Deputy Senate president backs creation of Karaduwa state

• Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau has vowed to work with Senator Muntari Dan-Dutse to see to the establishment of a new state called Karaduwa in Katsina
• Barau notes that the agitation of the Karaduwa people is a welcome one, saying the people are agrarian and they have everything to stand as a state
• According to Barau, the creation of a new state was apt, adding that it would bring meaningful development to the people of the new state

Jibrin Barau has promised to work for the creation of Karaduwa state
Photo Credit: @barauijibrinSource: TwitterBarau speaks on Karaduwa state”I welcome the agitation by Karaduwa people, they are agrarian and they have all it takes to have a state. The agitation is apt and germane and I am supporting them even though its a bit difficult but is possible.Governor Radda appeals to Kaduna peopleDikko Radda has called for prayer for Katsina
Photo Credit: @dikko_raddaSource: TwitterWe spent the sum of 120 billion naira on the education sector where we built 152 new secondary schools beside renovating primary schools, we sponsored 109 children of the poor, given them scholarships to study medicine, artificial intelligence and biotechnology abroad.Creation of 31 states dead on arrival

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