Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday at the State House in Abuja to discuss security, economic developments, and political issues in the state.
According to a statement by the governor’s spokesman, Sulaiman Idris, the talks centered mainly on Zamfara’s security situation. Lawal briefed the president on progress made in tackling insecurity and pointed out areas needing further intervention to restore lasting peace.
President Tinubu reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to supporting Zamfara, including plans to increase troop deployment and supply necessary equipment to strengthen security operations.
The governor also updated the president on the state’s economic performance, especially improvements in internally generated revenue, and requested additional federal support to boost local industries and create jobs.
The meeting took place shortly after the president’s engagement with governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
