A former Zamfara Gov, Sen Ahmed Sani Yariman Bakura, has warned Gov Dauda Lawal Dare of Zamfara state to join forces with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration to decisively deal with armed banditryZamfara state.  The former governor who is also a three time Senator in the national assembly was reacting to the utrances of Gov Dauda against the minister of state for defence Bello Matawalle after he became successful in coordinating the military onslaught operations against the dreaded bandits in the north-west region.  Yariman Bakura, who was a two terms c first civilian governor of Zamfara state cautioned the Zamfara Gov to henceforth desist from such behaviour which he was out of the present day political civilization and humanity.  He said each governor inherits assets and liability but builds from where his predecessor stops.  " Government is a continuous process. Once you come, you must go and someone takes from you.  " The political squabble b...

A former Zamfara state Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice Hon Sani Takori Gummi, mni, has stressed the need for Zamfara state governor Dauda Lawal to join hands with the Federal government to defeat bandits in the state.  Hon Takori, who is also a two-time member of the House of Representatives, was reacting to the recent media chats on national television stations where the Gov attacked the minister of state for defence Hon Bello Matawallen Maradun MON who coordinated the special onslaught campaign against armed bandits in the north-west region leading to the killing of the most dangerous Bandits kingpin Halilu Buzu Sububu and a number of other bandits kingpins in Zamfara state and the other north western states. The former member of the House of Representatives said that with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's order for the command and control Centre to relocate to Sokoto to launch the special operations against the armed bandits, the Zamfara Gov had been availed with a gold...

  Sen Sahabi Ya'u Kaura, the s Senator Representing Zamfara North Senatorial District  has advised Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State to stop chasing wild goose and focus on delivering his mandate to the people of the state.  The Senator said the ongoing fight against insurgency and banditry should be supported wholeheartedly by the Gov to ensure full success in the onslaught operations against bandits embarked upon by the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, as it gives the people and the governments of Zamfara and other states in the region a breath of the mayhem being mated on them and their resources for decade.  He said there was no way any government would bring progress and development without peace and hermony amongst the people.  "The primary responsibility of Gov Dauda Lawal should be securing the lives and property of the people of Zamfara and there is no better time to achieve this than now when the Federal Government is determined and committed to...

-RECONCILIATION BY FORMER GOVERNOR DONE IN GOOD FAITH WITH MANDATE OF CRITICAL STAKEHOLDERS IN ZAMFARA STATE. There is need for both the present governor and former governor and presently HON. Minister of state (defense) to bury their differences and come together for the benefit of our Zamfara citizens.Zamfara has been having persistent insecurity, kidnappings and banditry. When the minister of state (defense) was the governor between 2019-2023, he put many measures in place to stem raising insecurity.All the reconciliation measures he put in place was done absolutely with good mind and intentions.Various reconciliations with bandits at that time yielded good results with exchange of of kidnapped victims,the bandits surrendering large cache of arms and relatively long period of peace was recorded sadly before it collapses. When he was governor,various commendable steps like closing of some markets,restricted movement at night,dismantling of the yan Sakai,disconnecting of communicatio...