Tag: Zamfara governor

“We track, send movements of bandits to DSS, Police, but they don’t act” – Gov. Lawal

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Gov. Lawal on banditry

Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, has alleged that security agencies don’t take action on critical security information that could help them in dealing with bandits, terrorists and other criminals in the state. He disclosed that with the aid of drones and other technological platforms, his government is able to track the movement of the terrorists and the information is relayed to the Police, Military, Department of State Services (DSS), and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), but they often ignore such information. According to him, despite deploying surveillance…

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“Zamfara Gov. peddling lies to get me sacked as minister”, Matawalle alleges

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Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has accused the present governor of the state, Dauda Lawal, of sponsoring lies against him. Speaking in an interview with DCL Hausa, the former Zamfara governor, while reacting to corruption allegations levelled against him by the Zamfara State government, said the challenges in the State did not begin with his administration. Matawalle served as governor of Zamfara State from 2019 to 2023. He lost his re-election bid to Dauda Lawal, governor of the State, who was candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).…

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‘How past govt. mismanaged billions of naira meant for cargo airport’ – Zamfara Govt.

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The Zamfara State government has presented some evidence against the immediate-past administration in the State, in relation to the Gusau International (cargo) Airport project. Matawalle, last Friday, denied the allegations of embezzling billions from the Zamfara cargo airport project. In a statement issued in Gusau yesterday, the Spokesperson to Zamfara Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said that the response by Matawalle exposed a “blatant violation of trust, opening a Pandora’s Box”. According to him, the bad financial situation the current administration met in Zamfara State was caused by the past government of…

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Insecurity: Zamfara Gov. accuses FG agencies of negotiating with terrorists

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Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, has alleged that the Federal Government is negotiating with terrorists in the state without his knowledge. Lawal, a member of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has been critical of negotiating with terrorists. He said he has reports that negotiations are being carried out with some terrorists in various local government areas in Zamfara State. According to a statement by his spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, the governor called for a comprehensive investigation into what he calls “secretive” negotiations held with bandits in the State. “Reports indicated that…

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

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…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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