arzika ya auri Fatima (Inno) diyar tsohon shugaban kasa Shagari wacce ta haifa masa yara shida; ta mutu a 2007. Ya auri Hadiza (Yar Mafara) sun haifi yara bakwai; ta mutu a hatsarin jirgin saman ADC na 2006. Daga baya ya auri Sadiya da Amina. Ya bar 'ya'ya 12 (ɗayan ya mutu a haɗarin jirgin saman ADC) da jikoki da yawa.

A 1979 ya sami lambar yabo ta Jami'in Order of the Federal Republic (OFR).

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