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PDP Campaign Train Visit Goronyo, Assured Of Massive Support
By Muhammad Ibrahim,Sokoto
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal while addressing the gathering expressed happiness with the massive turnout and promised to complement their support through Malam Ibrahim Ubandoma who will succeed him soon.
“Believing on your massive support Ubandoma with great plans for rural populace is a sure winner who will transform your your social livelihoods to modernity”.
The Director General Campaign Council Committee Chairman Yusuf Sulaiman challenged the people of Goronyo for greater number of votes considering what Tambuwal did to them especially the choice of party chairman from the area.
He said it is time to complement the deeds and further challenged them to cast more votes than any other local government in the state.
who was enthused with the great number of supporters said he hoped all those at the gathering would cast their votes to APC candidates.
That he considered them great farmers,Wamakko assured them of better produce through provision of modern implements to improve their skills for betterments of all.
Governorship candidate, Malam Ibrahim Ubandoma in his campaign strategy explained his intent of developing the area through provision of all types of social amenities that can make their livelihoods examplary.
He said they have a political strategy good enough to generate greater votes than anticipated.
Other dignitaries that spoke at the ceremony include Barrister Bello Muhammad Goronyo,Nasiru Bafarawa, Mukhtar Shehu Shagari and Rabi Muhammad Giyawa all assured of their massive support to the All Progressive Congress come February 25th,2023.
The PDP party chairman Bello Aliyu Goronyo thanked the campaign train for the visit and assured them of their massive support. He similarly assured governor Tambuwal that it is compulsory on him to canvas for massive considering his position as the party chairman moreso the number of provided social amenities in the area.
The council chairman Abdulwahab Yahaya Goronyo in his welcome remarks expressed happiness with the visit and similarly extend message assuring all his best come 25th general elections.
February 11, 2023
People Of Wurno And Rabah Should Thank God Having Ubandoma As Their Governor – Goronyo
By Muhammad Ibrahim, Sokoto
The Party Chairman Bello Aliyu Goronyo made the statement when the campaign team visited the areas.
Bello Goronyo was of the view that Malam Ibrahim Ubandoma will deliver come 2023 general elections considering the large participation of electorates during campaigns.
Governor Tambuwal in his remarks about the election of Atiku Abubakar as the President said it will solve all the outstanding problems bedevilling the country while at the state level, Ubandoma is certain to improve social well being of the citizenry.
Accordingly, the PDP Campaign Council Committe Director General Yusuf Sulaiman charged all electorates to come out enmass during the forthcoming 2023 general elections as that is the only avenue to change the ruling national government for better.
He said the leadership has no focus and securitiwise has no concern on the lives of rural communities who are daily killed, kidnapped or maimed without any serious action from the Federal Government.
“The Ubandoma/Bafarawa team is a combination to beat not only in Sokoto state but the country in general, we are all set waiting for swearing in”.
State women leader, Hajiya Kulu Rabah in her remarks assured of women’s full participation come 2023 general elections with assurance that they would vote Ubandoma/Bafarawa team.
Other speakers commended Tambuwal for distribution of the devidence of democracy and also for his foresight in selecting Malam Ubandoma to govern Sokoto state come 2023.
January 8, 2023
Two Young Informants Arrested In Goronyo
By Muhammad Ibrahim, Sokoto
Two young youth have been arrested in Danjiro village of Goronyo local government area for passing accurate information to kidnappers for illegal attacks.
The informants when asked confessed that they have been in this illegal act for sometime.
However, they refused to disclose the amount they were being paid for every information undertaken by the bandits for every attack.
Just two days ago the soldiers of Dogo Gede undertook a bloodshed attack on the communities of Danjiro where several lives were lost while others sustained injury.
For sometimes now the people of Goronyo local government have suffered series of attacks by the bandits
When contacted on the issue, the Sokoto Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Sanusi Abubakar said he will get back to our correspondent, but two hours after compiling this report the police spokesman has not responded.
October 18, 2022
PDP In Disarray As Mass Defection Hits Party In Goronyo, Sokoto State
By Muhammad Ibrahim, Sokoto
… as 9,800 defected
The popularity of the APC in Goronyo Town has suddenly dwarfed the ruling party PDP. The APC is inching bracingly towards terminating the almost eight years reign of the ruling PDP and Some months of NNPP in the area.
The PDP, NNPP are already disturbed by the gale of defection of its members to the APC. The defection is already causing a panic disorder in both parties PDP and NNPP.
The acceptance of APC received from Goronyo people was very alarming, considering people are embracing the party, taking it to their homes, hamlets, units, villages.
As massive defection continues in the state and hits Goronyo PDP and APC Gubernatorial Candidate Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu together with his Deputy Gubernatorial candidate Alh Idris Muhammad Gobir Danchadi, East Senatorial Candidate Alhaji Ibrahim Lamido Isa, APC State Chairman Alhaji Isah Sadiq Achida , North West APC Zonal Barr Bello Muhammad Goronyo, North West women leader Hajiya Hadiza Ahmed Shagari, and Alhaji Kabiru Sarkin Fulani, Ahmed Aminu Tafida Gohe, Barr Gandi Umar Muhammad mni Esq, Alhaji Bashiru Nuhu, Alhaji Isah Aliyu Sanda, Alhaji Alh Sanusi Zamau, Alhaji Aminu Sani Liman, Mubarak Mohd, Bello Kado, Bashar Abubakar MC, Daddy Ali Musa, , Hajiya Rabi Abubakar Tudun Wada, Hon, Nasiru Ladan, Hon Ya’u Muhammad Danda, Alhaji Chika Waziri Junaidu, Mal Nafi’u Malami Danhaja, Baba MD Manir M Shehu, Alhaji Sani Aliyu Garge and Faruku Soccer.
Others are APC stalwarts in the area and the state in general had received nine thousand eight hundred (9,800) of PDP, NNPP members in Goronyo town who defected from their former party PDP to APC change in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
September 19, 2022
Goronyo, Tureta, Silame, Kware, Others To Benefit With Tablets – SUBEB Boss
By Muhammad Ibrahim,Sokoto
Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board Alhaji Altine Shehu Kajiji made the pledge today while declaring open a three days Training of Coaches, Mentors and School Support Officers of the 8 LGEAs enjoying BESDA Early Grade Reading Program (EGR).
Alhaji Altine Shehu said this is imperative in view of the importance of digitization of teachers supervision and monitoring for effective performance.
He opined that time has ripe to embrace digital system toward Improving,Supervision and Monitoring of both teachers and pupils attendence and performance in our basic schools for a better result.
According to him very soon the board will distributed teaching and learning tools to all the 23 LGEAs in the state.
Speaking,an official from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Adam Adedeji said UBEC decided to provide 150 tablets for the training of Schools Support Officers as well as Coaches and Mentors for effective assessment of teachers employed by Besda.
Adedeji said a software is installed on the tablets which will ensure effective assessment and monitoring of teachers while teaching their pupils.
He described sokoto subeb as best in the implementation of besda project and urged it to sustain the feat so far recorded by the project.
Earlier in a welcome address,the Director Quality Assurance Dr. Adamu Abdullahi Mogonho commended UBEC for providing 150 tablets for distribution to Coaches, Mentors and Schools Support Officers of the 8 LGEAs enjoying besda Intensive Literacy program.
The LGEAS according to him included Bodinga, Binji, Silame, Kware, Sokoto North, Tureta, Goronyo and Illela.
Mogonho described the effort of UBEC in that regard as counter productive as the tablets were in addition to similar ones provided to Head Teachers for the taking of attendance of both pupils and besda volunteer teachers in their respective Schools.
The occasion was witnessed by the PM two and three of the board Alhaji Muhammad Dan’Ango Wurno and Hajiya Fati Ilo, Permanent Secretary Ahmed Rufa’i Ibrahim as well as Directors of Administration Mubarak A Waziri and Planning Umar Muhammad Yabo.
June 8, 2022
Goronyo Killings; Northeast Governors Donate N20m To SOSG
By Muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto
A week after the dastardly killings of over 70 people in Goronyo local government area of Sokoto state, the six governors of the North-East geopolitical zone have donated the sum of N20 million to Sokoto state government.
Media aide to the governor, Muhammad Bello said this is as Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state appealed to the Federal Government to provide more boots on the ground in the entire North-West region to roll back the menace of banditry, kidnapping and sundry criminalities.
Borno state Governor, Prof. Babagana Umaru Zulum announced the donation Saturday when he along with his Gombe state counterpart, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya visited Sokoto to condole with the people and government of the state over the bandits attack that claimed lives in Goronyo.
Prof. Zulum who is also the Chairman of the North-East Governors Forum (NEGF) expressed displeasure over the incident and offered that his counterpart parts in the region, especially his state which has more than a decade experience of engaging the Boko Haram insurgents, will offer valuable counsel to Sokoto state and other North-Western states currently experiencing the scourge of bandits and marauders.
In his response, Gov Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state while applauding the NEGF for its kind gesture, assured that his administration will avail itself with the wealth of experience of his counterparts.
Attributing the influx of the marauders to the security operations in Zamfara which has occasioned the influx of the criminals displaced to Sokoto, asked the Federal Government to expand the operation to other states of the North-West.
He also appealed to the apex government to provide more equipment to the security operatives to enable them confront and curtail the bandits and other criminals.
Gov. Tambuwal later led his visitors to Ummarun Kwabo Jarma Academy in Sokoto which hosts several orphans whose parents were killed by Boko Haram adherents.
October 25, 2021
We Are Touched, Grieved By Goronyo Bandits Attack – Tambuwal
By Muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto
“This attack by bandits on the market in Goronyo really touched us. We grieve the loss of the departed souls. It is really disheartening. Without doubt, it is no small loss for us, the people of Goronyo, the state and the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
We sincerely sympathize and commiserate with all those who lost their beloved ones. We pray that may Allah, the Beneficent and the Merciful, grant eternal rest to the deceased”, averred the Governor when he visited the pace of Goronyo District head, Alhaji Muhammad Sambo.
He said for those who suffered various degrees of injuries who are at home or recuperating in hospitals, we pray to Allah to grant them recovery and good health.
Tambuwal also called on the people of the state to continue to cooperate with security agents. Rest assured, “the state government is working closely with the Federal government to ensure that peace returns to troubled areas of the state, especially in the Eastern axis of the state”.
Equally, all the measures put in place thus far to checkmate insecurity will continue to subsist.
Yesterday the Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Farouk Yahaya, himself an indigene of the state, visited the Governor and took time to also visit Isa and Goronyo local government areas in the Eastern flank of the state. God willing, these ugly incidents will sooner than later be halted for good.
“I call on all of us to continue to pray fervently and exercise patience. Certainly, with your cooperation, we will succeed in eradicating this menace.
Like I appealed to you when I condoled the people of Shinaka a couple of months ago, I again admonish you all to avoid taking laws into your hands. Whatever happens, we should cooperate with the law enforcement agents to tackle it”.
October 20, 2021
Senator Wamakko Commiserates With The Victims Of Goronyo Bandits Attack
By Muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto
The chairman Senate Committee on Defense, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko Sarkin Yamman Sokoto, representing Sokoto North Senatorial District has condemned in totality the attack by bandits at Goronyo weekly market on Sunday where several people where reportedly killed.
Media aide to the Senator, Bashar Abubakar said Senator Wamakko described the attack as barbaric and inhuman, saying that no religion allow killing of innocent souls.
The Senator while commiserating with the people of Goronyo Local Government, the families of the deceased persons and the entire Sokoto State, said God will not allow this ugly trend to continue ravaging the Sokoto community.
He prayed Allah to forgive the departed souls and expose those behind the killing of innocent lives.
Senator Wamakko urged the people of the state to continue to pray to Almighty Allah to provide a remedy to these ungodly acts.
It could be recalled that, a gang of several unknown gunmen invaded Goronyo market on Sunday and started shooting sporadically and killed many lives that were at the middle of business activities.
October 19, 2021