{"id":2102,"date":"2025-05-14T21:05:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T20:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fortistv.com\/ltv\/?p=2102"},"modified":"2025-05-28T19:03:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T18:03:41","slug":"gov-dauda-lawals-weak-leadership-fueling-insecurity-in-zamfara-northern-advocacy-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fortistv.com\/ltv\/2025\/05\/14\/gov-dauda-lawals-weak-leadership-fueling-insecurity-in-zamfara-northern-advocacy-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov Lawal Blamed for Zamfara Insecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Civic Group Faults Zamfara Governor for Rising Insecurity<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A northern civic advocacy organisation, Coalition for Safer North-West Communities (CSNC), has blamed the persistent insecurity in Zamfara State on what it described as the \u201clack of courage and gross administrative ineptitude\u201d of Governor Dauda Lawal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A strongly worded statement signed by its President, Alhaji Murtala Shehu Gusau, on Wednesday, said the worsening wave of kidnappings, killings, and banditry in the state reflect a failure of leadership at the highest level of the state government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group said despite the deployment of military personnel and federal government interventions, Zamfara remains one of the most dangerous states to live in, owing largely to the governor\u2019s inability to take decisive action and coordinate effective security responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are alarmed at the continued deterioration of security in Zamfara State, and after a critical assessment, we have no choice but to hold the state government accountable. Governor Dauda Lawal has shown a worrying lack of courage in the face of terror and has consistently failed to provide strategic leadership that inspires confidence among residents or security agencies,\u201d the group declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CSNC said Zamfara\u2019s rural communities have become killing fields, while residents in the capital live in daily fear of abductions, despite the governor\u2019s repeated assurances and media statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is not enough to issue statements from Gusau. What the people need is action. From Dansadau to Maru, Anka to Tsafe, farmers can no longer access their farmlands, women are being kidnapped in broad daylight, and children are growing up under the sound of gunfire,\u201d Alhaji Gusau said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the group, the governor\u2019s approach to security management has been marked by inconsistency, lack of collaboration with federal authorities, and an inability to rally local leaders and traditional institutions towards community-based intelligence gathering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cZamfara is bleeding, and the government seems more interested in political propaganda than real solutions. How many more people need to die before we begin to see seriousness? The governor needs to admit that his strategy, if any, has failed and make way for fresh thinking,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CSNC also accused the Lawal administration of sidelining critical stakeholders in the state\u2019s security architecture, including traditional rulers, local vigilantes, and federal agencies, in a bid to centralise control without the capacity to manage such complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe must stop pretending that things are normal. The situation in Zamfara is a full-blown emergency, and if Governor Dauda Lawal cannot show the willpower to govern in a crisis, then he must accept that leadership is not for him. Zamfara deserves more than photo-ops and empty meetings,\u201d the group insisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alhaji Gusau said the group\u2019s position is based on consistent engagement with affected communities, civil society organisations, and humanitarian workers in the North-West, many of whom have raised alarm over the governor\u2019s silence or delayed responses to critical incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group also questioned how billions allocated to security in Zamfara\u2019s state budget have been spent, demanding transparency and accountability from the administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe challenge the Zamfara State Government to publish the breakdown of its security spending for 2023 and the first quarter of 2024. We deserve to know what has been done with public funds meant to protect lives,\u201d Alhaji Gusau said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group called on the National Assembly, particularly lawmakers from Zamfara, to conduct an independent assessment of the security situation in the state and recommend a pathway to restoring peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is not the time for partisan silence. Zamfara\u2019s future is at stake. We urge Senator Ikra Aliyu Bilbis and other representatives to raise their voices and ensure that the suffering of our people is not ignored at the national level,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CSNC said it would continue to mount pressure on elected officials at both the state and federal levels until Zamfara experiences a turnaround in security and governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want peace. But peace will not come through platitudes. It requires bold leadership, integrity, and vision \u2014 all of which are sorely lacking in the current state government. Governor Dauda Lawal must wake up to his responsibilities or respectfully step aside for someone who can,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Civic Group Faults Zamfara Governor for Rising Insecurity A northern civic advocacy organisation, Coalition for Safer North-West Communities (CSNC), has blamed the persistent insecurity in Zamfara State on what it described as the \u201clack of courage and gross administrative ineptitude\u201d of Governor Dauda Lawal. A strongly worded statement signed by its President, Alhaji Murtala Shehu…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[528,38,2],"tags":[892,895,893,894,891],"class_list":["post-2102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-economy","category-news","category-politics","tag-advocacyalert","tag-govlawal","tag-northernnigeriacrisis","tag-securitychallenge","tag-zamfarainsecurity"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t