The newly sworn-in Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda, has warned bandits in the state to abandon their cause and reintegrate into society or face the full wrath of the law.
The governor, who issued the warning on Monday during his inauguration in Katsina, the state capital, asked bandits to turn a new leaf or face the consequences of their actions.
He also urged youths to shun drug abuse, time-wasting, and criminality promising to work with relevant law enforcement agencies to promote social order and overall security in the state.
According to him, his administration, will do its best to build the lives and mental well-being of those affected by insecurity in the state just as he vowed to deploy all available resources to end banditry and criminality across the state, through the communities.
Governor Radda also restated his administration’s readiness to establish an agency that will promote employment generation and youth engagement by developing MSMEs in the state and assured residents to expect possible changes in land administration and revenue generation, environmental management, and infrastructure over the coming weeks and months.
He told them that the promotion and placement of staff will be entirely on merit and not through favours as his administration will apply stick and carrot in their approach to performance.
The governor opined that education is the bedrock of children’s future hence he will ensure that the best students have access to world-class academic facilities across the state.
Radda of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the governorship election after defeating Senator Yakubu Danmarke of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
