2027: Zamfara gov orders appointees seeking elective offices to resign

Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has directed each assembly members and governmental appointees intending to contention successful the 2027 wide elections to resign positions.

The directive was issued connected Monday during the State Executive Council gathering held astatine the Government House successful Gusau, according to a connection by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris.

The decision, the connection noted, is successful enactment with provisions of the Electoral Act, arsenic good arsenic the 2027 predetermination timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

“Today, Governor Dauda Lawal presided implicit the 64th Executive Council Meeting, wherever captious issues were deliberated for the improvement of Zamfara State,” the connection read.

“In his opening remarks, the politician directed that each assembly members vying for governmental offices should resign connected oregon earlier March 31, 2026.”

He further instructed the Secretary to the State Government to contented a circular mandating each governmental appointees seeking elective positions to measurement down earlier the deadline.

Similarly, the Head of Service has been directed to notify civilian servants with governmental ambitions to ...