Zamfara State Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle has sworn in 18 new commissioners after subjecting the new appointees to swear their innocence of complicity in the ongoing banditry activities in the state.
He has also sworn in a new Secretary to the State Government, Kabiru Balarabe, a new Head of Service, Kabiru Mohammed, 11 new Special Advisers and some Permanent Secretaries in the state.
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Governor Matawalle charged them to brace up for what he called, “a new beginning,” an era of consolidating the gains recorded in the last two years of his administration.
He, however, warned that his administration will not tolerate laxity or complacency at this critical hour of the state’s journey out of the woods, as the bandits are being eliminated, while a new beginning that will usher in peace and a conducive atmosphere for the development of the state is being put in place.
The governor reviewed the successes being recorded as a result of the recent stringent measures taken to tackle the bandits in the state.
He said that already, hundreds of the bandits are on the run after many of them have been killed and others arrested, along with hundreds of their collaborators across the state.
The governor said, his administration has planned palliative measures to alleviate the hardship being experienced, as a result of the security measures being put in place.
He called on the residents to continue to exercise patience as there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Governor Mohammed also took time to review his recent visits to the US and Turkey where he said, the two-week official engagements ended on a very positive note, where several companies signed Memoranda of Understanding, MOUs, with the Zamfara State Government on a wide range of developmental initiatives, in the areas of science, health, education, security and commerce.
The Governor also announced that a Turkish company will engage in the provision of fighter drones and its operation, to further improve the fight against the bandits in the state.
(Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe)
