Mal. Abubakar Rabo Abdulkarim

The level of development, security and stability of every society is measured by the balance it has achieved between its moral values and modernization. The moral values include the set of beliefs, heritage and social organization that bind people together. Nowadays, globalization and modernization as overwhelming processes attempt homogenization of human cultures and values. Whereas, the people and environment of the world are diverse and such diversity is not meant to forment animosity but promote understanding of each other. The clarion call for the unification of the human culture is coming from one direction i.e. the western world. The western world is now undertaking a sustained campaign of phasing out the little values and heritage that remain with us after the pathetic colonial and post colonial experiences. The cheapest way of corrupting our cultural base is through the use of tools of mass media namely, the internet, television, advert, movies, and other cinematographs and through assorted literary works. These tools of mass mind control and corruption are targeted on the youth of our developing countries on whose shoulders lie the future of this generation and yet un born ones.

At this point, it is pertinent to reiterate that arts are part of our values and cultural heritage. Oral and written literary works have always remained performed and cherished in this part of the world in the name of entertainment and leisure. In fact, Hausa drama and plays predated the written creative works simply because for a long time guilds of hunters, blacksmiths, and butches entertained the public through their drama and theatre plays. Films and literature now formed part of the popular culture with seemingly unending tremendous socio-economic and technological impacts on the Kano society. Kano citizens are not novices to the development of Hausa drama and literary books. Malam Aminu Kano of blessed memory wrote a number of creative short stories and poems just like Alh. Mudi Spikin, Malam Lawan Dambazau e.t.c. Dr. Maitama Sule, the Danmasanin Kano was president of their school drama who used to play to entertain the Emir of Kano and some key British Colonial Officers then serving in Kano.

Just like in the past, films and literary works could be used to advance societal reorientation and also re-awaken the society towards understanding the priorities and challenges of its time. Films makers can sensitize the public maternal mortality and morbidity, politically induce violence that engage youth, theft in the public coffers by selfish minds, growing ecological problems, trafficking in women and children e.t.c. believably, this generations of writers and actors most have touched one or most of the issues raised but in the most unprofessional way or with a vary stunted intelligences or abuse of the principles of art...