Tag: Yari
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Ex-Gov Yari accused of diverting N10.8bn for university project
The Zamfara State Government has accused the administration of former Governor Abdulaziz Yari of diverting N10.8 billion set aside for the state university project. The State Commissioner of Finance, Alhaji Rabiu Garba, made the accusation at a press conference in Gusau on Tuesday. However, former Commissioner of Finance under Yari’s administration, Alhaji Mukhtar Idris, dismissed…
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Yari refutes flouting COVID-19 airport protocol, demands apology from FAAN
Abdulaziz Yari, former governor of Zamfara state, has denied the claim by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) that he violated the COVID-19 protocol at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. In a tweet on Wednesday, FAAN accused Yari of assaulting its official and breaching COVID-19 protocol at the airport on Saturday. …
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Time to move on, Yari tells supporters, urges safe attitudes as nation battles COVID-19
Dr. Abdul Aziz Yari has called on his supporters in Zamfara State and beyond to accept in good faith the recent decision of the Supreme Court concerning the 2019 governorship and legislative assembly elections in Zamfara State. The former governor of Zanfara State according to the spokesperson, Mayowa Oluwabiyi said he felt dutybound to exhaust…
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Who will tame Yari?
By Ali Ali Zamfara state has continued to be in the news of late for inexplicable reasons. Only recently, the state governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, repealed the state pension law that granted the former governor of the state, Abdulaziz Yari and his co-travelers stupendous pension benefits that defeats human comprehension in a sane society. And…
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Ex-Gov Yari plotting to cause destabilization in Zamfara, says peace group
The Peace Advocates Network of Nigeria (PANN) has accused former Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, of plotting to destabilize the state through sponsored banditry. In a press conference in Abuja on Friday, PANN called on concerned patriots to be on the watch and for proactive actions to be taken. According to National President, Chinedu Okoli,…
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‘Governors plotting to oust Oshiomhole, crown Yari as APC chair’
Former lawmaker representing Zamfara East Senatorial District, Kabir Marafa has said some governors are plotting to replace Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with AbdulAziz Yari, former governor of Zamfara state. Marafa made the statement while speaking with journalists in Zamfara on Friday. Marafa alleged that the governors are out to…
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Respect status quo over Yari’s assets, court warns EFCC, AGF
The Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, restated its earlier order over plans by the EFCC and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), to confiscate the assets and property belonging to the immediate-past Gov. Abdulazeez Yari of Zamfara. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Nkeonye Maha had, in a ruling in an ex-parte…
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YARI BECOMES PATRON OF THE VIOLENCE-FREE NIGERIA INITIATIVE
The challenge of violence, being a concern of mainly a section of the country has gradually turned into a national nightmare that threatens everyone. Until recently, the dominant themes had been Militancy and the Boko Haram menace, but today, banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery, and the herdsmen crisis have risen to an all-time high that commands…
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Ex-Zamfara gov, Yari denies leaving N252bn debt for Matawalle
Former Zamfara State Governor Abdul Aziz Yari Abubakar has debunked allegations of leaving 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. The former governor, who spoke through his media aide, Malam Ibrahim Dosara, at the APC secretariat in Gusau, added…
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Interim report alleges Ex-Gov. Yari misappropriates over N250 billion
A Transition Committee set up by Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has alleged that the immediate past governor of the state , Abdulaziz Yari, had misappropriated the sum of N251, 951,849,482.50. This was revealed to journalists on Monday by the Chairman of the Transition Committee and immediate past Deputy governor of the state, Mallam Ibrahim…