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Katsina Govt Moves to Tackle Goods’ Inflation, Empower Communities Against Terror Attacks

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To checkmate the continuous increment in the prices of food and other commodities in Katsina State, Governor Dikko Umaru Radda on Friday held a ‘strategic meeting’ with key stakeholders in the state.

The meeting was attended by Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir Usman, Emir of Katsina, and that of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruq Umar, together with the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Yahya, the State Chief Judge, Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar, and the Grand Khadi of Katsina, Justice Kabir Abubakar.

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Others include the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Abdullahi Garba Faskari, Heads of security outfits, and some members of the State Executive Council, among others.

Speaking during the meeting, Governor Radda said the state government is aware of the daily rise in prices of essential commodities, which is subjecting people to untold hardship.

This situation, he said, forced residents of Niger and Kano states to embark on demonstrations, recently.

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According to him, reports have shown that the mass export of commodities from Nigeria to Niger Republic, Mali, and other neigneighboringntries, together with some Nigerians hoarding essential food commodities, are responsible for the daily increment in prices of goods and commodities.

Meanwhile, Governor Radda has reiterated his administration’s commitment to organizing training and providing necessary logistics support to any Katsina community ready to protect itself from criminal attacks.

He said the state government is seriously concerned about Katsina’s insecurity, hence the need for a collective effort in fighting the ugly trend.

The governor regretted that bandits have now adopted the use of reinforcement from neighboring forests to launch an attack and kidnap innocent citizens, regardless of their economic status.

Signed:
Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed,
CPS to Katsina Governor.

9th February 2024.

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