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NEW NAIRA NOTES SWAP: SEN. UBA SANI URGE GOVERNORS TO MEET PRESIDENT BUHARI

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2 months ago

January 30, 2023

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The APC gubernatorial candidate for Kaduna state in the forthcoming 2023 election Sen. Uba Sani has called on the 36 state Governors to come together and meet the President over additional extension of time on the new naira notes swap.

Uba Sani who stated this in an interview with BBC Hausa service, said Governors should be reminded that, they are responsible for security management of their respective states and as such they need to come in unity and approach the President so that he can be briefed on the real security situation of their respective states.

“They need to come together and appealed to the President Muhammad Buhari. The CBN Governor cannot interfere in the monetary policy of the country without the approval of the President, so he needed to be contacted and briefed on situation of things as it relates to the states”.

When asked about the ten days extension as announced by the CBN Governor, Sen. Uba Sani said ten days extension is not enough hence even those Nigerians who are opportune to access the banks could not be paid the new naira notes; hence they are not available.

“We at the level of the National Assembly are making effort to ensure that the time has been extended to six months. Our role is to meet agreed on resolution and advise the executives . We have relates the popular views of the people we are representing and it seems the state assemblies also have to begin to lend their voice on the matter” Sen. Uba sani added

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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.