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ZAMFARA COMMUNITY STAGES PROTEST OVER INSECURITY, ALLEGED PAYMENT OF (N200M) RANSOM

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Dozens of protestors from Nahuche Community in Bungudu local government area of Zamfara state staged a protest to show their anger over incessant attacks on their community by suspected armed bandits.

The protestors who carried placards with various inscriptions insisted that, they have lost prominent personalities in their communities, including one Alh. Hadi Baban Geme to a reckless armed kidnapper even after payment of (N35M) as ransom.

They took their protest to the entrance of Zamfara state government house Gusau.

The protestors alleged that at different fora people of Nahuche community have paid money worth over (N200M) as ransom to the kidnappers, and yet, they are not allowed enjoying relative peace.

Addressing newsmen after the protest, the leader of the protestors and one time former council Chairman of Bungudu Musa Abdullahi Manager said for long people of Nahuche community no longer sleeps with their eyes closed due to the heartless activities of the armed bandits.

Manager further said many people of the community have been with the kidnappers for long while even on Saturday another set of people have been kidnapped.

He lamented that recently a prominent businessman Alh. Hadi Baban Geme was kidnapped and eventually killed by his abductors, even after payment of N35M as ransom. Our people were shocked on hearing the news of his death.

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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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