YARI ABANDONS CRISIS LADEN STATE, JOINS BUHARI FOR PRAYERS IN HAJJ

With bandits and kidnappers virtually in charge of Zamfara State, the State Governor as usual leaves the people to their fate as he jet out for lesser hajj.

[FILES] Map of Zamfara. Photo/ MNCH

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday has Iftar dinner (a fast-breaking meal) in Makkah, as part of a daily ritual during Ramadan, in company of Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State and Emir of Maradun, Alhaji Garba Tambari.During the event, President Buhari expressed sadness over the loss of lives and destruction of property in the state following attacks by bandits.

Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in a statement made available to newsmen, adding that the President expressed determination to ensure that justice prevails and Nigerians find peace and prosperity wherever they lived.

Tambari led prayers for the repose of the souls of victims of violent attacks in Zamfara and Nigeria and for God to help the country achieve total peace and stability.

Nigeria’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Justice Isa Dodo (rtd.) and some personal aides accompanied President Buhari at the event.

Its not the first time the Zamfara governor would be forsaking his state and abandoning his duties while the state burns. Weeks back, he was in ABUJA while bandits kill tens daily. He spent days in his Maitama home partying with elected party men from his State as well as newly elected Governors after they had a retreat It was the visit of security chiefs that eventually forced him to go back to the state.

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