Skip to main content

Zamfara Receives Over 1trn From FG In Two Years – Matawalle …Assures End of Banditry Soon




Former Zamfara State Governor and Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has said the state under Governor Dauda Lawal’s administration has collected over one trillion naira, ranging from monthly statutory allocations and bailouts meant for the development of the state and the fight for poverty and hunger.

Matawalle made this disclosure on Friday at the state headquarters of the APC in Gusau, Zamfara State capital, while addressing thousands of party supporters and his well-wishers during his three-day visit to the state.

The Minister further challenged that, whatever good people of Zamfara saw short of their expectations in the aspect of delivery of dividends of democracy, should make enquiries from the present Governor Dauda-led government, as the Tinubu’s administration has been doing everything possible to ensure the state government is receiving enough funds to make their life better.

He lamented that there is not a single local government area out of the other thirteen local government areas of the state, apart from Gusau, the state capital, that benefits a ten billion naira worth project within the two years of the PDP-led government in the state.

“Renovations and completion of inherited projects could not in any way justify the spending of over one trillion naira collected from the federal coffers, which was virtually meant for uplifting the state’s economy and change of poor citizens miserable lives to better ones under this era of hardship and insecurity.

“Let me at this junction, let you know that, as Minister of State for Defense and son of the soil of Zamfara State, I have done all my best to work with Governor Dauda Lawal against the insecurity bedeviled our dear state, but he refused, only that spent his times working to convince President Tinubu to sack me as Minister of Defense”.

Matawalle informed the gathering of the federal government’s fresh efforts to ensure the end of insecurity in Zamfara and beyond, “As I am speaking to you now, the Defence Headquarters has already deployed fresh troops alongside fighting aircraft to finally crush bandits and other criminal elements.

“The gallant troops have just launched formidable attacks on bandits’ hideouts and are already gaining ground. Let me also tell you that, immediately after this gathering, I will visit the troops and consolidate the Presidential order on them, that no single bandit must escape this time around”, Matawalle has stressed.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Court Sets Aside Arrest, Remand, Wanted Declaration Against Hammed Tajudeen Akanbi

A Magistrate Court sitting in Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos, has set aside its earlier ex-parte order authorizing the arrest, remand, and “wanted” declaration of Hammed Tajudeen Akanbi, also known as Hammed Ajiran. The development follows the earlier declaration of Akanbi as wanted for alleged multiple murder by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Moshood Olorundare Jimoh, on February 19, 2026. However, in a ruling delivered today, Magistrate L.A. Owolabi of Magistrate Court 3 nullified the ex-parte order initially granted on February 16, 2026. In his decision, Magistrate Owolabi held that the order was obtained through the concealment of material facts. The court specifically noted that the counsel who filed and argued the application, Nosa Watson Uhumwangho, was under suspension by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee at the time and therefore lacked the right of audience before the court. The ruling sparked jubilation among members of the youth wing of the Ojomu royal family, who...
Post a Comment
Read more

How I Was Beaten Up By Boys In Canaanland, Ota, On The Orders Of An Italian- Man Laments

Mr. Victor, a welder from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, experienced a harrowing incident on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, while at work in Ota, Ogun State. While going about his daily duties at a construction company responsible for building the ark in Faith Tabernacle, also known as Winner's Chapel, Victor faced an unexpected altercation with his boss, an Italian man named Mr. Lucas. According to Victor, the altercation escalated when Mr. Lucas suddenly slapped him on the ear from behind, without any apparent provocation. Shocked by the unwarranted assault, Victor instinctively retaliated by delivering a slap in return.  However, the situation took a drastic turn when Mr. Lucas allegedly instructed some Nigerian boys to physically assault Victor in retaliation. Subsequently, Victor was subjected to a brutal beating by the group of assailants, resulting in severe injuries, including pores coming out of his ears. Since the incident, Victor has been struggling to recover both physical...
Post a Comment
Read more

TASA Strengthens Alliance With Lagos Student Leaders, Sets Campus Mobilization in Motion Ahead of 2027 General Election

The Tinubu–Ambode Support Associates (TASA) today Wednesday, December 4, 2025, convened a strategic stakeholders’ meeting with student union leaders from across Lagos State, reaffirming the critical role of young people in shaping the democratic direction of the state as preparations intensify toward the 2027 general elections.   The meeting, attended by representatives of 11 tertiary institutions under the coordinated leadership of the Joint Campus Committee (JCC), NANS Lagos Chapter, provided a robust platform for frank political discourse, progressive engagement, and actionable strategies for youth driven political mobilization.   TASA leadership briefed the students on the urgent necessity of active participation in governance, noting that voter apathy particularly among young people significantly affected the 2023 general elections. The association emphasized that the era of leaving political decisions solely in the hands of politicians must end, as such disengagement onl...
Post a Comment
Read more