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NUJ CREDENTIAL COMMITTEE DENIES RECEIVING (N7M) FROM ZMSG

Published

9 months ago

July 2, 2022

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The Credential Committee conducting election of the new officials of Nigeria Union of Journalists Zamfara state council has denied receiving the sum of seven million naira donation from the state government.

It could be recalled that, the Zamfara state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists NUJ, is holding election of the new officials on Saturday the 2nd day of July 2022.

The Credential Committee claimed to have received the sum of #1.5million as donation from the state government
The State Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara however gave contrary revelation that Governor Bello Matawalle gave the committee a donation of seven million naira for the conduct of the programme lined up for NUJ election.

In swift reactions, member of the union however raise concern over the contradictory statements.

The aggrieved journalists threatened to boycott the election until the true situation was established on the two contradictory statements on the state government of whether it was seven million naira or one point five million naira donation as claimed by the committee.

They appealed for more clarification from the state government on the amount donated to the NUJ for the election.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

Published

3 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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3 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.

Published

3 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.