Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda has announced that automatic employment will now be offered to all indigenes of the state who graduate with first-class degrees from higher institutions across the country.
Radda made the announcement during the grand finale and award presentation of the first Katsina State Students’ Week, held at Bayero University Kano (BUK).
He said the move is aimed at attracting highly talented graduates into the state civil service and improving government performance.
‘When I assumed office, I introduced automatic employment for students who graduated with first-class degrees. We implemented this policy at Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University and other institutions located in Katsina State’, he said.
‘Today, I am pleased to expand the offer to all Katsina State students across the country who graduate with first-class degrees from this year onward’.
The governor explained that bringing more top-performing graduates into public service would help build a stronger workforce in the coming years.
‘This decision is deliberate. If we recruit a significant number of first-class graduates into the civil service, Katsina State will have one of the most efficient and productive civil services in the country within the next 10 to 15 years’, he said.
Radda also highlighted efforts by his administration to support education, including clearing scholarship debts and increasing bursary payments to encourage students to continue their studies.
According to him, the government has reduced the number of out-of-school children, recruited more than 10,000 teachers, and built new schools and renovated educational facilities across the state.
He urged students to maintain academic excellence and contribute to the development of Katsina State.
Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University Kano, Prof. Haruna Musa-Muhammad, described Radda as a student-friendly governor.
He praised the improvement of the state scholarship programme and expressed the university’s willingness to work with the Katsina State government to promote educational development.
