…Says, Abdullaziz Yari “best for Nigeria after Tinubu.’
…Alleges “Zamfara problems started when Mamuda Shinkafi took over from Yerima Bakura.”
by Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna
In this extensive interview with sons of the soil, including former LGA Council Secretary, Murtala Shinkafi, it was allegedly revealed that, the problems of Zamfara State started when Mamuda Shinkafi took over from Yerima as Governor.
“They still ganged up against themselves in APC, fighting themselves as Matawalle defected back to the party. When he defected to APC, Abdullaziz and coy ganged up trying to reject Matawalle – even when he decamped as a governor.
“Fighting continued, making Matawalle not to be focused on his development plans. It took him so long, and this made him to lose control, because he didn’t know where to start from, because he was just House of Representatives, representing Bakura Marado.
“So, he knew only that extent of Rep politics and not materialistic politics ways in LGs, of going here and there. At times, he carried a wrong person that cannot deliver anything. That was how he started giving his appointments.
“Even when Matawalle and Abdullaziz were reconciled to work together, Abdullaziz’s henchmen still did not want to follow Matawalle because of his greed, and hardly released any contract worth N100 million to political supporters.
“Let me be honest to you. Dauda Lawal has no influence of politics in Zamafa. He came to that place because of wrong doing of Matawalle; because people would not have voted him, if APC united themselves.
“They are all Yetima boys: Matawalle was former commissioner for LG. Abdullaziz was secretary and chairman of political party and was in House of Reps. He can never become a governor, if Mamuda is doing it alone. Look for a person, who people wanted, drop your personal interest.
“There is nothing Abdullaziz wants in this world God has not given him. So, let Mamuda look for Abdullaziz now since Yerima has left active politics as an elder. Let them calm down and rethink and try to move Zamfara forward. So, let him reconcile themselves. Politics is all about give-and-take. They should not allow APC to be taken unaware in 2027.
“History should not repeat itself in 2027. If they had reconciled themselves, the Zamfara insecurity will also reduce because their attention is diverted from it. After your 8 years, always leave it open for choice of people’s candidate, instead of planting someone for them. Most Politicians, who did that, did not end well till today. Leave it open for electorates to decide. Abdullaziz is a hero and fighter in politics. As a political father in Zamfara, Yerima has eased out on age-wise.
“Abdullaziz is now to come out for presidential election. He is a presidential material now. We don’t have anyone aside him again. Yerima is aging. And let Abdullaziz unite his boys in Zamafa State for Governorship material. Aminu Jaji is his boy; he was chairman when Abdullaziz was Governor.
“I served Aminu in LG Secretariat for 3 years. He was chairman, I was the Secretary of the … LG. Jaji is a material. He has followers and knows all the LG chairmen then. He helped the society. Let Abdullaziz speak out and give Zamafa candidates whom they want, to move forward.
“If they continue with infighting, Dauda Lawal of PDP will get second tenure because in-house fight pushes members to go on protest vote for another party candidate. And what happened to Matawalle will happen again in 2027. And the state will continue to suffer politically, economically, and insecurity-wise,” he stated.
An Ex LG Chairmen interview … with Hon. Salisu Isah Dangulbi of Maru LG Zamfara, also in interview expressly stated that Abdulkaziz Yari was far better than the current regime in all ramifications. Excerpts:
“LGA under Abdullaziz regime, according to Hon Salisu Isah Dangulbi, who was also former chairman ALGON, Zamfara State, also stated that “In fact thereis a wide gap between the administration of Abdullaziz Yari and the current one. The former Governor did not deny us our rights of giving us monthly allocations, even though there was joint account between state and LG.
“Certain amount goes to all the LGs each month to carter for the problems of agriculture and day-to-day activities of LG and security. Abdullaziz Yari recruited 500,000 CJTF for each LG, and we the LG chairmen were the ones that used to give them helping hands in terms of allowances, fueling their vehicles for the security of our people, even though they got their allocations.
“Village and District Heads have direct access to us anytime there is security problems in our LG, whether about to happen or is happening, and we called governor or security agencies for quick responses, and it was working.
“Abdullaziz constructed all township roads to our 14 LG Headquarters. He sold fertilizers to farmers at subsidized rate of N1000, some of them for free, to boast agricultural activities. We use the money given to us to also renovate roads constructed and maintained them. I renovated so many roads in my LG, pipe born water, in line with UNICEF support and directive.
“This present government covers himself and don’t listen to people. During our time, bandits stayed away in bushes, but now they enter LG Hqtrs and kill. Few days ago, it happened in my LG.
“The current government said it will not reconcile with bandits, but it’s not taking the war to their door steps,” he said.
He, therefore, advised that with LG autonomy, money should be going to LG, but no kobo is given to them now in Zamfara LG. So, FG should be giving them their money direct, saying, “The ‘joint account’ is a big problem.”
“One thing I forgot to tell you about both the two past governments of that of Abdulaziz Yari, now Senator and that of Bello Muhammed Matawallen Maradun is that they are better than this present Government of Dauda Lawan in terms of security,” he said.
Similarly, the two times former Chairman Nigerian Union of journalists (NUJ) and former NUJ National Trustee, a former NLC Secretary Zamfara State and a former Deputy Director of Information Services, Ministry of Information Zamfara State (currently reporting for some online newspapers), Comrade Ibrahim Mohammad Kanoma, also spoke in an interview with our correspondent.
He said that, “The former Governor Abdullaziz supposed to meet the sitting governor and the sitting minister of defense who is from the state and discus the security of the state.
“So, if you cannot meet your minister, who is from your state, how are you going to tackle the issue of insecurity in your state? Those are the people answerable to the President and Commander-in-Chief; but they politicized the whole thing with one saying he is not going to meet the minister because they have ‘certain issues.’ How are you going to help the people? Our time was better than now. The LGs are helpless now; and majority of the people are in the LG,” he stated.
“In conclusion and way forward, His Excellency Abdallaziz Yari, is the only credible nationally and internationally-grounded and acceptable presidential candidate from northern Nigeria after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT), for Nigeria situation.
“There is need for APC gladiators in Zamfara – to unite and stop in-house infighting – and get us credible candidate in 2027, in Zamfara State, like the personality of Aminu Jaji. And your unity will lead to reduced insecurity and focus on development in Zamfara State,” he stated.