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Masari: I will give Buhari 2.5m votes in 2019

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:43:54 +0000

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has pledged 2.5 million votes for President Muhammadu Buhari in the forthcoming 2019 election. Masari made the pledge in Abuja on Thursday while answering questions from State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. According to him, the people of Katsina are […]

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47 APC aspirants kick against indirect primaries in Katsina

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 21:22:52 +0000

A total of 47 aspirants under the All Progressive Congress (APC) have unanimously opposed the adoption of indirect primaries by the party in Katsina State in electing the party’s candidates for the 2019 general elections. This is contained in a communique signed by Alhaji Abubakar Samaila, on behalf of the aspirants on Saturday in Katsina. “Forty seven […]

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2019 elections: Katsina APC adopts indirect primaries, supports Buhari, Masari’s re-election

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 20:42:42 +0000

The Katsina State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted indirect primaries for electing its candidates for the various offices during the 2019 general elections. Governor Aminu Masari disclosed this at APC stakeholders’ meeting on Thursday in Katsina. Masari said the stakeholders were invited to the meeting for them to be part of […]

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Katsina PDP drags Masari to Supreme Court over LG Transition Committees

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 17:54:02 +0000

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State, said on Tuesday it had approached the Supreme Court, seeking to quash recent inauguration of Transition Committees for the 34 Local Governments in the state. Governor Aminu Masari inaugurated the transition committees in August. Alhaji Salisu Majigiri, the State PDP Chairman, made the disclosure at a press […]

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Masari expresses disappointment as North-West governors shun security meeting in Kaduna; Zamfara monarch assassinated

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 19:05:13 +0000

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State, on Saturday, expressed disappointment with the non attendance of North-West governors to a meeting on security of the sub region held in Kaduna. Masari, who is the Chairman of the Security Committee inaugurated by the Northern Governors Forum (NGF), said the governors must separate politics from the issue of […]

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Buhari in Katsina, commiserates with victims of windstorm, meets Eyadema

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 16:46:15 +0000

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting behind closed doors with visiting Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbe Eyadema, at the Presidential Lodge, Katsina. The two presidents will discuss bilateral issues as well as sub-regional matters, especially the ongoing political conflict between Eyadema’s government and the opposition in his country. The Togolese president, who has offered concessions to […]

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Katsina APC stalwarts accuse Masari of manipulating ward congress, threaten court action

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Sun, 06 May 2018 20:53:15 +0000

Some leaders of the Katsina State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have accused Governor Bello Masari of manipulating Saturday’s congress in the North-West state. To them, no ward election was conducted in the state. Therefore, they have threatened to go to court if any result was released. Led by Abdulkadir Damale and Hassan […]

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Monarchs vow to ensure Buhari’s re-election as Masari says ‘Katsina elders will soon reply Obasanjo’s letter’

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 20:08:12 +0000

The Emir of Maradun in Zamfara State, Alhaji Garba Tambari, says some traditional rulers across the country have resolved to ensure the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. Tambari stated this when he fielded questions from newsmen after paying a condolence visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State, on Sunday. According to […]

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Why Buhari, Masari should be re-elected, by Restoration Forum

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 17:48:57 +0000

A Katsina-based political association, Masari Restoration Awareness Forum, says it is committed to support President Buhari and Governor Aminu Masari for a second term in office. Alhaji Sabo Hassan, the state’s chairman, made the declaration when he addressed members of the forum at its annual meeting in Daura on Sunday. He said the forum would […]

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PDP accuses Masari of misusing N400bn state fund

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 22:36:26 +0000

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State of misusing over N400 billion generated by the state in the last 31 months. Alhaji Salisu Majigiri, the State Chairman of PDP said at a press conference on Tuesday in Katsina, that the over N400 billion was “misused by top government officials”. He […]

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Masari to Atiku: Your defection to PDP in futility

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 18:34:37 +0000

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has described the recent defection of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as an exercise in futility. Masari made the statement in Maiadua, Katsina State on Monday. The governor was in Maiadua Local Government Area to receive the […]

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Buhari receives Masari, Emir, insists ‘Nigerians can live anywhere in the country without restrictions’

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 21:40:52 +0000

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, once again, declared that Nigerians have the constitutional right to live, work and raise their families anywhere in the country without restrictions. Receiving the Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Bello Aminu Masari, at his country home as part of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, Buhari reiterated that the […]

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Masari demotes principal, head teacher

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Wed, 17 May 2017 20:47:56 +0000

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has ordered the immediate demotion of Malam Nuradeen Abubakar, the Principal, Unity Junior Secondary School, Malumfashi and Malam Yakub Ibrahim, Head Teacher, Rimaye Model Primary School, Kankia. Alhaji Abdu Labaran, the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the governor, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Katsina. […]

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Katsina APC youths on the rampage, disrupt rally, smash vehicles, chase away Masari, Senator, Rep, others

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 06:38:29 +0000

Senator Abu Ibrahim (APC Katsina South) and Alhaji Amiru Tukur (APC Katsina), member representing Bakori/Danja Federal constituency, and other party officials narrowly escaped mob action at a political event organised by Katsina State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday in Funtua. It took combined teams of security personnel to rescue notable politicians […]

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Man arraigned for abusing Masari

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 22:38:50 +0000

Katsina State Police Command has arraigned one Muhammad Abdulkadir before a Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly inciting disaffection against Governor Aminu Masari. The prosecutor, Inspector Altine Ragiji told the court that Abdulkadir was arrested on July 7, after he allegedly committed the said offence against Masari. Ragiji said that the offence was contrary to […]

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