The Katsina State Government and Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA) are collaborating to raise the living standard of people living along border communities in Katsina state.
The Executive secretary BCDA Captain Junaid Abdullahi stated this when he received the Katsina state Governor, His Excellency Mallam Dikko Umaru Radda PhD on 13th February, 2024 at the Agency’s head office in Abuja.
Welcoming the delegation, the Executive Secretary (BCDA) Captain Junaid Abdullahi congratulated the Governor on his election noting that Katsina State is one of the principal stakeholders of Border Communities Development Agency, as it is a border state with about 3 to 4 international border post. The Executive Secretary stated that BCDA has executed and completed quite a number of projects in the border communities of Katsina state.
The Executive Secretary noted that the good working relationship that exists between the state and the Agency will enhance a more robust collaboration and facilitate addressing issues of insecurity within the region.
Speaking further, Captain Junaid Abdullahi said, raising the standard of living would help address the issues of poverty in those communities and also reduce the prevailing issue of insecurity which is also as a result of poverty challenges experienced in border communities.
Responding, The Executive Governor of Katsina State expressed his gratitude to the Executive Secretary BCDA and his management team for executing over 50 projects ranging from School blocks of Classrooms, Boreholes, Solar Street lights, Health facilities among others from 2015 to 2023 in Katsina state, while also pledging his constant support to the developmental activities of BCDA in Katsina State.
The Governor also assured that the government of Katsina State is willing to collaborate more with the Agency in delivering developmental projects that will boost the economy of the border communities and by extension raise the standard of living of the people living in those border communities as this would seriously reduce the challenges of banditry and insecurity in the state.
BCDA will be handing over 4 newly completed developmental projects in some border communities in Katsina state to the state government. In the Agency’s 2024 budget, a total number of 10 projects will be executed in Katsina state.
Bala Ugah
Head, Public Affairs & Protocol Unit.
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