Governor Dikko Radda to Locate Federal University of Health Sciences in Funtua

Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda 

By Isah Miqdad, SSA Digital Media to Katsina State Governor 

Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, says he will do everything within his power to ensure that the newly created Federal University of Health Sciences is located in Funtua. 

The governor added that for equity, fairness and justice, he would do all he could within the ambit of the law to ensure that the university was situated in Funtua. He, further, remarked that Funtua had played a vital role in the history and development of Katsina State adding that over time, Funtua had grown into a prosperous trading centre and also exceled in agriculture and other cultural activities. 

The governor commended the coalition's readiness to provide a temporary site for the university to take off and the provision of the proposed permanent site that will be handed over to the Federal Government.

The Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, was responding to a request when he received a delegation of Coalition of Funtua Community-Based Organization on a courtesy call on Wednesday, 5th July 2023, at Katsina State Governor's Lodge, Abuja.

Speaking on behalf of the delegation, Alhaji Umar Faruq Mutallab congratulated the Governor on his swearing-in as the 5th democratically elected Governor of Katsina State.

Alhaji Umaru Faruq Mutallab 

He also commended him for his wonderful giant strides 

in laying a solid foundation that would guarantee the successful implementation of people-centred policies that would improve the welfare and socio-economic activities of the people of Katsina State.

Furthermore, he disclosed that they were in Abuja to seek his intervention for the establishment of the Federal University of Health Sciences and in Funtua which, according to him, would justify his commitment to delivering on his pledges to run an inclusive government by ensuring equity and justice for all the people of the state. 

He also revealed that Funtua was the headquarters of Funtua Senatorial District and its environment enjoyed a sizeable population and several good schools that could feed the university in question. Given these highlighted facts, the coalition passionately requested the Governor to kindly initiate the process of locating the university in Funtua. 

According to them, the process should entail writing to the Federal Ministry of Education conveying the Governor's sincere preference to site the university in Funtua. 

The delegation of the forum included Alh. Umar Faruk Mutallab, Senator Muntari Dandutse, Hon. Musa Adamu Funtua, Alh. Lawal Garba, Alh. Amadu Ardo, Dr Amiru Sanusi, Members House of Representatives representing Musawa/Matazu, Funtua/Dandume and Malumfashi/Kafur. 

Similarly, members of the Katsina State House of Assembly representing the Danja, Dandume, Funtua, and Faskari local governments were on the delegation, including the Chairmen of Funtua, Faskari, Dandume, Musawa, Matazu, Danja, and Bakori who were also in attendance.