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POLICE SAYS, ZAMFARA IS SECURED FOR ELECTION

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1 month ago

February 16, 2023

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The Zamfara State Police Command has assured the people of Zamfara state that, machineries have been put in place to ensure that the state is secured for the 2023 election.

Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Shehu Muhammad who stated this during an exclusive interview with the Thunder Blowers on Thursday affirmed the police Commissioner Mr. Yusuf Kolo has mapped out security strategies aimed at making sure that the 2023 election is conducted peacefully in Zamfara state.

SP Shehu insisted that, the command has beeped up security in all the areas considered threatening to security, adding that the CP has ordered for a continued operation along the forests noting that, the efforts would be sustained before, during and after the election.

He noted further that, the current Police Commissioner Mr. Kolo Yusuf has brought in initiatives that help a lot in restoring peace in Zamfara, adding that there is no iota of doubt that under the present dispensation, Zamfara has recorded significant improvement around security.

Shehu further said, the CP has secured the borders and also provide effective surveillance that will further boost the confidence of the electorates and make the borders more secured.

On those displaced citizens, the PPRO assured that, strategies have been deployed by the police in collaboration with other sister security agencies to ensure that, security has been provided in those areas that were displaced so that electorates can be protected to go back to their base and cast their votes.

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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.