GOV. BELLO MATAWALLE RECEIVES LEADERSHIP AWARD, CALLS FOR STAKEHOLDERS COLLABORATION ON FIGHT AGAINST ARMED BANDITRY.
Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle has declared that, it is only when all stakeholders put hands on desk with sincerity of purpose, fight against banditry in the North may succeed.
Governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication Malam Zailani Bappa who stood in for the Governor made the declaration at the 2020 Annual Leadership Award of the Leadership Newspapers which held at the International Conference Center, Abuja.
Bappa who spoke extensively on the measures put in place by Zamfara State government in fighting banditry, noted that the administration of Bello Matawalle has provided enough opportunities to bandits terrorizing people of Zamfara to repent from their bad ways, the result of which many of them repented and even assisted in the arrest of unrepentant ones and rescue of many kidnap victims.
He pointed out that the recent onslaught on the bandits by joint forces is to ensure the complete return of peace throughout the state, adding that the action is recording maximum successes.
He congratulated the staff and management of the Leadership Newspapers for successfully organizing the 2020 award ceremony as well as the recipients of the awards whom he said deserved the awards.
The event was chaired by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar lll, Vice-president Yemi Osinbajo as Special Guest, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha and the Chairman of Nigerian Governor’s Forum and governor of Ekiti State, Chief Kayode Fayemi
Also in attendance was the President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina who served as the Guest Speaker.
The theme of the event was “National and Regional Insecurity: The Role of Political and Non-Political Actors in Stabilization and Consensus Building.”.
The Governor’s representative was accompanied to the event by the Director-General on Media, Public Enlightenment and Communications, Alhaji Yusuf Idris
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