Tag: MATAWALLE

Alleged $2.1bn Arms Deal: ?”Sack Matawalle now!” Group petitions Tinubu

Aminu Imam
Matawalle sack

A Kaduna-based socio-political pressure group, APC Akida, has petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, alleging that one of his ministers is among the biggest beneficiaries of the $2.1 billion arms deal scandal. In a petition signed by its coordinator, Musa Mahmud, the group urged the president to consider dropping State Minister for defence Bello Matawalle over his involvement in the arms deal that defrauded Nigeria of billions of dollars. Mahmud said the group considers it an obligation to call on the president to do what is needed because Matawalle’s position is…

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Zamfara: “I inherited collapsed education, economy, security” – Gov. Lawal

Aminu Imam

…Says immediate-past administration refused to pay 3yrs student’s exam fees Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has lamented that the immediate-past administration refused to pay examination fees of the students for the West African Examination Council, WAEC, and National Examination Council, (NECO), for three years. Lawal explained that the government was owing the two examination bodies the sum of 3.4 billion Naira, which he said resulted in the total collapse of the education sector in the State. The Governor, who spoke through the State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Hon. Mannir…

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Zamfara: Group protests at EFCC office, demands immediate arrest of ex-Gov. Matawalle

Aminu Imam

A group, known as ‘the voice of the voiceless’, yesterday stormed the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abuja, demanding the arrest of the immediate-past Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle. Recall that Matawalle served as Governor of Zamfara State between 2019 and 2023. The group, led by its Chairman, Nasiru Isma’ila Doka, urged the EFCC to re-open its earlier investigation into Matawalle’s tenure, which was not be concluded because of the constitutional immunity clause protecting the governor then. In a protest letter submitted to the EFCC,…

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Zamfara Security: Gov Matawalle is to be praised, not insulted – Concerned Citizen

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Pissed by the ongoing debates on security situation in Zamfara State, a concerned citizen said the Governor, Bello Muhammad Matawalle deserves accolades for his commitments in handling the current security situation in the state. The Katukan Nasarawa Godel, Alh. Ibrahim Muhammad Ibilo made this point at a press briefing in Kaduna. He said the situation in the state before Matawalle assumed office as the governor compared with the current situation are worlds apart and should be commended.According to him, “Banning mining and air traffic activities in Zamfara should be looked…

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