How we’ll boost Katsina economy, by Masari

There is the belief that foreign partners will make a huge impact in the state’s growth. But there is no question that Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari wants much of the growth to be driven by the state’s assests and its people. He laid out his plans

“In the health sector,” he said,  “we have already placed order for equipment for three general hospitals. We have also made an advert for the recruitment of over 600 medical staff.

On agriculture, he said:  “We are making serious progress. The Deputy Governor is the chairman of the Agriculture Team. He is also the Commissioner in charge of Agriculture. We also brought in a professional who was a consultant to various international organisations on agriculture, Dr. Abba Abdullahi. I must tell you that I am impressed by what they are doing now. They are doing a ground work. You know, agriculture is not all about fertilizer; because mere distribution of fertilizer is all about ceremony which the governor s are very interested in doing so that the cameras and  media will capture them. Here in Katsina, we are doing the most important work now. We are doing the census because we want to know who-is-who, we are identifying the real farmers, we are identifying the farm lands, we want to know which type of fertilizer is suitable for the farmlands, which implements are suitable for the farmlands. We are doing the basic ground work, we have sufficient money in place; and when we are through with the ground work, we will also start rehabilitating some of the smaller dams.

“When we were campaigning, what we were saying was that given the availability of resources, it is our intention to provide a dam in each of the Wards, intending to open the availability of small steam that can engage between 30 to 50 farm lands on irrigation agriculture. So, for us to that, we need a comprehensive study. Like we said several times, this government is not, and there is no intention of approaching any project blindfolded so that we can achieve quick and unsustainable political gain—that means we want to play to the gallery. No. We want to be realistic, we want to true to our words.  Basically, we have to do what is right, we want to lay a solid foundation for a more sustainable agriculture in Katsina State.

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