The former director-general of the State Security Service, Lawal Daura, has described himself as a “politics mechanic” who joined politics to save lives and rescue Katsina from insecurity.

Mr Daura stated this on Thursday in Katsina at a reunion of the Government College Funtua Old Boys Association, Class of 1969, to reaffirm its support for his governorship ambition in 2027.

He said, “Many people have called me to verify when they heard my short interview where I called myself a politics mechanic.

“Whenever you see a mechanic with his instruments, you know there is a problem. Really, there is a problem in our dear state, and that has been affecting all of us.

“People are talking about security every time because it is the key to open where the keys to other problems are. If you didn’t get that key, you cannot have access to the keys to address other problems.”

Mr Daura also mentioned that, some years back, markets in Katsina operated at night.

“But today, some of the markets can’t operate even in the daytime. We know farming is the economy of the state and other neighbouring states. But today, farming has been affected by the insecurity,” the former SSS chief stated. “That is why we joined the politics. It is not about the matter of leadership, because the position I held was bigger than that of a governor.”

He added, “I have made names even beyond the country. If it is the issue of money, what do I do with money now? You hear things like a tale. But it is true; they are happening. Abuse of human rights in their homes, on the road and everywhere. These are the things that attracted me to join politics.”

(NAN)