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Gusau had declined joining to follow Matawalle to ruling APC.
Matawalle was received into the APC at a major rally in Gusau attended by many APC governors and party big wigs.
But the state assembly yesterday queried the deputy governor for holding the Saturday rally “at the time the state was mourning attacks on communities in Maradun Local Government Area”.
A statement last night by the spokesperson of the assembly, Mustapha Jafaru Kaura, said the decision to invite the two personalities was reached following a motion raised by Hon Yusuf Alhassan Kanoma, representing Maru North constituency, under matters of urgent public importance.
In a statement by his Special Adviser Public Enlightenment, Media and Communication, Mallam Zailani Bappa, the governor also suspended with immediate effect the District Head of Nasarawa Mailayi, Alhaji Bello Wakkala.
He approved the constitution of a high-powered committee of some credible personalities to investigate the activities of the suspended traditional title holders of Dansadau and Nassarawa Mailayi.
The Committee members comprise of DIG Mohammed Ibrahim Tsafe (rtd) as Chairman; Hon. Yusuf Alhassan Kanoma, Hon. Ibrahim T Tukur, Sheikh Ahmad Umar Kanoma, Sheikh Abdullahi Umar Dalla Dalla, Sheikh Kabir Umar Maru as members while Barrister Abdurrashid Haruna would serve as Secretary.
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The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has approved the suspension of Emir of Dansadau, Alhaji Hussaini Umar with immediate effect, and also suspended is the district head of Nasarawa Mailayi in Birnin Magaji Local Government, Alhaji Bello Wakkala.
According to Punch, this was contained in a statement by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Enlightenment, Malam Zailani Bappa.
The statement said, “The district head of Dansadau, Alhaji Nasiru Muhammad S/Kudu will oversee the affairs of Dansadau emirate pending the outcome of an investigation”.
The Governor, according to the statement, has appointed a high-powered committee of some credible personalities to investigate the activities of the suspended traditional title holders.