Tag: Gov. Bello Matawalle
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Bawa chose to blackmail me over $2m bribe, I have evidence – Matawalle reveals
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has revealed that the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa requested a $2 million bribe from him which he rejected. The governor noted that the anti-graft agency boss is blackmailing him for refusing his request.
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2023: Gov. Matawalle receives NNPP defectors to APC in Zamfara
The Zamfara executives of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Monday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was contained in a statement issued in Gusau by the state APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris. According to the statement, the defectors include state executive members, local government chairmen, state assembly candidate and local governments’…
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Banditry: Gov. Matawalle lauds Police, hosts retiring CP
Gov. Bello Matawalle has lauded the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for its active role in tackling banditry and kidnapping in parts of Zamfara. Matawalle made commendation on Saturday while hosting the former Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ayuba Elkanah who retired on Aug. 11 after 32 years of service.
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Defection: Judge stops hearing in suit against Matawalle
Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, stopped the continuation of the hearing in a suit filed against Gov. Bello Matawalle over his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Ekwo said the move became necessary due to a similar matter pending before the…