Insecurity: Zamfara State Governor Suffers Big Blow …as Commissioner Exposes Govt on National TV

Just in what could best be described as a sponsored clueless interview of shame and disappointment on Arise Television morning show on Thursday October 3, 2024, the Governor of Zamfara state, Dauda Lawal has continued is lamentations of woeful failure following his inability to to tackle insecurity menace which he mismanaged in Zamfara state.

Appearing on the morning show on behalf of Dauda Lawal is Abdullmalik Abubakar Gajam, Zamfara state commissioner for budget.

To the anchors of the program and everyone who watched the interview in the morning, it is obvious that the allocations collected by Zamfara state Government for the past 16 months of Dauda Lawal’s administration have been misappropriated following the shameful submissions of Abdulmalik Gajam.

When asked why the Zamfara state Governor is yet to implement the 70 thousand naira minimum wage directive, Gajam responded by saying that the Government was still busy with verifying the number of statutory civil servants in the state, an answer that got even the Arise TV program anchors stalled in surprise for a while.

Zamfara state Governor Dauda Lawal

The question here is, does it mean that for close to a year and half now, the current Zamfara state government is yet to know the actual number of her workers?

Again, when asked about why insecurity is blazingly at it’s peak in Zamfara state, Gajam clearly showed incompetence of his principal, Governor Dauda Lawal’s inordinate and cluelessness in tackling the security menace when he accused the Previous administration of the state for being responsible for insecurity in the state.

Now the big question here is, who is the chief security officer of Zamfara state where insecurity has taken a center stage?

Gajam said that the past administration dialogued with the bandits.

Another big question here is, if the administration of Former Governor Bello Matawalle was crisis free and the activities of bandits and terrorists were greatly tamed through dialogue, doesn’t it suggest that dialogue is the best form of such crisis resolution for sustainable peace?

Shouldn’t Dauda Lawal eschew pride and consult his predecessor for support and possible lecture on how to go about ensuring the safety of lives and properties in Zamfara state?

Your answers are as good as mine.

Unfortunately for Governor Dauda Lawal, his Commissioner for budget and planning made a mess of the written script he paid so much money for by instead of telling his interviewers and listeners what his government has done within the one and half year in office, a revelation of shared mediocrity and directionlessness was showcased by his commissioner on an international television.