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FMR. GUSAU VICE CHAIR RELEASES FROM ABDUCTION AFTER PAYMENT OF ONE MILLION NAIRA RANSOM.

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The former Vice Chairman for Gusau local government Alh Garba Abdullahi Rijiya was released from captivity after his relations paid the sum of one million naira as ransom to his abductors.

A family member who spoke exclusively to thunder blowers on Monday said, he personally took the money and delivered it to the kidnappers at their base along Kunchin Kalgo area of Tsafe local government.

The former Vice Chairman was reportedly kidnapped along Rijiya and Madadawa forest while travelling back to Gusau from his Rijiya village on Sunday last week.

The source said Mr. Garba Rijiya spent six days in captivity before his relations negotiated for his conditional release from the abductors.

He told this medium that after delivering the ransom the bandits instructed him to await the release of the abductee at Kunchin Kalgo where he was later released.

The source confirmed that, the abductees that received the ransom were fully kitted with the military uniforms and were carrying deadly guns as at the time he met with them

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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March 18, 2023

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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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March 18, 2023

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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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March 18, 2023

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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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