Katsina has come a long way

Katsina State is now a reliable socio-economic performer contributing to the overall growth and economic development of Nigeria. The story started in 2007 when the people’s choice emerged. This calm, calculated and easy-going politician Shema gradually climbed the ladder of leadership as a young lawyer and his approach to issues either in the law profession […]

Katsina State is now a reliable socio-economic performer contributing to the overall growth and economic development of Nigeria. The story started in 2007 when the people’s choice emerged. This calm, calculated and easy-going politician Shema gradually climbed the ladder of leadership as a young lawyer and his approach to issues either in the law profession or in community relations saw him rise swiftly in profile. He was to soon be dragged, even though reluctantly, into the murky waters of politics but his capacities soon saw him rise higher after serving as the state’s chief legal officer, he was to be trusted to take over the mantle of leadership in a state where several more powerful contenders were then battling to be anointed.
Shema’s charisma made his candidacy become a turning point in the popularity of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) which was then being decimated by the battle for the control of its soul ahead of the election that year. It led to the party’s finest landslide victory in the 2007 polls and the state soon started bearing the fruit of statesmanship, craftsmanship and intelligent governance. Infrastructural development through community participatory approach changed the landscape of the state; from a rural state to an urban city state. Katsina town today is not only like any other state capital of the old generations.
Health, food security, education and other crucial sectors were fortified to conform to modern realities. Today, the state has three universities, a polytechnic, two colleges of education and several other learning centers, all these to cater for the growing needs of young citizens. Youth and women empowerment was to be upgraded to a necessity that must be given priority and today thousands of youths in the state have been trained and are now self-reliant pursuing their legitimate earnings as citizens of the state. Today, the state has become an emulative model for others, thereby making me proud of my great state.
Nagado wrote from Dutsinma and can be reached at [email protected]