Dismiss Critiques, Overlook Diversions - Tinubu Advises Governors
According to our sources, President Bola Tinubu recently urged governors to stay focused on improving citizens' lives by delivering tangible results. Ignoring armchair critics who seek to detract from their work, Tinubu emphasized that the true measure of a leader is a positive, visible impact.
During a recent visit to Katsina, President Tinubu encouraged governors to make the people the heart of their programs. He stated that by working hard and achieving concrete results, any criticism would be silenced, and distractions could be ignored.
President Tinubu commissioned a 24km road that Governor Dikko Umar Radda completed within 18 months. He also opened the Katsina Agricultural Mechanized Centre, reflecting the state's commitment to agriculture.
Tinubu acknowledged the challenges facing Katsina, such as terrorism and banditry, but praised the governor for showing determination and courage in moving the state forward. He pledged the federal government's support in the fight against these threats.
Economic Progress and Agriculture
Recognizing that hunger and poverty remain significant threats to peace in the country, Tinubu noted that the economy is improving, and policies are yielding growth. He emphasized the importance of agriculture, particularly small and large-scale farming, as a means of banishing hunger and ensuring food security.
Tinubu announced plans to revitalize the Bank of Agriculture to meet the needs of farmers and improve farming and agricultural production. He appreciated Governor Radda for his impact on agriculture, healthcare, education, and infrastructure in less than two years.
The Importance of Agriculture
President Tinubu challenged the governors to pay more attention to agriculture, calling it the source of prosperity and growth. He encouraged the removal of reliance on oil and an investment in agriculture to bring about prosperity. Tinubu praised the governor's mechanization program and the construction of the 24km road, which he described as a testament to the effectiveness of the government.
Acknowledgements and Thank You
Tinubu expressed gratitude to past governors of Katsina for their purposeful leadership and appreciated the traditional council, Katsina, and Daura Emirates for their support of the country's unity, peace, and progress. He thanked the people of Katsina for electing Governor Radda, whom he called a patriot with a progressive mind and honesty.
Governor Radda shared updates on the Katsina Agricultural Mechanized Centre, stating that it would serve the 34 local councils in the state. He revealed that 400 tractors had been purchased with the federal government's ₦25 billion intervention, 160km of roads had been constructed, and improvements had been made to power, water supply, and healthcare facilities.
The governor added that the Ministry of Agriculture had supplied the state with 4,000 pumping machines for irrigation farming and planned to distribute 400,000 metric tonnes of fertilizer to farmers in the current year.
The visit by President Tinubu was attended by governors from Borno, Benue, Kaduna, Kwara, and Jigawa states, as well as former Governors Aminu Masari and Ibrahim Shema, and ministers of culture, solid minerals, and agriculture.
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- President Tinubu emphasized that governors should prioritize agriculture as the source of prosperity and growth, advocating for a reduction in reliance on oil.
- Tinubu expressed gratitude to the traditional council, Katsina, and Daura Emirates for their support of the country's unity, peace, and progress.
- During the visit, Governor Radda disclosed that 400 tractors had been purchased with the federal government's ₦25 billion intervention and 160km of roads had been constructed.
- The governor also mentioned improvements in power, water supply, and healthcare facilities as well as the provision of 4,000 pumping machines for irrigation farming.
- Tinubu premised his call for increased focus on agriculture on the need to banish hunger and ensure food security as hunger and poverty remain significant threats to peace in the country.
- President Tinubu thanked the people of Katsina for electing Governor Radda, praising him as a patriot with a progressive mind and honesty.
- The visit by Tinubu was attended by governors from Borno, Benue, Kaduna, Kwara, and Jigawa states, as well as former Governors Aminu Masari and Ibrahim Shema, and ministers of culture, solid minerals, and agriculture.
- Tinubu acknowledged the challenges facing Katsina, such as terrorism and banditry, but praised the governor for showing determination and courage in moving the state forward.
- The president touted the Katsina Agricultural Mechanized Centre as a testament to the effectiveness of the government in achieving concrete results for people.
- Tinubu appreciated Governor Radda for his impact on agriculture, healthcare, education, and infrastructure in less than two years.
- Policymakers and lawmakers need to consider war-and-conflicts, policy-and-legislation, politics, general-news, and migration as they work to improve the economy of Nigeria, but Tinubu emphasized that agriculture should be prioritized in these discussions.
