Katsina State is not given special attention by President Buhari – Gov Masari

Katsina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari

Governor Bello Masari of Katsina State says the state does not enjoy any special favour or attention from President Muhammadu Buhari, even though the president is from the state.

Gov. Masari lauded President Buhari for not being sentimental and favouring his state over other states in Nigeria.

The governor who made these statements in an interaction with journalist, said Buhari did not renege on his words when he said he belongs to nobody and to everybody while giving his inaugural speech in 2015.

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“You know this president is not somebody who will take projects to Katsina because he is from Katsina. Of course some investing companies or some ministries when you go and say you are from Katsina, they may look at you as somebody coming from the President’s state naturally, but for him to put a project in Katsina because it is his state, it won’t happen.

“So it is no longer business as usual, I mean then, when you have a president from a state, everybody will be trooping there. How many jets have you seen here since he has been here? If it was the other time this place would have become a Mecca of some sought. Even I, in my small house here would have become a king. But this is not the kind of president we have. These are the kind of leaders the nation needs,” he said.