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BELLO MATAWALLE: AN ATTESTATION OF THE CIVIL SERVANT’S FRIENDLY GOVERNOR

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It is heartwarming for Zamfara state civil servants as they enjoyed dual opportunities at a time when majority of them had lost hope, especially on the possibility of the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wages by Zamfara State government.

Earlier than the coming of this administration efforts have been made by the labor unions in Zamfara to compel Yari administration then to get the new minimum wage implemented, but the efforts could not succeed.

It was obvious that Governor Bello Matawalle campaign in 2019 on the premise of implementing the minimum wage, and there is no doubt the Governor battles harder despite shortfall in the flow of resources to ensure that the new minimum wage is implemented as part of the fulfillment of his campaign promises.

As at November 2022 that pledge has become fulfilled, hence the N30,000 minimum wage has been successfully implemented.

The Governor also out of his passion for reforming the service approved the sum of N1b for the total rehabilitation and upgrading of the JB Yakubu Secretariat in the 2023 appropriation act as well as promised to provide more office accommodation for the state civil servants.

Within three and a half years, he has offered appointments to over (6000) civil servants all on permanent and pension able basis and all of them indigenes of Zamfara.

Matawalle has also implemented promotion to over (3000) civil servants as well as settled all other entitlements due for Zamfara workers.

He has recruited over (1,500) medical and health workers and also mobilized more capable health personnel to support the management of health care system.

Now he has expanded the scope to the provision of affordable housing accommodations for junior ranking civil servants in the state, totaling over (400) units.

He handed over the completed houses to the labour leaders today (Sunday) and urged them to distribute them to their interested members.

He also pledged to lay the foundation for the construction of additional (1,000) units of similar houses for senior civil servants by next week with a view to supporting the spirit of owner-occupier arrangement for state civil servants.

This gesture is a gradual demonstration of the passion the Governor has for the state civil servants.

I rated him as the best civil servant friendly Governor in Nigeria.

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ZAMFARA GOVERNORSHIP TRIBUNAL TO HOLD INAUGURAL SITTING IN SOKOTO FRIDAY.

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The Zamfara state Governorship election petition tribunal is to hold its inaugural sitting in Sokoto on Friday the 29th of June 2023.

This is contained in a letter of invitation signed by the Secretary to the tribunal Salihu Umar Esq.

Former Governor of Zamfara Bello Matawalle had through his counsel Usman O. Sule dragged Dauda Lawal, INEC and PDP to the tribunal challenging the declaration of Dauda Lawal as the elected Governor of Zamfara State.

Matawalle us challenging the non admissibility of the election result collated from Maradun by the state returning officer, non conduct of election in the four remaining Registration Areas of Birnin Magaji LG. as well as over voting in several poling units across the state.

He is praying for the tribunal to declare him winner of the 2023 gubernatorial poll having scoring over (98,000) votes in Maradun as against over (20,000) recorded as the score for his party.

Mr. Usman Sule (SAN) is to lead six other Senior Advocates of Nigeria, inclusive of Prof. Maiyaki in defending the petition filed by Governor Bello Matawalle.

 

 

 

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NO ROOM FOR RECONCILIATION: ZMSG TELL BANDITS

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Zamfara state government, through one of its spokesmans Mustapha Jafar Kaura has declared that the administration of Dauda Lawal will not enter into reconciliation with the armed bandits

Jafar who stated this via interview with the BBC Hausa insisted that Governor Dauda Lawal is saddened by the recent armed bandit tragedy that befallen the people of Janbako and Gora Namaye in Maradun local government area of the state.

He said apart from a message of condolences, the Governor had asked the security agencies to take the most decisive measures of address the deadly situation.

It could be recalled that on Saturday morning some armed bandits laid ambush on some members of a vigilante group and killed over twenty of them while they were on their way to offer reinforcement to the people of Sikkida community who were under attack by the bandits.

They also abducted over (30) women from Janbako community in the same Maradun local government council area.

Ten of the women escaped from captivity and while the police are insisting that they championed their rescue the locals said, the abductees freed themselves without the help of police or any security outfits.

 

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BANDITS KILL OVER (30) PERSONS IN SOKOTO

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Suspected bandits in their large number had launched deadly attacks on the people of Raka and Filin Gawa community of Tangaza local government area of Sokoto State.

The attack which resulted in the killing of over thirty persons left scores of others with critical injuries.

Apart from the number of those killed, four houses and some vehicles were also set ablaze by the bandits.

A source said, the bandits had been putting pressure on the locals to pay money in terms of fine before they were allowed to go to their farms.

“People of Tangaza and neighboring villages had been paying money to these bandits and to an extent that some communities such as Azam had to fled their homes because they had no money to pay to these bandits, and they had been putting pressure on them through constant threat of attacks and invasions.

Three months back they had invaded a village under Gwadabawa and rustled over (1,000) assorted livestock.

The source added that many communities had been under the rule of the armed bandits for sometimes now because the government could not do anything to save the people in the hand of these bandits.

The Sokoto State police Spokesperson ASP Ahmad Rufai has confirmed the incident via an interview with the BBC Hausa service on Monday morning.

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