By; SULAIMAN AHMED MISAU, Katsina
Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has inaugurated a 20-man Committee to design a Governance blueprint that will assiduously accelerate the development of the state under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Faruq Lawal Jobe.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed mentioned the other members of the Committee to includes:- Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Abdullahi Garba Faskari; Commissioners of Budget and Economic Planning; Finance; Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Youths and Sports; Basic and Secondary Education, as well as that of Higher, Vocational and Technical Education.
Others are:- representatives of Katsina and Daura Emirate Councils, the State Council of Ulama, Civil Society Organization, organized labour and the State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC)among others.
Outlining the terms of reference of the Committee, Governor Dikko Radda said the committee has the mandate of reviewing the draft Development Plan of Katsina, after studying the development plans of neighbouring Jigawa, Kaduna and Kano States, with a view to adopting some best practices that will add value to, and strengthen the effectiveness of the State Development Plan.
Governor Dikko Radda said the Committee would also collect, study and incorporate community-based requests that align with the strategic vision of the Katsina Development program, while incorporating result-oriented goals from the harmonized report of the State development blueprint.
Governor Radda who congratulated members of the Committee, hoped they would report back to the State Government within the stipulated period of time.
