NGO FTM- CODE ORGANIZES TOWN HALL MEETING ON CTAP II IN ZAMFARA. 06/09/2022 COVID 19/ZAMFARA

From Abdulkarim Umar.

A Non Governmental Orgarnisation, Follow The Money, FTM has organized a one day Town hall meeting on CTAP II (Covid19 Transparency and Accountability Project II). in Gusau, the Zamfara state capital.

Speaking during the  opening of the meeting, the Team Lead FTM-CODE in  Zamfara state, Malam Kabiru Garba,said the meeting will  discuss solemely on the report of our Recent Data Collection on  CTAP II as will as the  COVID 19 Vaccines utilization and Transparency/ Covid19 Fund  in the state.

He added that, Covid19 Transparency and Accountability Project II.  will focus  on Vaccines utilization and accountability, informing  the Community Members that, they will liaise with the state government and Community to  make sure Vaccines  will be available for the exercise.

According to him, Accountabilities on Covid 19 across Health  facilities in the state, is here to  discuss the findings from the  data collected and map out ways to improve PHCs in Zamfara state.

The Team leader added that already, the  second phase of project focus on  improving  healthcare funding and address the issues related to covid-19 vaccines deployment.

In his contribution, the representative of the Executive Secretary, Primary Healthcare Board, Dr. Bashiru Abubakar said there are lot of vaccines for the exercise and led the team on a supervision of Covid -19 vaccination booths to ensure those assigned were carrying out their duties as stipulated.

 He called  on Zamfara State Government  to take immediate action in providing quality Healthcare services across the 147 heatlthcare facilities in the state adding that they visited about 140  PHCs across the state to know their status, and get the percentage of vaccines received, administered and the  remaining one.

Kabiru Ga

rba, informed  the participants that, Follow The Money, FTM has a track record of implementing social Accountability project, and  is always working with community members for sustainability of it's projects and they  are going to liaise with the state government to ensure  PHC Centres will be functional.

He stated that statistics showed the status of Health extension workers, medical officers, health technicians, mid wives, nurses, community health workers, is good, as according to him, number of vaccines received, vaccines used and vaccines remain in the state, are intact

In their various remarks, participants urged the organization to assist in addressing some challenges facing Health Facilities across  the state  most especially in some security compromised areas.

According to one of the community member, Muhammad Ahmad said they need  to partner with Organization like Follow The Money

 in addressing some challenges facing this Community, especially in the area of Female Health workers and so many challenges.

Zamfara NURTW Distance Self From The Person Who Committed Fornication In Public

From Abdulkarim Umar Lihidda

The National Union Of Road Transport Workers Zamfara state chapter has distanced itself from a person that committed fornication Publically inside Gusau Motor Park, saying the person is not their member.

The chairman of the union Alhaji Hamisu Kasuwar Daji made this known in an interview with journalists today, in Gusau the state capital.

He said, his members are law abiding and also follow the rules and regulations governing their union.

According to him, "we neither  know the person nor did we know where he comes from",adding that his members, on hearing the incidence happening inside  the Motor park, immediately rushed to the scene and apprehended the culprits and handed them over to the  state Hisbah Commission for necessary action.

"I was shocked when i heard that somebody was caught publically indulged in acts of adultery, and regretably " within the premises of the motor park' he said. "But fortunately, I discovered that he is not our member," The question then is how has this barbaric act happened while i know you are always vigilance inside motor park", he queried.

According to him, his members told him that the bad act happened in the night while they left for routine vigilance in all the nocks and crannies of the Garage. He said.

The chairman therefore said that his union will fish out all those bad eggs that are trying to tarnish the good image of Zamfara state motor park, and that they will continue to work hand in hand with the Police that are deployed inside garage, to arrest anybody found wanting.

He said already they have screened food sellers Shop owners and anybody that has business to do inside Gusau motor park, but to his great surprise somebody from no where infiltrated and caused harvoc.

Recall that last week, a man and woman who publicly had sex in the garage had first bragged between themselves about who is more ‘morally-corrupt’.

They both claimed to be more ‘naughty’ than each other. And in the process, they both dared each other to undress and have sex in the glare of the general public.

Meanwhile, the officials of the Zamfara Hisbah Commission have arraigned the two ‘depraved lovers’ before the City Higher Shariah Court in Kanwuri, Gusau.

The Hisbah has already arraigned the two public sex offenders in court and are expected that Sharia law will be applied to the case, either for fornication or adultery because their acts contravene Islamic laws and the cultural traditions of the people of the State.