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A group known as Zamfara APC Youth Vanguard has asked President Bola Tinubu to reconsider appointing Yazid Danfulani as the executive secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund/Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Initiative .In a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information and strategy, Danfulani was announced as the executive secretary of SMDF/PAGMI.
“We, therefore, urge President Bola Tinubu to graciously reconsider and review the mix-up in the appointment of Yazid Danfulani and Hajia Fatima Umaru-Shinkafi as executive secretary of SMDF on the same day,” the statement reads.“Danfulani is an embodiment of patriotism, a development expert with enormous intellectual capacity.
Gusau said Danfulani will “certainly bring a high sense of commitment and innovation in repositioning the sector”. In a statement, Abubakar Rabiu, chairman of the association, described Shinkafi as a “paragon of excellence,” noting that she “will be motivated to take the solid minerals sector to the next level”.
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