Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has announced the closure of all weekly markets in the state as part of measures to address worsening security situation in the state.
Matawalle announced this after receiving 18 kidnapped students of the State’s College of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Bakura.
The governor also said the state government banned the selling of petrol in jerrycans as part of the measures to stop supplying fuel to the bandits.
“Filling stations in the state should also sell only N10,000 fuel to each vehicle and should be vigilant of vehicles or motorcycles coming for repeat purchases immediately.
“No commercial motorcycle riders are allowed to carry three persons at a time.
“We also reduced the operations of commercial motorcycle and tricycles between 6:00am and 8:00pm in the state capital, while outside the state capital is between 6:00am and 6:00pm.
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“But essential services to include; Health personnel, Security men and Journalist who identified himself were allowed to ride motorcycle or tricycle beyond the stated time.”
The governor also banned the transportation of cows, and firewood through out the state, while movement of food items must be thoroughly investigated to ensure it does not get to bandits.
While saying that all citizens must comply with the new directives or face the full wrath of the law, the governor also called on the public to report any person found breaching the directives.
It was earlier reported that, the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, visited the Gusau Central Market in evaluating the prices of foodstuffs and other essential commodities as part of his efforts to ensure affordable prices in the cost of food items during the Ramadan fast.
While interacting with traders on Friday in Gusau Central Market, the governor asked for the prices of various food items and other essential commodities.
He advised grain sellers in the market to consider reducing the prices of the food items seeing the level of hardship experienced by the people especially the needy.
His word “As Muslims, there is a need to assist one another to make people carry out their obligatory fasting with ease. This can especially be achieved if the consumables are affordable and by doing this, the traders can earn Allah’s abundant rewards”
During the price assessment visit, Matawalle also purchased ten bags of local rice for his household and urged people to patronize local products to boost the state’s economy and that of the nation at large, Daily Post reports.
He assured that his administration will continue to support traders with all that required to improve their businesses.
The Governor also appreciated the traders for quoting affordable prices on their commodities.
The governor was accompanied on the visit by the Commissioner of Commerce, Sufiyanu Bashir Yuguda, Commissioner Environment and Solid Mineral Development, Dr Nura Isah, Market leaders and many senior government officials.
