IT IS INDECISIVE TO SHUT DOWN SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF INSECURITY

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1 year ago

December 13, 2021

An educationist and (EIE) specialist Yusuf ibn Tom has described as wrong decision for Zamfara state government to shut down schools for over four months due to in-security.

The specialist who declared this when he featured on Thunder Blowers live programme from Maidguri Borno State said, no matter the security situation, government must find ways of getting its children educated.

He advised that Zamfara state government should reach out to UNICEF and get the much-needed support to implement the strategy of “Education in Emergency” (EIE) which according to him was successfully implemented in Borno State during the peak of Boko Haram insurgency.

He also advised that government can in alternative embark on what he called “Self Study Initiative” (SSI) so that students can be moved to safer places and get them educated.

He cited reference that during the peak of Bako Haram insurgency Borno State moved around (6000) of its students to other states like Kano that are safe just to make sure that children are not denied access to education.

Furthermore, he described as dangerous living about over (600,000) school aged children out of their learning environment, noting that government of Zamfara need to act speedily and get alternative to educate its children.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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2 days 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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2 days 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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2 days 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.