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GOV. BELLO MATAWALLE THREATENS COMMERCIAL BANKS OVER NEW NAIRA NOTES SCARCITY

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1 month ago

February 14, 2023

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Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State today visited the Gusau branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN as well as five other Commercial Banks in Gusau, the state capital.

The Banks visited by the Governor included United Bank for Africa, UBA, Jaiz Bank, Eco Bank and First Bank.

Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle during the visit warned the commercial Banks against hoarding of the new Naira notes.

The Governor also directed Bank officials to dispense the new Naira notes via the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and at the Banking Halls.

He said his visit to the Commercial Banks was to assess the problems being faced by the citizens in trying to access new Naira notes via long queues at ATMs amidst complaint of acute Naira note scarcity.

Governor Matawalle therefore warned that his administration will not hesitate to revoke the land of any commercial Bank that is not willing to ensure that their ATM Machines are dispensing new Naira notes in order to ease the sufferings of the people.

Earlier, the Governor visited the Gusau branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN where he invited the Comptroller of CBN, Gusau branch to accompany him to some branches of Commercial Banks in the state capital in order to assess the problems being encountered by customers while trying to get the new Naira notes.

The Matawallen Maradun expressed concern over the long queues of people at the ATMs in some branches of the Banks and called on the managers to find means of easing the hardship being faced by the customers.

The Governor urged the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN to ensure the availability of new Naira notes at the commercial Banks for people to access their money in order to conduct their daily activities with relative ease.

According to the Governor’s Press Secretary Jamilu Iliyasu Birnin Magaji, during the visit, Governor Matawalle also inspected safety measures put in place at the Banking Halls and the ATM cash dispensing points.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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1 week ago

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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1 week ago

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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1 week ago

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.