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GOV. BELLO MATAWALLE PRESENTS 2022 APPROPRIATION ESTIMATE OF (160.248B)

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Governor Bello Matawalle has presented to the members of the State House of Assembly a proposed appropriation estimate of (N160,248,511,000) comprising of (N80,181,655,000) and (N80,066,856,000) as recurrent and capital revenue projection for the year 2022.

The Governor who stated this while presenting the appropriation bill on the floor of the state house of assembly on Tuesday said the 2022 proposed appropriation estimate is (36%) higher than the revised 2021 budget because of some multiple realistic grants that would be secured to support the funding of the budget estimate.

He said the rationale behind the increase is to help address the huge socio-economic problems facing the State, such as insecurity, poverty, unemployment, and the desired capital projects.

 Matawalle further said, the estimate was also formed into corresponding recurrent and capital expenditures of N63,165,511,000 and N97,083,000,000 respectively.

On the new capital projects to be executed by his administration in the proposed 2022 appropriation estimate the Governor said his government would embark on the construction of Gusau- Jauri- Dogon Kade road, and rehabilitation of the existing roads from Kotorkoshi – Mada, and Gusau – Dansadau;

He also said his administration has intended to embark on the reconstruction and completion of Shinkafi Referral Hospital, construction of Maradun General Hospital, construction of dispensaries across the 14 Local Government areas as well as construction of Mada-Wonaka- Ruwan Bore road.

Others according to the Governor included construction of Maradun- Magami, and Faru road, noting that the construction of Tsafe – Yankuzo- Yanwaren daji- Hayin Aljhaji- Cedeya to Yandoton Daji  road would be continued within the year.

He also said his administration will undertake various rural water and electrification projects within the financial year 2022.

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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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