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ZAMFARA FINANCE COMMISSIONER ACCUSES JOURNALISTS OF REACH-OUT FOR MONEY TO COMPROMISE REPORTS

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Zamfara State Commissioner for Finance Rabiu Garba has declared that some journalists in the state have developed the habit of reaching out to politicians and other prominent personalities for money whenever they have some revelations they do not want published or broadcast against them.

He said what he usually informed such type of media people is to ask them to go on with the story and publish or broadcast.

The Commissioner who stated this when he received in audience the Acting State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ who paid him a courtesy visit on Monday called on the union to take appropriate actions against its members involved in such acts.

The Commissioner also accused some journalists of being parcial and always attempting to change the pattern of stories and events as they unfold noting that there is nothing wrong in telling the truth, but it shall be the real truth.

He cited the example with a journalist from BBC who proudly said he masterminded the provision of supply of water for the people of one community noting that this is how good journalists should practice.

He urged that anytime a reporter wants to report attack or invasion on any part of Zamfara, he should endeavor to mention the distance of kilometers between the affected community and Gusau, the state capital noting that this would help in eliminating the fear of the private investors who are interested in coming to invest in Zamfara State.

Earlier the Chairman of the union, Comrade Bello Ibrahim Boko assured the Commissioner of the Union’s resolve to fight the spread of fake new especially on matters that border around security in the state.

He assured that the union would firmly investigate every allegation brought against a journalist who is a member of the union for any unethical conduct.

On his own part, the State Secretary of NUJ Zamfara, Abubakar Ahmed commended the Commissioner for his consideration of the plight of the journalists in the state especially on his frequent consultation with the members of the press whenever there are critical issues that required urgent attention.

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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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