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ZAMFARA UNION OF COMMUNICATION CONFIRMS ABDUCTION OF THIRTY UNION MEMBERS

Published

9 months ago

June 13, 2022

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The Chairman of the Union of Communication Zamfara State chapter, Kabiru Garba Mukhtar Yamusamu has confirmed that, there are thirty of their members who were kidnapped along Lambar Tureta-Bakura highway on Saturday who are still in captivity.

Yamusamu who stated this when he featured in a Thunder Blowers TV show Tiryan-Tiryan on Monday confirmed that, fifty passengers were in the vehicle during the attack but stated that, twenty among them were able to escape to the bush.

He said the abducted members were in a convoy of three vehicles, but the one belonging to the Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board which conveyed the fifty passengers was kidnapped.

He told the medium that, though the bride and groom were able to escape the attack, the entire members of the union of communication are in grief and sorrow over the reported incident.

He further said, two out of the thirty passengers were shot during the attack, while effort is being made to strengthen outreach with the kidnappers with a view to ensuring that the abductees are released unharmed.

They also thanked the general public for the prayers and goodwill throughout the mourning period.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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3 days 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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3 days 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

3 days 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.