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DIVERSION OF OPERATIONAL VEHICLE: ZAMFARA NGO CHALLENGES GOV. MATAWALLE TO RESPOND

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The allegations by the erstwhile Deputy Chief of Staff to His Excellency call for great concern coming from someone who, until recently, is a top ranking official in the Matawalle administration. Zamfara Circle feels it is necessary for the state government to clear the air and put the record straight regarding the allegations. The state government’s silence, about 24 hours after, is giving credence to the allegations made by Dr Maru.

A non governmental organization Zamfara Circle has challenged Zamfara State government to offer clarity over allegation by the former Deputy Chief of Staff Dr. Bashir Maru that between (70) to (80) Toyota Hilux Vans procured for security operatives have been dashed to family members, friends and allies of the Governor.

According to the statement by its Chairman Dr. Aminu Lawal Tsafe, the allegation is very disturbing considering the fact that public funds from the local government joint accounts were used for the procurement of these vehicles for the purpose of enhancing security operatives to fight insecurity ravaging the state.

“The allegation, in paragraph 15 of his letter, that some (about 35-40% amounting to between 70 – 80 vehicles) of the 200 Hilux purchased by Governor Matawalle and claimed to be distributed to security personnel to enhance security surveillance were gifted to family, friends and political associates in Kano, Kogi, Nasarawa, Abuja, Adamawa and Borno is particularly disturbing and needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency. These were vehicles purportedly purchased using public funds from the Local Governments Joint Account”.

“Although Dr Maru hasn’t provided any documentary evidence, the state government needs to appropriately refute his allegations by, among other things, providing the distribution list as well as the inventory of the said vehicles”.

Dr. Tsafe said, the continued silence of the Governor on this matter for over (24) hours is given much credence to the allegation by Dr. Maru considering his position within the government as at the time when the vehicles were distributed.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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Former Speaker of Zamfara House of Assembly Sanusi Garba Rikiji of the APC has scored a total of (229) votes to defeat the PDP who polls (61) votes only.

His poling unit is Rumfar Galadima (013) in Gusau the capital city of Zamfara State.

As for the result of the state house of assembly in his poling units, APC scored a total of (232) to defeat the PDP who polls (51) votes.

Rikiji is currently the house of reps candidate for Gusau and Tsafe in the 2023 election, whose election was declared inclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

He is contesting the seat together with the serving members Kabiru Amadu Mai Palace, who is from the opposition PDP.

 

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CHAIR ZBIRS, WORKS COMMISSIONER, DELIVERS POLING UNITS

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The Chairman of Zamfara State Board of Internal Revenue Service, Ali Akilu Dama Bungudu has also delivered his poling unit.

His party the APC scored a total (173) to defeat the PDP who scored (111) votes.

Similar votes were also recorded for both political parties at the level of State assembly elections.

Similarly, Zamfara State Commissioner for Works Rabiu Garba Gusau has delivered his poling units with a wide margin to defeat the PDP.

APC scored (96) votes to defeat the opposition People’s Democratic Party, which scored (16) votes for both the Governorship election and state assembly for Gusau (1) at his poling unit.

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SHA’AYAU S. PAWA MAFARA SCORES (502) VOTES TO DEFEAT PDP WITH ZERO VOTE.

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A political ally of former Governor Yari Sha’ayau Yusuf S. Paws has defeated PDP in his Township Primary school poling unit in Talatar Marafa local government area of Zamfara State.

According to an official result sheet, the politician who is a member of All Progressives Congress (APC) scored (502) votes to defeat the PDP who scored (0) votes.

The politician has made history since 2015 by maintaining the only poling units which opposition party has never won a single vote during election.

He repeated the same history during the 2023 Presidential and national assembly elections conducted three weeks back, when PDP failed to score a single vote.

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