APC governors’ forum pays sympathy visit to Gov Matawalle

By IBRAHIM KANOMA, Gusau

The Progressives Governors’ Forum has paid a sympathy visit to Governor Mohammed Bello Matawalle, over the recent attacks on eight villages of Anka and Bukkuyum Local Government Areas, which led to the death of 58 innocent people.

Zailani Bappa, Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications, disclosed this in a press release he issued and copy of which he made available to our Zamfara State Correspondent on Tuesday.

The Forum, according to Bappa, was led by its Chairman and Kebbi State Governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, accompanied by the Katsina State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari, among others.

Masari spoke on behalf of the forum where he extended the solidarity of all APC governors to Governor Matawalle at this trying moment facing his state and many Northern states of the Federation.

Governor Masari noted the efforts and committment of Governor Matawalle towards ending the menace of banditry in the region, but such efforts, he said, must be complemented with the people’s support in order to succeed.

He urged the people to co-oprerate with government policies and operational efforts of the security personnel in order to succeed.

“No efforts by the government will succeed without the support and co-operation of the people. Likewise, efforts of the people will be in vain without Government support”, he noted.

Responding, Governor Bello Mohammed thanked the forum for its concern which also demonstrated thev unity and strength of partnership among the APC Governors in the Country.

Governor Matawalle also noted that this was not the first time the Forum paid a similar visit to the state as it did same when there was a fire outbreak which gutted one of the markets in the state capital last year.

He assured the Forum that his Government is very grateful to this concern and will not rest on its oars untill all the bandits in the state are neutralised.

“Already, the recent stringent measures we have taken to block supplies to the bandits, coupled with the intensification of military campaigns against their hideouts are yielding fruitful results.

“Even the recent tragic incident happened in the course of fleeing of one of the most notorious bandits and his gang from their enclave,” Governor Matawalle revealed.