Kabiru Marafa, Senator
representing Zamfara Central, has accused Zamfara Governor, Abdulaziz Yari of
paying more attention to being chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, than
protecting lives of his people.
Marafa accused Yari of laxity in
managing the security crisis in the northern State, urging him to seek for
Buhari’s help if he cannot handle security situation in his state.
Marafa alleged that the gunmen
who killed at least 41 people in Zamfara were known to officials of the state
government.
“Why are people not talking? Why
is the state House of Assembly not addressing this issue? Definitely, some
people have to be brought to book. He was voted to be the governor, not the
Chairman of the NGF.
“If he is not in charge , he
should summon the courage to come out and say ‘ this issue is beyond me, Mr.
President I want your help.
“I have been complaining but the
state government always wants to sweep this thing under the carpet. I said (at
the Senate ) that there was a problem and I said Zamfara was under a siege and
that the state government had banned all vigilante groups . People who are not
security agents now walk about with arms.
“The governor keeps saying that
he is spending money. Spending money on what, and why? What you see that just
happened is not only in that community. Within the last three days, different
communities were attacked in Zamfara. It is just that this one is bigger than others.
There are killings and kidnappings going on in Zamfara on a daily basis and
nothing is being done.
“Instead of him to sit down and
face his problem, he is always in Abuja doing one thing or the other in the
name of being the Chairman of the NGF,” Marafa told Punch
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