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ZAMFARA NEW SECURITY MEASURES, PDP HEAD TO COURT

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People’s Democratic Party said, it will head to court to challenge the recent security measures instituted by the Zamfara state government.

Secretary of the party in the state Faruk Ahmad Shatiman Rijiya who stated this during an exclusive interview with the Thunder Blowers on Tuesday said, the Governor has acted out of his constitutional powers, and he has to be challenged out rightly.

He cited example that the Governor has no right to act in contravention of the executive order signed by the President in June 2019.

He further said even without the executive order, the power to issue license for gun lies with the President not the Governor, noting that the message by the police Commissioner during an interview with the Punch Newspaper should have call the attention of the Governor on the true position of things.

On the committee set up to prosecute banditry related activities, Rijiya said, the decision of the Governor is in clear violation of section (211) of the Nigeria’s constitution 1999 as amended.

He added that, by constitution of the prosecution committee the power of the state Attorney General has been shortchanged by the Governor and such steps are to be challenged in court by his party the PDP.

He also faulted the Governor for setting up of a committee on intelligence noting that, the power of intelligent gathering lies purely within the jurisdiction of the State Security Services.

He warned that, if Matawalle as a Governor can ask the citizens to defend themselves, then he is sending a signal that the state has failed under his watch, and he has no option than to step aside and allow active people to take over.

He challenged that, if the Governor has failed to change his decision, PDP will proceed to court in defense of the integrity of the Constitution of Nigeria.

He called on the Governor to be more alive to his responsibility by taking measures within his limit to end the scourge of armed banditry and all other forms of criminalities in the state.

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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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