High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Faskari is a town and Local Government Area (LGA) in Katsina State, northern Nigeria. The population of the LGA was 125,181 as of 2003. The current Sarkin (Emir) is Muhammadu Tukur Saidu, and the Executive Chairman is M. Nafiu Garba Faskari, a People`s Democratic Party member.