Katsina electorates have been urged to give maximum support to Dr Dikko Radda, the Gubernatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), to win the 2023 Guber election.
The call was made by Hon. Lawal Kuraye, in an interview with newsmen over the weekend in Kaduna.
Hon Kuraye said Dr Radda is a man of impeccable character, a team player, humble who always consults with relevant stakeholders on issues that affect the interest of all; who always accept pieces of advice offered by elders.
According to him, Dr Dikko Radda has the capacity to persevere hard decisions if they are meant to improve the lives of his constituents.
He opined that people of such character or quality are rare in the society, therefore the Katsina State electorate should count themselves lucky to have Dr. Dikko Radda as a leader.
The current situation in Katsina State desire a person who is courageous, resilient, prudent, humble and a good team player to overcome the security and economic challenges.
Dikko is also a polished and groomed politician who knows the rudiments of governance as he was a local government council chairman, a national legislative aide, and a national executive member of the APC. He was also the Chief of Staff to Katsina State Governor before he was appointed Director-General, Small and Medium Enterprises Development of Nigeria, (SMEDAN), by President Muhammadu Buhari.
His tenure as DG SMEDAN has transformed the agency into a recognized entrepreneurial agency by local and International Community as its impacts on economic development of Nigeria are manifest.
To showcase his political dexterity, Dr Dikko Radda, ran for Katsina State governorship primary and was able to defeat eight other contenders to emerged the candidate of the APC for the 2023 election.
After the primary, the seven other contestants unanimously resolved to join hands witt him to move the party forward.
When the Gubernatorial campaign was flagged-off in early December at Faskari in Faskari Local Government Area of the state, the mammoth crowd of supporters was an evidence of his acceptance by the electorates.
Speaking on his third time candidature to the State House of Assembly, Hon Kuraye, said his intention is to return to the house to continue contributing in the legislature, in passing laws that would improve the lives of the people of the state.
He said in boosting his immediate constituency – Charanchi Local Government Area, he established LK-Power through which he recruited 13 certificated teachers for 2 years. As a result of the successes recorded under the LK-Power, the Katsina State Government promised to absorb them into its S-Power programme.