With Tata, APGA berths in Katsina
He said his move was to actualise his dreams and aspirations for Katsina State. Through him, APGA may make a strong showing in the North, particularly in Katsina State, in the next dispensation.Tata was among the aggrieved gubernatorial aspirants who were not satisfied with the conduct of the PDP gubernatorial primaries in Katsina that eventually […]
He said his move was to actualise his dreams and aspirations for Katsina State. Through him, APGA may make a strong showing in the North, particularly in Katsina State, in the next dispensation.
Tata was among the aggrieved gubernatorial aspirants who were not satisfied with the conduct of the PDP gubernatorial primaries in Katsina that eventually staged a walkout from the venue of the primaries. Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Tsauri who is renowned for his philanthropy was pressed by his millions of supporters not to give up on his ambition and his laudable plans for Katsina State. It was in response to that clarion call that Tata has moved with millions of his supporters to APGA.
Even though APGA may not be one of the most popular parties in the state, the 2015 election in Katsina State would be won and lost on personal integrity and contributions of individual candidates and not on the basis of political party. We the people of Katsina are sick and tired of election of candidates based on political parties who may not even be up to the job. Tata’s grassroots network and easy access to the downtrodden masses as well as his philanthropy has already made him a household name in the state and beyond as such he has the capacity to defeat the APC and PDP candidates in the 2015 general elections.
There is no doubt that of all the aspirants who vied for both APC and PDP tickets none had a better blue print on how to move Katsina State to the next level than Tata. His comprehensive ideas on how to transform the state sector by sector is unparalleled.
As the people of Katsina go to the polls on February 2015 the question that would be on the minds of the electorate is whether they are happy with the state of development in the state? And who is in a better position to reposition the state and take it to the next level of development and lift the people from the shackles of poverty and illiteracy? This contest is not about which parties are the biggest in the state or which candidate is supported by the state governor. The choice of who leads Katsina State must be based on the antecedents of the candidates. In that score Tata has no match among the aspirants. It would be recalled that in 2007, Dr Olusegun Mimiko was aggrieved over the way and manner the PDP organised its gubernatorial primaries in Ondo State as a result he defected to little known Labour Party (LP) and defeated the candidates of the big parties including the PDP.
Mimiko was able to do this because he had the support of the masses who voted for his individual capability rather than political party. The people of Katsina should do the same for Tata, who is contesting under the platform of APGA. Let us refresh our minds on what Katsina could be missing should the electorates fail to elect Tata as the governor of the state in 2015.
Tata recently unveiled his programmes for the development of Katsina State. His vision and mission for Katsina cover all areas of human endeavours, including, education, health, water resources, agriculture, public service and security.
According to the philanthropist-turned politician, under his leadership, the education sector would be transformed in the state. Laboratories and libraries and additional faculties including, Medicine and mobile training schools would be introduced for Alqalam University to arrest the deteriorating health centres in the state, he pledged. There are also plans to improve water supply and revamp agriculture in the state, including providing free fertiliser and chemicals to low income and middle level farmers.
Darda’u wrote in from Katsina