SAHEL REPORTS

Katsina is a home of great men and women. Katsina state is the only state that produced two elected Presidents._ _*Late Umaru Musa and incumbent Muhammad Buhari.*_
_Katsina state is the only state that produced the first and last Military Governor of the defunct Northern region. That is_ _*Major General Hassan Usman Katsina.*_
_Katsina state produced the first female Medical Doctor from Northern Nigeria. She is_ _*Dr Halima Adamu.*_
_The first Charted Accountant in the Northern Region is Bakatsine._ _*Late Hamza Zayyad.*_
_Katsina state produced two IGPs, MD Yusuf and Ibrahim Commassie._
_Katsina state produced one Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service._ _*Dikko Abdullahi Inde.*_
_Katsina state had produced a Speaker of the National Assembly. He is_ _*Aminu Bello Masari.*_
_Katsina state had produced_ _*CJF, Muhmmadu Bello.*_

_The great state produced two Presidents of the Appeal court. They are_ _*Justices Mamman Nasir and Ummaru Abdullahi.*_ _Other great men and women who contributed to the nation building include:-_
*{1}.* _*Musa Yar’adua former Min for Lagos affairs.*_
*{2}.* _*Alhaji Usman Ladan Baki former Former Des. Min of trade.*_
*{3}.* _*Isa Kaita former Regional Min of Education.*_
*{4}.* _*Justice Mamman Nasir, former Regional Min of Justice.*_
*{5}.* _*Mamman Bashar, Former Min of LGs later Economic affairs.*_
*{6}.* _*Shehu Usman Sarkin Maska, former Regional Min of Internal affairs.*_
*{7}.* _*Iro Danmusa, former FCT Minister.*_
*{8}.* _*Sani Zangon Daura, former Min of Agric.*_
*{9}.* _*Abba Sayyadi Ruma, former Min of Agric.*_
*{10}.* _*Samaila Isa Funtuwa, former Min of Agric.*_
*{11}.* _*Eng Sule Unguwar Alkali, Min for States and Local Govt affairs.*_
*{12}.* _*Alh Lawal Kaita former Gov of old Kaduna State.*_
*{13}.* _*Abba Musa Rimi, former Governor of old Kaduna State.*_
*{14}.* _*Alh Saidu Barda, the first civilian Governor of Katsina state.*_
*{15}.* _*Brigadier Ahmed Daku, former Military Governor of Kano and Sokoto state.*_
*{16}.* _*Colonel Abdulmumini Aminu, former Military Governorof old Borno State.*_
*{17}.* _*Colonel Umar Farukh Ahmed, former Military Governor of Kadunatate.*_
*{18}.* _*CP Habu Daura, former Ag Military Governor of Bayelsa State.*_
*{19}.* _*AIG Dabo Aliyu, former Military Governor of Yobe State.*_
*{20}.* _*Ambassador Yusuf Sada.*_
*{21}.* _*Ambassador Tanimu Saulawa.*_
*{22}.* _*Ambassador Iro Ladan.*_
*{23}.* _*Ambassador Abdu Aminci.*_
*{24}.* _*Ambassador Sani Bala Saulawa.*_
*{25}.* _*Ambassador Adamu Saidu.*_
*{26}.* _*Ambassador Babangida Karaduwa.*_
*{27}.* _*Ambassador Zakari Ibrahim.*_
*{28}.* _*Ambassador Mamman Daura.*_
*{29}.* _*Ambassador Ibrahim Bindawa.*_
*{30}.* _*Ambassador Lawal Rafindadi.*_
*{31}.* _*Ambassador Musa Musawa.*_
*{32}.* _*Ummaru Mutallab, former MD UBA.*_
*{33}.* _*Mahe Rasheed, former Dep Governor CBN.*_
*{34}.* _*Muntari Bello, former MD, Security Printing and Minting Company.*_
*{35}.* _*Mamman Danmusa, former Speaker, old Kaduna state assembly.*_
*Long live katsina state! long live the federal Republic of Nigeria!!