Tag: Aminu Bello Masari

‘Nigerian Census highly politicised, bedevilled with politics of numbers’ – Masari

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Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, yesterday, said the Nigerian census is highly politicised and bedevilled with politics of numbers and allocation of resources orchestrated by ethnicity, regional and religious differences. Masari, who spoke at a Stakeholders Summit on the 2023 Population and Housing Census in Katsina, added that the entire planning system of the country has been negatively affected up to the point that the nation does not know its accurate growth rate. According to him, even the previous censuses conducted by military regimes in the country were not…

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Insecurity: “Bandits are becoming more sophisticated, daring

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The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has lamented that the bandits terrorising the state are becoming more sophisticated and daring, especially in frontline local government areas of the State. Masari spoke on Tuesday, while handing over nine locally-fabricated Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) purchased by his government to security agencies to ward-off the criminals in the State. He noted that with the purchase of the armoured vehicles, the government and security operatives are more armed and equal to the task of flushing out the bandits who are becoming more sophisticated…

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2023: “Despite insecurity, ASUU strike, others, APCs chances are still bright” – Masari

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Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has said that despite the economic, social and political morass the country had been enmeshed in under the All Progressives Congress (APC) government, the partys chances are still bright.  The governor, who is serving his second and final term in office, stated this in a published interview at the weekend, while baring his mind on issues of governance in the State, insecurity, the prospects of APC in the 2023 elections, amongst others. According to the governor, “I think this government, the APC government, should…

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Insecurity: “We can’t bear it anymore” – Katsina Assembly plan to meet Masari, Buhari

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The Katsina State House of Assembly has resolved to meet Governor Aminu Masari and President Muhammadu Buhari over the deteriorating insecurity in the State. The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Ali Abu Al-Baba, stated this while addressing newsmen in Katsina. Al-Baba said that the assembly was worried over the rampant reports of banditry in the State. According to him, the current insecurity in the state is worrisome and unacceptable. He pledged that the assemblymen would meet the president on the need for decisive measures against the bandits. Something…

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Internal Security: ‘Government, security agencies have failed to secure Nigerians’ Masari

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Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari has said the government and security agencies in the country have failed to secure and protect the lives of Nigerians. Masari, whose State is among the worst hit by banditry, stated this during an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa service, while reacting to the acute insecurity bedevilling the country, especially the North-West region. He said, Security officials and we, the government, are who the people rely on to protect them; and we have failed in doing so. But if you take a…

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Banditry: 13,500 Katsina residents have fled to Niger Republic – Masari

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Katsina Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has said 13,500 residents of Jibia community have fled the state and relocated to the neighbouring Niger Republic. He said the development forced the Government to approve N100 million for the rehabilitation of Shinfida village, the most devastated community in Jibia. Masari spoke, yesterday, when Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, arrived in the area for a meeting with the states delegates for the forthcoming APC presidential primary. Currently, we are spending over N100 million to rehabilitate Shinfida village which was sacked and burnt by bandits…

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Katsina: Masari signs Executive Order banning political thuggery, other associated crimes

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Governor Aminu Masari, of Katsina State, has signed an Executive Order towards tacking the security challenges in the State. The States Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yahaya Sirika, said this in an issued statement in Katsina yesterday, saying that the Order was in the exercise of the powers conferred on the governor by Section 176(2) of the1999 Constitution. Sirika said the Order, which took effect from Jan. 1st, banned all forms of political thuggery and associated crimes in the State. He further said that indiscriminate posting of political parties posters…

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Escalating Insecurity: “Purchase guns, defend yourselves”, Masari advises Katsina residents

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Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has for the second time in one year advised residents of Katsina State to buy guns and defend themselves against bandits since it has become clear according to him that security officials alone cannot tackle insecurity in the State. Recall that Katsina, like other North-western States of Zamfara, Kaduna, Sokoto and Kebbi, has witnessed incessant attacks by terror groups. Hundreds of people have been killed or kidnapped in Katsina this year with thousands more displaced from their homes. Speaking during a media parley with…

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2023: Gov. Masari insists on power shift to South

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Says power rotation will strengthen Nigerias federalism Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has reiterated his position on power shift to the southern part of the country, saying that would help consolidate the nations confederation system. Governor Masari, who stated this at a media parley in Katsina yesterday, said although the constitution does not provide for the mandatory shift of power to any region, such an arrangement would help the countrys current political structure. According to him, the transition committee set by Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar-led military administration in 1999 suggested…

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Katsina governor rejects Turjis ceasefire letter

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Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has kicked against dialogue with armed bandits operating in the state and other North-West States. Governor Masari, who spoke in an interview with DW Hausa Radio, was reacting to a controversial letter by a notorious bandit, Bello Turji, seeking dialogue with the government. Recall that Turji wrote an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, and the Emir of Shinkafi seeking dialogue and a ceasefire. Some experts had argued that the letter by Turji was a ploy to stop air…

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