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BY GODWIN OBI
The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara ‘mni’ has extolled the sterling virtues of Late Sir Amadu Bello Sardauna of Sokoto and premier of the defunct Northern Nigeria.
Alhaji Usman Bello was speaking as a Royal Father at Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Lecture organized by a Civil Society Organization, voice of the people, in collaboration with Save Katsina Group and the Northwest Youths Support for good governance in Katsina.
The Former Customs Controller urged leaders at all levels across the country to build upon his legacy for overall development of the Nation.
The Monarch commemorate the life and death of the former premier of the northern region sir Amadu Bello Sardauna of Sokoto who was killed during a coup of nineteen sixty six in his residence in Kaduna.
He said the name Sir Amadu Bello has continued to dominate both historical and contemporary discourse in democratic leadership, governance and public service fifty six years after his assassination.
Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara commended the efforts of the organizers for finding the day worthy of reference for organizing series of events and lectures in his honor of the late premier and urge them to continue to organized this type of lectures yearly.
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The Kanwan observed that the visionary leadership and foresight of the late premier of Northern Nigeria laid a foundation for the socio-economic development in northern Nigeria particularly through the establishment of institutions of learning like the famous Amadu Bello University Zaria were the Kanawa attended and graduated and other in infrastructure that are still in use to this day.
The guest speaker who is a lecturer at Umaru Musa Yar’adua University Katsina Dr Kabir Umar recalled that Sir Amadu Bello has succeeded in forging unity among the over two hundred ethnic groups in the defunct Northern region and executed various projects and programs that brought about development in the region.
The convener of the lecture comrade Bishir Dauda advised the present generations of leaders in the northern part of the country to implement policies and programs that will improve the lives of the people.
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