Shettima arrives Katsina for two-day working visit

Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in Katsina State on Monday for a two-day working visit.

His aircraft landed at the Umaru Musa Yar’adua International Airport, Katsina, at about 5:00 p.m.

During the visit, Vice President Shettima is expected to commission the newly completed dualised Central Mosque–Kiddies roundabout road and launch the Katsina Sustainable Platform for Agriculture (KASPA), a digital initiative aimed at linking farmers with experts, markets, and suppliers.

He will also formally inaugurate the 9th National MSME Clinic, a platform that brings together entrepreneurs, financial institutions, and regulatory agencies to promote and strengthen small and medium-scale enterprises across the state.

The Vice President was welcomed by Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State, along with Deputy Governor Faruk Lawal Jobe, Speaker of the State House of Assembly Nasir Yahaya Daura, Chief of Staff Abdulkadir Mamman Nasir, and Minister of Housing and Urban Development Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, among other senior government officials.

In his entourage were Hannatu Musa Musawa, Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy; Senator Muntari Dandutse; and Abdullahi Aliyu, who represents the Musawa/Matazu federal constituency.

Also present at the airport to receive the Vice President were representatives of the Daura Emirate, the representative of the Emir of Katsina, the Kauran Katsina, as well as members of the Katsina State Executive Council and other dignitaries.