The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara has extolled the virtues of Late Sir Amadu Bello Sardauna of Sokoto and premier of the defunct Northern Nigeria.
Alhaji Usman Bello was speaking as a Royal Father at Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Lecture organized by Nigeria Union of d Journalists Katsina State Council to commemorate the death of Late Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Premier of Northern Region who was Assassinated 60 years ago by soldiers in Kaduna during the Military coup of 1966
The Former Customs Controller urged leaders at all levels across the country to build upon his legacy for overall development of the Nation.
He said the name Sir Ahmadu Bello has continued to dominate both historical and contemporary discourse in democratic leadership, governance and public service sixty years after his assassination.
Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara commended the efforts of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Katsina State Council for finding the day worthy of reference for organizing series of events and lectures in honor of the late premier and urged them to continue to organize this type of lectures yearly.
The Kanwan Katsina observed that the visionary leadership and foresight of the late premier of Northern Nigeria laid a foundation for the socio-economic development in northern Nigeria particularly through the establishment of institutions of learning like the famous Ahmadu Bello University Zaria where the Kanwa Katsina attended and graduated in 1981 and other in infrastructure that are still in use to this day.
The guest speaker who is a lecturer at Bayero University Kano, Dr Bala Abdullahi Mohammed recalled that Sir Ahmadu Bello succeeded in forging unity among the various ethnic tribes in the defunct Northern region and executed various projects and programmes that brought about development in the region.
Highlights of the event was the presentation of award of honor to the Kanwan Katsina, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara mni who is the Patron of the NUJ Katsina state Council for his continued support to all its activities .
Dignitaries that attended the event include the Deputy Governor of Katsina State, Malam Faruk Lawal Jobe who delivered a keynote address extolling the virtues worthy of emulation of the late Primer of Northern Nigeria Sir Ahmadu Bello Sardauna of Sokoto.
In a related development the Kanwa Katsina Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara mni congratulated the NUJ Chairman Katsina State Council Comerad Tukur Hassan Dan Ali for his promotion to post of permanent Secretary in the Katsina State Civil Service which he described as meritorious and urged the new permanent secretary to work assiduously for the development of Katsina State in his new role and wished him God’s Guidance.
