Katsina seeks TETFund’s intervention on infrastructure to fend off abductors targeting tertiary institutions

Dikko Radda, the governor of Katsina, has sought support from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)  in tackling the challenges of insecurity affecting tertiary institutions in the state

Radda spoke in Abuja on Monday during a visit to the headquarters of TETFund and expressed concern that many students have been kidnapped in the state.

“We need to appreciate the federal government for these interventions. The states are struggling, the country is struggling in terms of economic hardship, depreciation of the naira, high foodstuffs, and effect on removal of subsidy,” he said.

“The northern parts are struggling with insecurity. The resources we receive will not be adequate to address the challenges in the state so TETFund is a place we can come to for support.

“We are having the threat of insecurity and a lot of students have been kidnapped, so we need a lot of security in the institutions to make students learn in a conducive environment.”

Responding, Sonny Echono, the executive secretary of TETFund, said insecurity is a national issue affecting not only the education sector.

The executive secretary promised that the necessary infrastructure would be put in place to address the challenges.

Echono said the fund has prioritised all the trouble spots with measures in place to address the issues.