ZMHA DOWN-SIZES 2021 BUDGET APPROPRIATION TO N117 BILLION

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1 year ago

November 4, 2021

Members of Zamfara State House of Assembly have considered the report of the house committee on finance and appropriation on the downward review of the 2021 budget appropriation.

The Acting Chairman of the committee Shamsu Hassan Basko who delivered the report on behalf of the other committee members said, after due diligence on the economic realities as it affect the state, his committee has decided to recommend for the downward review of the state budgetary appropriation from N126, 775 000. 00 to N117, 575, 400, 000, 00.

According to the statement by the house Spokesperson Mustapha Jafaru Kaura, the budget was reviewed downward by a difference of twenty-five billion naira and that the decision was reached by his committee after consultation with ministries of finance, budget, and board of internal revenue services.

He said part of the recommendations of his committee is for the government to evolve more alternative ways of sourcing revenue and block all leakages to ensure speedy implementation of the budget.

After deliberation on the report, the members agreed and passed the review to law.

Speaker of the House Nasiru Muazu Magarya commended the committee for being thorough with the review and promised that the house would always work toward passing citizen oriented budget

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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

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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.

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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.