The president, through the interior minister, charged officers to ensure that illegal immigrants do not create problems during and after the elections.
Governor Aminu Masari’s government has declared Thursday and Friday as a holiday for Katsina workers to receive President Muhammadu Buhari.
Each of the 34 LGAs in the state were taxed N14,695,588.00 as part of their contribution.
Mr Masari while signing the budget said his government performed well despite challenges of fall in crude oil price, dwindling revenue from the Federation Accounts, insecurity and COVID-19.
Katsina had not won a gold medal at the NSF since 2011.
Mr Suleiman-Abukur said the decision was taken following a series of deliberations during the assembly’s plenary on Tuesday.
The Katsina government sourced the remaining N1 billion counterpart fund for the project.
The state government said it had trained 1,100 highly-educated community vigilante corps, assisting their communities in surviving.
The meeting was to come up with solutions to the security challenges in the Sahel region.
Some of those pardoned for various criminal offences have been in prison for over 24 years.
