Buhari's visit to Katsina to promote state's economic potentials - Masari

The governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari said on Thursday that the expected visit of President Buhari on May 9 is not politically motivated , "but to promote the state's economic potentials.''

The governor told a press conference in Katsina that the forthcoming Katsina State Economic and Investment Summit which President Buhari will be attending would help to focus the attention of the world on the state's vast investment potentials.

‘’The President will visit the state to actively participate in the Economic and Investment Summit that is geared to uplift the economic status of the citizenry of the state.

‘’The people of the state should accord high respect to the coming of the President as a citizen and indigene of the state.

‘’The President should not be insulted as the gathering was not a political programme but an investment and economic summit,’’ he said.

Masari warned against turning the investment summit to a political affair, even as he pleaded for the presence of all the political parties in the state at the event.

‘’I call on the political class not to turn the economic and investment summit into a political affair.

‘’The government through intelligence report has gathered that some disgruntled elements are planning to sponsor restive youths to stage demonstrations so as to disrupt the summit.

‘’The Katsina State government will not fold its arms and allow mischief makers to scuttle the programme that was designed to create an environment for investors,’’ he said.

He assured of the safety of investment as bandits and cattle rustlers have been dislodged from the state and 11,000 stolen cattle recovered and returned to the owners.

NAN