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born 1969 Nigeria
Dikko Umar Radda(born 10 September, 1969) is a Nigerian economist and politician. He was elected governor of Katsina State in the 2023 Nigerian gubernatorial elections.
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At least, if we had not put pressure on these people, they would not have asked for negotiation.
People who are criticising the patrols of the corps, saying it will further worsen the security situation in the state are making a baseless point.
If he changed his clothes, the person who called him would tell him the colour of the clothes he had changed.
We have set up, trained, and equipped the volunteers and also provided them with cars and motorcycles, including armoured vehicles.
On the issue of payment of salaries to the new security body, the government is working on plans to ensure they are placed on allowance.
Before I became a governor, I used to nurse that fear. But the issue is I can only be a governor for eight years.
I’ve said it many times; I’m not going to negotiate with bandits. I will not invite any bandit to come for any negotiation.
There’s hardly anybody you can trust. This is the situation I am in. And I’m not the one to carry the gun and go.
It is important for people to know that these volunteers are not paid for this job but they are people who are motivated by a sense of duty to protect their communities and their loved ones.
The issue of some people coming from other countries is a lie. Even if there are foreigners involved, 95 per cent of those perpetuating this act are our own people; they were born and bred here.
So, this is the kind of situation we are in. There are moles among us, moles among the security agencies, and moles among the communities.”
I was the one who initially took the position against negotiating with bandits
And sometimes, if security were informed of an attack, when they go there, they ambush them because they had prior information that they were coming
Democracy requires patience, commitment & Endurance .The most admired democratic country in the world today did not achieve that in a day .It took years of learning & persistence for them to reach where they are today.
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