The Zamfara State government has instructed citizens to obtain firearms in order to defend themselves against robbers, which many perceive as an indication of a failed state.
The government also prohibited the usage of motorbikes, also known as Okada, in the state and directed security to shoot any violators on sight. Aside from that, the state has prohibited the selling of gasoline to bike operators.
The Zamfara State Government has praised the state House of Assembly for enacting the Social Protection Bill.
This was stated in a press statement signed and issued to journalists in Gusau by the House’s Director-General, Press Affairs, Comrade Nasiru Biyabiki, who also stated that the House has been applauded for the recent development.
According to the statement, the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Hajiya Fa’ika M. Ahmed, said thus in response to the House’s passing of the bill into law, led by Speaker Nasiru Ma’azu Magarya.
Bashir Kabir Ahmad, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, signed the letter of thanks in Gusau, the state capital.
Hajiya Ahmed further stated that the extensive legislative processes carried out prior to the bill’s adoption into law demonstrated that the House was willing to complement Governor Bello Muhammad’s zeal and efforts “in softening the misery of vulnerable persons across the state.”
She stated that the social protection programs were multi-sectoral in nature, incorporating all of the social sector’s MDAs as managed by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development.
