*Says he will tackle insecurity, reduce poverty level
The Director-General of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Dr. Dikko Umar Radda, has joined the Katsina State governorship race, saying that he will be contesting on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaking to journalists in Katsina on Sunday while unveiling his manifestos, Radda said he would end the state’s intractable woes and bring about sustainable economic prosperity.
The former Chief of Staff to Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari also disclosed that his government will tackle insecurity, increasing rate of poverty, poor access to social infrastructure, underdeveloped economic sector, lack of integration to national value chains, low-level of education and inadequate support for businesses in the state.
According to Radda, if given the mandate as governor, he will focus on public sector reform, education and skill development, social care, agricultural development and healthcare, among other key sectors that will bring development to the state.
He said: “We will provide adequate security to implement our policies and continue to secure the lives and property of the people of Katsina State. Our people deserve a leadership that is concerned about their future, we will work tirelessly to build it.”
The SMEDAN boss had earlier presented his letter of notification to the chairman of APC in his electoral ward (Radda) and Charanchi Local Government before moving to the state headquarters of the party where he presented the same letter to its leadership.
