There Is Need For Constructive Opposition In Zamfara State

For the betterment of Zamfara state and need for constructive opposition.

By: Ubaidullah Y. Kaura

Ideally, a constructive opposition would emphasize more on discussion, ask more questions, resolution of problems faced, help in amendments and passage of important bills.
Also unite with ruling govt on issues of national or state interests. Without constructive opposition our beloved state is dying.

At the same time, opposition must warn or bring in focus issues that govt is not addressing effectively at its level.

Zamfara state need a strong and constructive opposition to only complements democracy. In the event of a weaker opposition, ruling govt and its representatives may become complacent and insensitive for duration of their rule as we are witnessing currently in Zamfara State.

But let's avoid disruptive opposition in the sense that we are opposing everything for the sake of opposing - is not good for democracy and tax-payers.

The current opposition in Zamfara state is nearly dead nothing shows officially and open that there's existing of opposition parties in Zamfara state.

What do you expect in the state where the oppositions are set to to be quit in anything concerning the development, implementations,  forward need and backwards need of the state. ?

I pity for Zamfarathe opposition parties act like non, acts incapacitated the government officials are operating state systems like their toilets but nobody's calling their attention to order.
Even a meaningful advice is hard from serious opposition is lost, what types of democracy are we operating in the state.

The activities of the opposition parties are seriously discouraging one, they act like they want to be ever in the dying line of opposition unreasonably.

The opposition parties are doing nothing but creating factions,  crisis in their own territory rather than to face the serious challenges ahead of them in their future.

 As we are hoping for Zamfara state 2019 a party in opposition may be the next ruling party and other way around. So they must see their actions and how they will be remembered or forgotten.

God bless Zamfara state all the time.

Zamfara Circle Set To Conduct A Town Hall Meeting

The Gusau chapter of Zamfara Circle movement is set to conduct a town hall meeting, themed: DRUG ABUSE AMONG YOUTH; EFFECTS AND IMPLICATIONS ON SOCIETAL DEVELOPMENTS.

The town hall meeting has been scheduled to hold on Saturday, 28th October, 2017, at Jibril Bala Yakubu Secretariat, Gusau, by 10:30Am Prompt.

This was contained in a statement issued by the secretary of Gusau Town Hall Meeting Committee, Mr. Ishaka Idris Gusau.


Malam Ishaka, also disclosed that, the chairman of the Occasion will be Alh. Ibrahim Umar Tanko, Hon. Chairman Gusau Local Government Area. While the Emir of Gusau, Alh. Ibrahim Bello, will be the Royal father of the day.

Equally, guest speakers of the day include:
1. Al-Amen Tsafe, from Federal University Gusau,
2.  NDLEA Commandant Zamfara State, and
3. Mal. Sani Abubakar Mai Albasa, from the Zamfara State Council of Ulamah.

Mr. Ishaka Idris, further revealed that, the Lead Moderator of the occasion will be
Barr. Muhammad Bello Idris NBA Chairman, Gusau Branch. While,
Comrade Lukman Majidadi will be the master of the ceremony.

Meanwhile, the state headquarters of Zamfara Circle  under the leadership of Mr. Gazali Shehu, has ordered all the Fourteen Local Governments  of the state to conduct similar program with the same theme with in the last quarter of 2017.

Good News for 2017 N-Tax Applicants

In furtherance of the efforts of Nigerian Federal Government to eradicate poverty and unemployment among youth.

The N-Power scheme has released a pre-selection training time table for the 2017 applicants under N-Tax category.

In a statement released by the N-Power headquarters, indicated that the Training will commence on Sunday, 22nd October 2017 and end on Friday, 27th October 2017. At Federal Treasury Academy, Orozo, FCT, Abuja.


The invited applicants are also warned to maintain that, the registration commences at 4.30pm and closes at 8.00pm (on the day of arrival).


Recall that, the N-Power Tax training and all ancillary processes are undertaken by the Federal Ministry of Finance in conjunction with the Joint Tax Board.

General Govs to Buhari: We spent bailout funds on 200m Nigerians

Source: Daily Trust

The Nigerian Governors Forum said on Tuesday that the billions of intervention funds received from the Federal Government had reached about 200 million Nigerians in all the states of the federation.

 

NGF Chairman Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State, said this in an interview with State House correspondents yesterday after a delegation of the forum met with President Muhammadu Buhari.

 

The various interventions which the 36 states had received from the Federal Government included bailout, Paris Club refund and budget support .

 

"200 million citizens in Nigeria are residing in respective states. These supports are going down to them when you are taking the indices from the grassroots," Yari said.

 

He said they visited Buharu to thank him for the previous bailouts and the Paris Club refunds which, he noted, had enabled them helped to meet their obligations.

 

"We're here on behalf of the 36 states governors and this is a result of the  collective decision to see the President after the National Economic Council meeting last month. Our mission here is simple, we are here to thank Mr. President for his concern about the state of the economy and for giving us several support ranging from bail out, restructuring our debts, Paris club exit payment.

 

"We also told him that we think that  it was because of his  decision to grant us bailouts and pay the refund of the Paris Club that many Nigerians are criticizing him, this is the reason why we got out of recession. We thanked the president for that and at the same time, as a father, we said to him Mr. President you remember that in 2016, we presented to  you  the numbers of  Paris exit funds which we agreed, and you directed we be paid 50 percent and the remaining 50 per cent open reconciliation.

 

"Reconciliation has been on since 2016, we are hoping that both the Debt Management Office (DMO), Ministry of Finance, Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), and our consultants are concluding this reconciliation by November, so therefore we want to crave your indulgence so that we can  factor the numbers in our 2018 budget, so that we can use it for projects and other recurrent spending according to the specification given by our respective House of Assemblies and that's why we are here. 

 

"Mr. President was prompt being that he has a representative in the National Economic Council that is the Vice President and Minister of Finance is away. We are going to work on the numbers  when he returns from his trip, we are going to follow up this meeting with him so that we can conclude  on what is going to be done next," Yari said.

President Buhari Set To Develop Niger Delta- Presidency.

PRESIDENT BUHARI PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NIGER DELTA; SIGNS UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES BILL

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja pledged continued support for the socio-economic development of the Niger Delta region.
Giving the assurance at a brief ceremony in the State House to sign the bill establishing the University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State, into law, the President said “this administration is fully committed to supporting the Niger Delta in its endeavours to achieve socio-economic development.”

He appealed to all communities in the region to strive for peace through dialogue in resolving all conflicts not only among them, but also with business entities and the authorities.

With the signing of the bill into law, the path has been cleared for the establishment of the specialised university in the Niger Delta, charged with training and research in petroleum technologies.