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I can resign as governor if that will bring peace in Zamfara – Matawalle
Governor Bello Matawalle has said he is not power drunk and can resign as governor of Zamfara State if that will return peace. Matawalle stated this on Wednesday in a monitored programme on Channels Television when responding to a question on if he was intimidated by the Federal Government’s declaration of a ‘No-Fly Zone’ in…
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Jangede abduction: Matawalle orders closure of all boarding schools in Zamfara
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in the state. The directive was triggered by the abduction of more than 300 students from Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe, in the early hours of Friday. “As we are making efforts to strengthen security around our schools, I have…
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Negotiating with bandits not a sign of failure – Zamfara Governor
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle on Monday said negotiating with bandits is not a sign of failure. He disclosed this at the Government House in Gusau while receiving some repentant bandits who surrendered their weapons and embraced his administration’s peace deal. Governor Matawalle believes the only way to put a stop to the current insecurity…
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Four Northern governors visit Makinde over Shasha crisis [+ Photos]
Some governors from the North on Monday visited Governor Seyi Makinde, their Oyo counterpart, over the recent ethnic clash at Shasha area of Ibadan, the state capital. The governors, who visited Makinde, are Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano), Abubakar Bello (Niger) and Bello Matawalle (Zamfara). The governors arrived at Ibadan around 7:03 pm and…
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Matawalle responds to allegations of dashing Zamfara bandits vehicles
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has responded to allegations of gifting vehicles to bandits in the state. Recall that a former Local Government Chairman in the state, Abubakar Maradun had earlier made the allegation against the Governor, saying he supplied Hilux vehicles to bandits which they used to attack innocent residents. He said the…
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Gov. Matawalle’s appointee slumps, dies at Yerima’s daughter’s wedding
The Zamfara State Chairman of the State Local Government Service Commission, Dr Mallami Yandoto, is dead. Yandoto died a few minutes after Senator Ahmed Yerima’s daughter’s wedding in Sokoto State, Saturday afternoon. It was gathered that the death occurred immediately after the wedding ceremony when the guests were rushing to have lunch, when the chairman…
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Gov. Matawalle proposes one-week extensive prayer to end banditry in Zamfara
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has called on residents to commence one-week of extensive prayers to seek God’s intervention to end armed banditry and other crimes in the state. A press statement signed by the governor’s Press Secretary, Jamilu Iliyasu, which was made available to journalists in Gusau on Sunday said the governor made the…
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I need Buhari’s support to make my state amongst richest in Nigeria, PDP governor declares
The governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has said that the state would be among the richest in the country if President Muhammadu Buhari supports his plan. The governor made this statement at the Head Office of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Abuja, saying poverty was a way to pervasive sickness. According to…
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Politicians exploiting insecurity for personal gains – Matawalle
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, says politicians are responsible for the insecurity challenges bedeviling the country. The governor stated this on Tuesday when he spoke at the Special Army Super Camp 4 in Faskari town. Matawalle said, “We, the politicians, are to be blamed for the intractable security challenges bedeviling our communities. It is evident…
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Matawalle appoints serving Army Major as new Emir of Kaura-Namoda
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has approved the appointment of Major Sanusi Muhammad as the new Emir of Kaura-Namoda. A statement by Zailani Bappa, media aide to the governor, said that the appointment followed a recommendation by the area’s traditional council. It said that the 40-year-old new Monarch, who would succeed his father, Alhaji Muhammad…