Senator Kashim Shettima, the vice president of Nigeria arrived in Katsina for the commencement of a two-days working visit to the state.
He was received by the Executive Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda; Deputy Governor, Faruk Jobe; Speaker of the Katsina State House of Assembly, Nasir Daura; Chief of Staff to the Governor, Abdulkadir Nasir; and the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, along with other senior government officials.
Senior government functionaries on the Vice President entourage were the Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa; Senator Muntari Dandutse, representing Funtua Zone; and Abdullahi Aliyu, representing Musawa/Matazu Federal Constituency.
Among other people at the airport to welcome the Vice President were the representatives of the Daura Emirates, and the representative of the Emir of Katsina, the Kauran Katsina, alongside members of the Katsina State Executive Council and other distinguished personalities.
As part of the activities line-up for for working visit, the Vice President is expected to commission the newly completed dualized Central Mosque Kiddies Roundabout Road and launch the Katsina Sustainable Platform for Agriculture (KASPA), a digital platform designed to connect farmers with experts, markets, and suppliers.
He is also scheduled to officially flag off the 9th National MSME Clinic, an event that brings together entrepreneurs, financial institutions, and regulatory agencies to boost small and medium-scale businesses across the state.