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Zamfara
Zamfara (Hausa: Jihar Zamfara Fula: Leydi Zamfara 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤶𞤢𞤥𞤬𞤢𞤪𞤢) is a state in northwestern Nigeria. The capital of Zamfara state is Gusau and its current Governor is Bello Matawalle. Until 1996, the area was part of Sokoto State. Zamfara is a densely populated area with the Hausa and Fulani peoples. The Zamfarawa mainly in Anka, Gummi, Bukkuyum and Talata Mafara Local Governments areas. Gobirawa populated Shinkafi Local Government. Gobirawa actually migrated from the Gobir Kingdom. Burmawa are found in Bakura and Fulani peopled Bungudu, Maradun, Gusau and are scattered all over the State. In Chafe, Bungudu and Maru, most are mainly Katsinawa, Garewatawa and Hadejawa. While, Alibawa people are located at Kaura Namoda and Zurmi, the Alawan Shehu Usmanu Fulani's are found in Birninmagaji. It is bordered to the north by the Republic of the Niger, to the south by Kaduna State, to the east by Katsina State, and to the west by the states of Soko ...
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Bello Matawalle
Bello Muhammad (born 12 February 1962), known as Bello Matawalle, is a Nigerian politician and teacher who has served as the Governor of Zamfara State since 2019. After briefly serving in the Abacha-era state house of assembly and serving as a state commissioner from 1999 to 2003 in the Ahmad Sani Yerima administration in the Fourth Republic, he first won an elected office in 2003 as a member of the House of Representatives for Bakura/Maradun and retained the office until 2015 first as a member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party before switching to the People's Democratic Party in 2011. Four years after losing his Bakura/Maradun Constituency seat in 2015, Matawalle became the 2019 PDP gubernatorial nominee and won the office after a Supreme Court ruling disqualified the original winner. In 2021, he defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress after a defection rally in Gusau alongside most Zamfara State elected officials. Early life and education Bello Matawalle was ...
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Nigerian National Assembly Delegation From Zamfara
The Nigerian National Assembly The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a bicameral legislature established under section 4 of the Nigerian Constitution. It consists of a Senate with 109 members and a 360-member House of Representatives. The body, mode ... delegation from Zamfara comprises three Senators representing Zamfara West, Zamfara Central, and Zamfara North, and seven Representatives representing Bakura/Maradun, Gummi/Bukkuyum, Bungudu/Maru, Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji, Tsafe/Gusau, Zurmi/Shinkafi, and Anka/Mafara. Fourth Republic 9th Assembly (2019 - 2023) 6th Assembly (2007 - 2015) 4th Assembly (1999 - 2003) ReferencesOfficial Website - National Assembly House of Representatives (Zamfara State)Senator List Zamfara State National Assembly (Nigeria) delegations by state {{Nigeria-gov-stub ...
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Hassan Muhammed Gusau
Hassan Muhammad Gusau, (born 12 December 1960) known as Hassan Nasiha, is a Nigerian politician who is the current deputy governor of Zamfara State, taking office in 2022 following the impeachment of Mahdi Aliyu Gusau. He was appointed deputy governor by Governor Bello Matawalle after Mahdi Aliyu Gusau was impeached by the Zamfara State House of Assembly on 23 February 2022. He is a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC). He defected from PDP to APC along side the state governor Bello Matawalle and other diplomats. He was the serving senator since 2019 for Zamfara Central in the 9th National Assembly before his appointment as deputy governor. He previously served in this position from 2007 to 2011 losing reelection in 2011 to Kabir Garba Marafa Kabir Das (1398–1518) was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. His writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of ...
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List Of Nigerian State Governors
The following table presents a list of Nigeria's state governors. Governors are elected for a term of four years (maximum of two terms). A minister appointed by the president oversees affairs in the Federal Capital Territory. Eligibility Citizen of Nigeria by birth, at least 35 years of age, is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that political party are eligible for the office of Governor. The constitution limits state governors to only two four-year terms in office. Oath of office The Constitution of Nigeria specifies an oath of office for the State Governors of Nigeria: List of current state governors The current party affiliation of the 36 state governors is: *21 All Progressive Congress (APC) *14 People's Democratic Party (PDP) *1 All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Notes See also *States in Nigeria *List of governors of former Nigerian states * * Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Nigerian State Governors St ...
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Sahabi Alhaji Yaú
Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (born 16 July 1956) is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator in 2007 on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party to represent Zamfara North district of Zamfara State. Sunana YuSif Sahabi daga karamar hukumar Dandume unguwar badole dansoda world Political career Yaú was elected to the Senate of Nigeria, senate on the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) slate for the Zamfara North Senatorial District in 2007. He was appointed to committees on Downstream Petroleum, Inter-Parliamentary Affairs, Public Accounts and States & Local Government. After the state governor Alhaji Mamuda Aliyu Shinkafi transferred his allegiance from the ANPP to the People's Democratic Party (Nigeria), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ya'u made it clear that he retained loyalty to Shinkafi, although he still remains technically a member of the ANPP. In February 2008, Ya’u gave his support for President Umaru Yar'Adua (PDP) against charges that he was indecisive, saying that it was ...
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Gummi, Nigeria
Gummi is a Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Gummi at . It has an area of 2,610 km2 and a population of 204,539 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 891. Gummi was carved out of the former larger Sokoto state, which included the present Zamfara and Kebbi states. Gummi has a long history of relative peace and security. The great majority of the people of the area are Hausa Fulani and Muslims and are predominantly farmers; the principal crop is calabash Calabash (; ''Lagenaria siceraria''), also known as bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, long melon, birdhouse gourd, New Guinea bean, Tasmania bean, and opo squash, is a vine grown for its fruit. It can be either harvested young to be consumed .... Gallery File:0093 NIGERIA Kabiru Getso 3.jpg, Polio vaccination campaign in Gummi Local Government Area File:0012 Polio Campaign - Nigeria.jpg, Discussing the importance of vaccination References {{Zamf ...
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Gusau
The city of Gusau, located in northwestern Nigeria, is the capital of Zamfara State. It is also the name of the state's Local Government Area (LGA), which has an area of ² and a population of 383,162 as of the 2006 census. The area's postal code is 880. Geography Gusau is located north of a line drawn from Kebbe to Kano in Nigeria. Its diverse ethnic population consists mostly of the Fulani, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Igala, and Nupe ethnic groups. History Gusau district was one of the Districts that emerged following the jihad movement of the nineteenth century in Hausa land, led by the legendary Sheikh Usmanu Danfodiyo. It was founded around 1799 by Mallam Muhammadu Sambo Dan Ashafa, a disciple of the Sheikh Danfodio. Gusau district only became prominent after the fall of Yandoto in 1806. Since its emergence as an important settlement in the Sokoto Caliphate, Gusau town attracted attention as an important agricultural and commercial center. At any rate, the town and its surro ...
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Bukkuyum
Bukkuyum (or Bukwium)) is a Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bukkuyum. In March 2017 more than 300 children died of lead poisoning from illegal mining site at yar Galma village at in the north-west of the area. It has an area of 3,214 km and a population of 211,633 at the 2006 census. The postal code A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ... of the area is 891. References Local Government Areas in Zamfara State {{Zamfara-geo-stub ...
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Anka, Nigeria
Anka is a Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Anka at . It has an area of 2,746 km and a population of 142,280 at the 2006 census. The postal code A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ... of the area is 890. References Local Government Areas in Zamfara State {{Zamfara-geo-stub ...
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Lawal Hassan Anka
Lawali Hassan Anka is a Nigerian politician, a senator and a member of the 9th National Assembly 9th National Assembly may refer to: * 9th National Assembly of France * 9th National Assembly of Laos * 9th National Assembly of Nigeria * 9th National Assembly of Pakistan * 9th National Assembly of Serbia * 9th National Assembly of South Ko ... representing Anka/Mafara constituency. As of August 2020, Anka had not sponsored any legislation. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Members of the Senate (Nigeria) {{Nigeria-politician-stub ...
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Talata Mafara
Talata Mafara is a Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Talata Mafara, about 15 km from the Bakolori Dam on the Sokoto River. The town lies on the southern edge of the major irrigation project fed by the dam. The town is the birthplace of Yahaya Abdulkarim, governor of Sokoto State from January 1992 to November 1993. It has an area of and a population of 215,178 at the 2006 census. The postal code A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ... of the area is 892. References Local Government Areas in Zamfara State {{Zamfara-geo-stub ...
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Zamfara State House Of Assembly
The Zamfara State House of Assembly is the legislative chamber of Zamfara State in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... References See also {{Nigeria-gov-stub State legislatures of Nigeria Politics of Zamfara State ...
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