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  • Zamfara killings: Speaker lauds FG over deployment of troops

    The Speaker of the Zamfara House of Assembly, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji on Sunday commended the federal government for the deployment of military troops to communities affected by bandits attacks in Zurmi local government area.

    Rikiji, who is also chairman of the state Damage Assessment and Relief Committee, gave the commendation while addressing the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Government Arabic Secondary School Zurmi.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report that more than 12,000 IDPs were displaced from 18 towns and villages in Zurmi local government area by the bandits.

    “We thank the federal government for deployment of military personnel to these areas, we are still calling for more intervention and provision of sustainable security support in order to address the dwindling security situation facing the state,” he said.

    He urged the IDPs to remain calm as government was working with security agencies and all stakeholders to ensure peace returns to the affected communities.

    “We are also working with all stakeholders to improve your wellbeing while here in this camp”.

    “I want to thank the emir of Zurmi Alhaji Abubakar Atiku over his concern and support to his people.

    “We all know the efforts he have been making to ensure protection of lives and properties of his people, since yesterday we have been going up and down with him despite his age to ensure the IDPs are settled”, he said.

    The Emir of Zurmi, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku described the efforts of the federal and states governments as encouraging and also said, “what we have seen today is really appreciative, we want government to sustain these efforts”

    “I am aware that the federal government deployed more than 350 military personnel to these areas, therefore we are hoping that the situation will be better”, he added.

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    Earlier, the state Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Alhaji Lawal Liman urged the people to embark on prayers, “we should pray to Allah so that to over come the incident”.

    Liman lauded the orderly manner and cooperation by the communities where the camps are located.

    He urged the IDPs to remain calm and always cooperate with the officials in order to maintain peaceful coexistence.

    The IDPs were camped by the state government at Government Arabic Secondary School Zurmi, Local Government Secretariat, MDGs Hospital and Primary Schools in Zurmi town.

    NAN further reports that the affected communities are Mashema, Tunfa, Tungar Fulani, Tungar Nasarawa, Gambiro, Kwaddi Inwala, Kalage, Jena, Garkuwa, Tunani, Duka, Gidan Dutse, Gidan Kayya, Birane. GidanTsaka and Kuruniya.

  • Zamfara confirms ALGON Chairman as Commissioner

    Zamfara confirms ALGON Chairman as Commissioner

    The Zamfara State House of Assembly on Monday screened Chairman, the state chapter of All Local Government Association of Nigeria ( ALGON ), Alhaji Muhammad Bello-Dankande as commissioner.

    Dankande is the current chairman of Bakura local government council in the state.

    The screening followed a motion moved by the House leader, Alhaji Isah Abdulmumin ( APC, Talata-Mafara North ), on Monday during the assembly’s plenary.

    He requested the House to screen, Dankande for appointment as a member of the state executive council.

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    Abdulmumin said that the nominee is well know by the people of the state apart from his current position as chairman of Bakura local government council, he is also the current ALGON chairman in the state.

    The House leader, therefore, urged the members to agree with the motion and screen the nominee whose name was forwarded to the assembly by the state governor on Sunday, Jan. 7.

    The Speaker, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji who read the request letter of the governor at the plenary, said even though the assembly was on recess but because of the importance of the message from the governor, “we have to suspend it to attend to this message”.

    Rikiji said the House had agreed to screen the nominee considering his years of experience and the services he rendered to the state in various capacities.

    After deliberations, the speaker, announced the confirmation of the nominee.

    Reports say that the nominee was elected as Bakura local government council chairman three times and appointed as caretaker of the council two times between 2000 and 2018

    NAN

  • 60,000 PVCs unclaimed in Zamfara – Speaker

    60,000 PVCs unclaimed in Zamfara – Speaker

    About 60,000 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) have remained unclaimed by their owners in Zamfara, Speaker of the state Assembly, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji has said.

    Rikiji who leads a state mobilisation committee on voters registration, made the disclosure when the committee visited Kaura-Namoda and Talata-Mafara on Wednesday.

    He described the situation as “very worrying” and appealed to those who had not collected their PVCs to do so immediately.

    Rikiji said the committee’s mandate was to sensitise eligible voters to partake in the ongoing continuous voter registration and encourage those yet to collect their cards to do so.

    “It is very disheartening to hear that from April to July, 2017 only 25 PVCs were collected across the state.

    “We are mandated by the state government to arrange ways of mobilising, educating and sensitising the public on the importance of voter registration and collection of PVCs.

    “Apart from this committee headed by me, we had set up other committees across the three senatorial districts, 14 local government areas and 147 wards across the state to ensure effective mobilization.

    “We have already inaugurated these committees in Gusau and Kaura-Namoda emirates, we are now in Talata-Mafara to inaugurate the committees for Zamfara West Senatorial District and Talata-Mafara local government area,” he said.

    Earlier, the Emir of Talata-Mafara, Alhaji Bello Muhammad-Barmo, who is also the chairman of the local government sub-committee on voters’ mobilisation, pledged to work hard to ensure that eligible voters participate in the exercise.

  • Hussain wins APC ticket for Osun West bye-election

    Hussain wins APC ticket for Osun West bye-election

    Mudashiru Hussain on Wednesday emerged the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the July 8 bye-election in Osun West senatorial district.

    He won the primary election held at the De Distinguished Event Centre, Egbedore local government area of the state.

    The Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Sanusi Rikiji, who led the screening committee, declared Hussein winner of the election after polling 2, 412 out of 2,413 total valid votes.

    2, 560 delegates participated in the poll.

    Hussain had twice survived disqualification from the APC Screening Committee and the Appeal Committee but was cleared for the election by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) who intervened in the dispute.

    He was given the party’s ticket as sole aspirant following the defection of late Senator Isiaka Adeleke’s younger brother, Ademola, to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday.

    Adeleke also secured the PDP ticket on Wednesday.