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PMB, Yari Meet Over Killings In Zamfara

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed doors with Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja over the recent killings and abductions in his state.

Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, Yari disclosed that he came to brief the president about the security situation in his state which has reached alarming proportions.

He said, “As you are aware, some villages in Zamfara State have been under attacks by bandits and the President has carried out his constitutional responsibility by sending security men to the state.

“So I am here to brief him on the security situation in the state. The operation is ongoing and is going on successfully. I am rushing back there to visit the troops in order to boast their morale.

“I will be with them throughout the week. In this kind of situation, you have to be with the people in order to show them that you are concerned as a leader.

“I believe the security agencies are doing their best and we will continue as government to give them the support needed to make the operation successful.

He expressed hope that the military will remain there for longer time adding that the state is  ready to take care of their logistics.

“The problem we have is that the state is surrounded by forests. The military men there are currently in about six camps. We hope they will stay there for a while.

“We thank God that the 40 people are back with their families. We have retrieved them from their abductors and we have returned them to their families without any injury. We also did not pay any ransom,” he added.

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“Zamfara loses $500 million yearly to illegal mining”, says Yari Abubakar

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About $500 million is being lost yearly in Zamfara State to illegal exploration and processing of mineral resources in the state, Governor Abdul’aziz Yari Abubakar has said.

 

The governor who made this known yesterday at a stakeholders’ meeting to commemorate the 20 years of the state’s creation expressed dismay over the zero revenue deposit out of the total sum generated by illegal miners in the state.

 

Yari, who is also the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, attributed the persistent recession facing the country to the total dependence of the country on the oil sector, stressing the need for the Federal Government to allow states to control their resources.

The governor maintained that records indicate that the Federal Government has issued mining processing licences within Zamfara State to over 1,000 small and large industries from different parts of the country.

 

“I want to inform this gathering that our state is in a serious problem. I was briefed that illegal mining business is rapidly increasing in the state leading to over $500 million being generated annually, and to my dismay, no single naira is going into the state account as revenue from this illegal mining,” Yari said.

 

He said if states are given the opportunity to control their resources, Zamfara State will be the most economically vibrant in the country, and called on the citizens to support his administration in building a solid foundation for the future development of the state.Earlier, the Sultan of Sokoto who is also the special guest on the occasion, congratulated the people of the state.

Yari Emerges New Chairman Of Governors’ Forum

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The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has chosen Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari as its new chairman on Monday. Yari emerged at the end of the meeting of the Forum held at the Lagos/Osun Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel,  Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.

Governor of Rivers State,  Rotimi Amaechi, who is the outgoing chairman of the body said that Yari emerged chairman by consensus and would serve for a period of one year.

Monday’s meeting is the first time the state governors will be meeting after the Forum descended into crisis in May 2013 following the emergence of two factions.

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