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IGP PRESENTS OVER N30M INTERVENTION FUND TO FAMILIES OF EIGHT SLAIN POLICE OFFICERS

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The Inspector General of Police Usman Alkali has presented a cheaque worth (N30,210,289.32) to the next of kin of eight police officers who died of active service in Zamfara state.

Police Spokesperson in Zamfara SP Shehu Muhammad In a statement said, the IGP was represented at the event by the State Police Commissioner Ayuba Elkana Wednesday.

Shehu said, the presentation of the cheaques was part of the IGP’s initiative of enhancing the welfare of the families of late police officers who died while serving their fatherland.

Shehu quoted Elkana saying the gesture extended to the family members of the deceased will go along way in alleviating the suffering faced by them.

He said the CP assured the IGP that his men and officers will continue to do their best in the discharge of their duties for sustainable peace and sustainable development.

The Commissioner of Police therefore charged the beneficiaries to utilize the money judiciously, noting that, as at last ten (10) months alone, the Command had received similar cheaques from the Inspector General of Police nine (9) times and presented same to the beneficiaries.

This gesture according to the Commissioner of Police will serve as morale booster for the serving members of the force to continue to discharge their duty effectively.

One of the benefiting families, Fatima Murtala Baffa, who spoke on behalf of other beneficiaries thanked the Inspector General of Police for the intervention and promised to use the money judiciously.

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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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