Tag Archives: Zamfara

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted a request by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related offences Commission (ICPC) to freeze bank accounts owned by ex-Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a ruling on Friday, in an ex-parte motion by the ICPC, ordered that the accounts in Polaris and Zenith banks with funds ...

More than 12, 562 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara, including former commissioners and local councils officials, on Thursday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The defectors were formally received into the PDP by Gov. Bello Matawalle in Gusau. Among the APC defectors were three former commissioners, Alhaji Idris Keta, Alhaji Abdulkadir Ahmed and Alhaji Aliyu ...

The Zamfara Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has  hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Faruk as a minister from the state. The state Chairman of the party, Alhaji Lawal Liman gave the commendation in a statement issued to newsmen Gusau on Wednesday by the state Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Shehu Isah-Gusau. Liman pledged the ...

The Zamfara Governorship Election Tribunal on Tuesday struck out suits of four members of the PDP  challenging the election of Gov. Bello Mutawalle. Justice Fatima Zeberu, dismissed the suit, following prayers from the petitioners’ and respondent’s counsel to strike out the petitions. The judge dismissed the suit filed by Alhaji Shehu Ahmed, Nasiru Lawal, Ibrahim Mohammed and Salihu Zurmi, all ...

The Zamfara Government is to investigate “the last minute”appointment of 14 Permanent Secretaries by the immediate past Gov. Abdul’Aziz Yari administration in the state. Gov. Bello Matawallen-Maradun stated this in Gusau on Wednesday while receiving the interim report of the state Transition Committee. Yari had in April 2019 appointed 14 new Permanent Secretaries into the state civil service The Governor ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed to challenge some elective positions presently being occupied by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state in Zamfara State. The state Chairman of the party, Alhaji Lawali Liman, disclosed this at a press briefing held at the party’s state Secretariat in Gusau, on Wednesday. All elective positions from the 2019 general elections ...

Former Zamfara State Governor Abdul Aziz Yari Abubakar says he did not leave behind N252 billion debts to Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle. Yari said he left over N7 billion for the take-off of the Matawalle’s administration. He made this known through his media aide, Malam Ibrahim Dosara, at the APC secretariat in Gusau, He further added that paid he a ...

The Zamfara Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has promised to provide credible opposition to the rulling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The state’s chairman of the party, Alhaji Lawal Liman disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Gusau on Thursday, saying that his party members would continue to be law abiding citizens. “We believe that the victory ...

Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,  has presented a certificate of return to the Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mohammed Mattawale as Governor-elect of Zamfara State and others. The certificates were presented by the National Commissioner, Amina Zakari in Abuja on Monday. Six members of House of Representatives and three senators also received their certificates. The Chairman of the commission, ...

Following Supreme Court judgement that nullified victories of All Progressive Congress in Zamfara State, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC could not arrive at a decision on Friday, and decided to postpone the meeting till today. The decisions taken at today’s meeting will be made public on Monday, according to the commission. Today’s meeting will  consider the judgment of the ...