Gov Radda, S/Korean Agency Parley Over Katsina’s Rural Development
Ibrahim Kalla
The Governor of Katsina State, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, on Monday, visited Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) for a partnership agreement between KOICA and the Katsina State Government.
Governor Radda was accompanied to KOICA corporate head office, by the acting Nigerian Ambassador to South Korea, Mr. Ferdinand O. Nwonye.
During the meeting, Mal. Dikko Radda thanked the government of Korea and KOICA for their support to several developing countries.
He discussed his experience with KOICA and the time he spent at their facility in 2016, as the Director General of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN.
Seeking a deeper cooperation between Katsina state and KOICA in the area of agriculture and rural development. Governor appealed to KOICA management to lend its support for the work being done by the Seamuel Foundation, a South Korean government organisation in Katsina.
He also requested additional support from KOICA in the area of the provision of small farming implements and small-scale irrigation technologies to Katsina farmers.
During the meeting,
Governor Radda also solicited for KOICA’s support in the training and development of ICT for the state civil service as well as the Katsina State Enterprises Development Agency KASEDA.
He further appealed to the Korean agency to provide scholarship to Katsina state indigenes in its global programmes.
Governor Radda also requested for small grant support in commodity; in line with KOICA strategic plan to the tune of
$5million.
He said the Katsina state like other states in the country should also benefit from the UBEC – KOICA Model school training and
Knowledge Sharing programme.
The KOICA management assured Governor Radda that they will work with their country office in Nigeria to support Katsina state.
In attendance at the meeting were Hon Jabiru Tsauri, Chief of Staff, Hon Abdullahi Turaji PPS, Ibrahim Tukur, Director General Katsina State Investment Promotion Agency and
Ahmed Muhammed Bakori, Comissioner of Agriculture and Livestock.
