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NON PAYMENT OF DEBT CRASHES SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME IN ZAMFARA

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The suspension of the feeding programmes in all the public schools in Zamfara has continued to impact badly on the enrolment drive of the schools across the state.

As schools in Zamfara entered the seventh week of resumption, feeding of the students is yet to commence even as contractors supplying food items are yet to be paid their expenses accrued during the last term.

A Principal of one of the day school in Gusau who does not want to be named said, many students have stopped coming to the school because of the inability of the government to commence the feeding exercise.

“You know because of the culture instituted in our educational system, feeding has become a key strategy for retention of pupils in schools as per as Zamfara is concern and because the government has not been able to sustain it, our enrollment is drawing low since many students have stopped coming to school”.

The principal added “the situation is even worse in schools that are based in the rural areas because the report we are receiving is that communities in the rural areas, especially those affected by banditry had stopped their children from going to the school because they cannot afford to provide them money for meals.

When contacted, officials of the Zamfara State Feeding Commission who spoke to this medium confirmed that, the commission is yet to settle the debt accrued by the contractor and that influence the ability of the feeding commission to continue with the feeding programme.

They said to the best of their knowledge, a memo for the payment of debt was approved by the Governor of Zamfara Bello Matawalle, but they don’t know what is delaying the Finance Ministry to clear it since the Governor has issued instructions for payment.

He also said, the commission is yet to settle the liabilities of the feeding officers throughout last term adding that the action has prompted the feeding officer to be reluctant in pursuing the contractors to continue to supply food on loan basis.

At the level of the state ministry, a source confirmed to this medium that they are in receipt of the memo, but a further directive was not issued by the Governor to release the fund to the feeding commission.

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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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