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ZMSG IS FUNDING FIFTEEN CAPITAL PROJECTS AT AGP TALATAR MAFARA

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1 year ago

March 2, 2022

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Zamfara State Government is funding over fifteen capital projects at Audu Gusau Polytechnic Talatar Mafara in less than three years since the inception of the Government of Bello Matawalle.

This is disclosed by the Rector of the College Dr. Sha’aya Shehu when the new Deputy Governor paid an unscheduled visit to the institution on Wednesday.

The rector said the management of the polytechnic is impressed with the level of intervention made by the Governor in ensuring rapid transformation of the college.

He however highlighted some challenges faced by the institution to include among others: demand for additional fencing of the additional land space of about one kilometer secured by Governor Bello Matawalle, provision of access road linking the school premises to staff Quarters, and provision of additional students’ hostels.

He also added that, the college is in the need of staff primary and secondary schools, and also additional facilities for the accreditation of some courses that were due for about five years now since 2017, among many other pressing issues.

Senator Hassan Nasiha in a response said the essence of the impromptu visit to the polytechnic is to avail himself the opportunity to understand the level of progress made so far and challenges faced by the college.

On the request by the management of the college, Sen. Nasiha gave his assurance that, the State government will do everything possible to see that the challenges faced by the college are being overcome.

According to the Director General Press Affairs to the Deputy Governor Babangida Umar Zurmi, the Deputy Governor was taken round some locations of the ongoing projects by the rectors before he came back to address the students and also had a meeting with the members of staff of the college.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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2 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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2 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.

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2 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.