In Katsina State, we came in last year with a lot of issues, especially the most burning one, the issue of insecurity. We believe that we must
The quest to tackle insecurity and biting poverty faced by the vast majority of the citizenry in Katsina State remains the immediate preoccupation ofwho just commemorated his first year anniversary in office. In this interview with select journalists, Radda gives insights on measures his administration has so far put in place to address the challenges facing the people of the state, insisting that the creation of state police is in the best interest of the country.
And I remember, our guest Speaker yesterday, Patrick Lumumba, said that everybody needs to be a policeman. It is only when all of us are policemen that we can be able to provide valuable information that can make the war against banditry, kidnapping and criminality easier to control. When we recruited the teachers in the state, I did not allow any member of my cabinet or House of Assembly to manipulate or to influence the decision of who should be picked. We allowed them to sit for examinations and everybody was given the opportunity to get permanent and pensionable appointments and over 7,000 teachers were employed.
A leader should be guided by the laws, rules and regulations and the constitution of Nigeria, with no fear or favour, since we all swore to abide by the dictates of the constitution to do that.
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