He’s the people’s governor. Some call him a servant leader. In other fora, he’s called a visionary governor. These epithets capture Dikko Umaru Radda, the governor who has orchestrated what can only be described as democracy’s finest moment in Katsina’s history. He created a budget that carries the voices of 71,384 citizens, carefully sought the opinions of 6,649 households, and ensured that women (32.1% of attendees) and persons with disabilities (4.9%) were not mere spectators but active participants in shaping their state’s financial destiny.
