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ZAMFARA MONTHLY IGR IS AS LOW AS (N500M): GOV. MATAWALLE

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12 months ago

April 13, 2022

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Governor Bello Matawalle has lamented that the monthly revenue collection of Zamfara state is as low as (450M).

The Governor who stated this while trying to justify reasons for the non implementation of the (N30,000) minimum wage to state civil servants said if the revenue generating agencies are doing up to the expectations and more revenues are generated, government has no reasons for not implementing the new minimum wage.

“Our monthly IGR collection is as low as (450M) and as Governor if you put too much pressure for people to pay revenue many complaints would be all over”.

“Last time someone wanted to move with grains out of Zamfara state and people from the Board of Internal Revenue went to collect tax, the next thing I saw was a text message that people from board of internal revenue are going to destroy your government”.

“Go to our neighborhood states of Niger and see anything you want to buy you must pay revenue to the government of Niger, but here in our case the story is different”.

He further said his government is passionate about issuing car loans to senior civil servants, especially directors, but noted that the initiative could have not succeeded without the cooperation of the workers.

“Five months back we have issued out car loans to judges and other category of state civil servants and believe me up till now deduction has not started and this is government money, but there is nothing we can do”.

He also tasked the labour union to put pressure on the operation of the revenue generating agencies so that more revenues can be generated noting that, if the situation improves, the government is ready to sacrifice (80%) of what was collected to the welfare of the state workers.

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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

Published

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.

Published

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.