The factional Zamfara State House of Assembly under the leadership of Bashir Aliyu Gummi has again described as unacceptable, the way and manner the state government is handling issues of armed bandits in spite of Governor Dauda Lawal campaigns promises to end wanton killings by the criminals over two years ago.
This was coming on the heels of the killing of 38 out of 56 victims kidnapped four months ago from Banga ward of Kaura Namoda local government area who were slaughtered.
While presenting the worrisome issue under matters of urgent public importance on the floor of the parallel factional Assembly, the member representing Kaura Namoda North Constituency, Mukhtaru Nasiru Kaura said his local government is under siege.
“This people had earlier raised 50 million naira and paid ramson to their captors but they were still gored, the issue of insecurity bedevilling our various communities and our pressure on but without action from the state government, led to our purported suspension from the House”
In their separate contributions, member representing Maru North Nasiru Abdullahi Maru, Member Representing Bungudu West Bashir Bello Bungudu condemned the way and manner Zamfara governor is handling issues of security of lives and properties of the citizens.
They also urged their colleagues to pass a vote of no confidence against the governor for the second tim.
According to them, one day the Governor will stand before God and give account of the souls innocently killed due to his failure as governor.
The house called on Zamfara State government to compensate families of all the 38 people killed with immediate effect.
Also contributing, Aliyu Ango Kagara Member representing Talata Mafara South alleged that, Governor Dauda Lawal has openly demonstrated lack of seriousness to security matters in the state on many fronts including abandoning the citizens, poor support to security agencies and sabotaging federal government in the fight against insecurity leading to the escalation of the situation to the present unfortunate level.
“As humans we know death is inevitable, the way and manner governor Dauda Lawal handled the medical case of the late Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello was unfortunate as the governor only released N2 million for the treatment of the first class monarch but doled out N48 million to transport the deceased Emir’s body from Abuja to Zamfara after he died”
Similarly, the House also alleged how the five percent deductions for the Emirates from the 14 local government council funds were being utilised by the Dauda Lawal led administration calling for an extensive investigation into it.
“The members lamented that, the governor briefly came to the state to attend the burial of the late monarch who passed on last Thursday and hurried back to Zaria to his waiting plane jetting out to London for his daughters birthday party”
The members however observed a two minutes silence in honour of the late Emir and the 38 slain Banga ward citizens.
Similarly, the member representing Tsafe West, Amiru Ahmed Keta presented a motion to compel the state government pay the salaries and allowances of some civil servants withheld for six months without following due process or any reasonable justification.
The motion was seconded by Mukhtaru Nasiru Kaura, member representing Kaura Namoda North.
Civil servants in Zamfara State are going through hell in the hands of Zamfara State government some of them have spent over 20 years in the service but were denied their constitutional rights.
Contributing, member representing Bukkuyum North, Hon. Barr Bashir Abubakar Masama said democratically elected government is to help its citizens not for profit maximisation.
The House unanimously called on the state government to reintegrate the affected workers and pay all their entitlement.
They questioned that “if Kabiru Mato, Barau or Modibbo who are non Zamfara indigenes can receive N20 million each as monthly allowances, what stops the governor and his government from paying ordinary civil servants their statutory minimum wage of N70,000 per month.
Similarly a motion is moved by the Member representing Maru North Hon. Nasiru Abdullahi Maru for the house to investigate the ongoing deductions of 3 percent educational levy from the 14 local government allocation, meant to fund Zamfara State University, Talata-Mafara but upto now the institution is not receiving a dime from the Ministry for local government with all the development taking place in the university being funded by TETFUND and other education donor agencies.
The motion was seconded by member representing Bukkuyum North Hon. Barr Bashir Abubakar Masama.
AMINU DALHATU
