Radda Pledges Musawa Dam Dredging, Unveils Massive Empowerment Package As APC Campaign Storms LGA
By Abdulrahman Dan-Umar, Katsina
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has pledged to dredge the Musawa Dam to boost irrigation farming and commercial activities in Musawa Local Government Area, following a request by residents, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) took its Tinubu–Dikko 2027 campaign to the area on Friday.
Musawa becomes the 10th Local Government Area visited by Governor Radda in the ongoing statewide campaign, with thousands of party supporters, residents and political stakeholders turning out in what the governor described as an overwhelming show of support.
Addressing the mammoth crowd, Governor Radda said the massive turnout demonstrated the confidence and affection the people of Musawa have for him and the APC administration.
According to him, no Local Government Area in Nigeria has benefited from federal political appointments under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu more than Musawa.
“Today’s crowd is overwhelming. The people of Musawa have shown me that they love my friends, family and associates. They also gave me a wife because my wife is from Musawa,” the governor said.
Governor Radda further disclosed that the people of Musawa assured him of delivering President Bola Tinubu and all APC candidates in the 2027 general elections.
“They have promised to vote for President Bola Tinubu and all APC candidates from top to bottom. By the special grace of God, victory will be ours,” he added.
In a major empowerment initiative announced during the rally, the governor unveiled 200 motorcycles, cash grants of ₦50,000 each to 1,050 women, scholarships for 400 students, as well as two campaign vehicles donated to the Tinubu–Dikko 2027 Campaign by the Member representing Musawa/Matazu Federal Constituency, Hon. Abdullahi Aliyu Ahmed, and the Musawa Local Government Council.
Earlier, Governor Radda received a rousing reception from political leaders, government officials and enthusiastic residents who lined major roads waving APC banners, chanting solidarity songs and beating traditional drums as his convoy made its way through the town.
Among those who received the governor were the Minister of Art, Culture and Tourism, Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa; the Member representing Musawa/Matazu Federal Constituency, Hon. Abdullahi Aliyu Ahmed; the Commissioner for Budget and Planning and Director of Finance of the Tinubu–Dikko 2027 Campaign Council, Hon. Malik Anas; the APC candidate for Musawa State Constituency, Hon. Abubakar Badaru Jikamshi; Director-General of KIPA, Ibrahim Tukur Jikamshi, and other party leaders and dignitaries.
Security at the rally was provided by conventional security agencies alongside members of the Civilian Joint Task Force and vigilante groups attached to the campaign convoy.
Also visible were APC youth supporters wearing jackets branded “BYF Youth for Dikko”, some of whom carried cutlasses and sticks.
Their presence, according to campaign sources, formed part of measures aimed at preventing attacks on the campaign convoy following earlier security incidents recorded at the commencement of the campaign in the Funtua Zone.
