*TODAY KATSINA STATE IS 29 YEARS OLD.*

_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}* General Shehu Musa Yar'adua
Former Military Vice President

*{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!!*

_*Iam Proud to be Bakatsine.*_

_*®MD
Musa.*_