Arewa Youth Council for Peace Welcomes UK GGRI Report on Zamfara

LThe Arewa Youth Council for Peace (AYCP) has thrown its full weight behind the Good Governance Rating Index (GGRI) midterm report, which branded Zamfara State, under Governor Dauda Lawal, as not too encouraging.

The UK-based organisation’s scathing assessment exposed Lawal’s administration as a betrayal of Zamfara’s people in areas of health, education, infrastructure, security, and others.

The AYCP calls this report a “long-overdue indictment of a governor.”

The GGRI report laid bare the apocalyptic state of Zamfara, where armed banditry and mass kidnappings have surged.

Over 60% of rural children are denied education, rotting in crumbling schools, while health facilities—starved of funds.

In a statement signed by Comrade Usman Yusuf, AYCP condemned Lawal’s leadership, noting that his 2023 campaign promises of security and prosperity have not been fulfilled.

This governance collapse, the AYCP warns, is a ticking time bomb for Nigeria’s stability, with Zamfara’s misery threatening to destabilise the entire North-West.

Yusuf added: “Lawal must beg for forgiveness, and resign immediately for plunging our state into this abyss of despair.

“His resignation is not negotiable. We will make sure Zamfara rejects him in 2027.

“We demand transparency, accountability, and justice!”

But the allegations were denied by a source close to the Governor, who said that the report is a product of the enemy of the Governor who are envious of his achievements over the years as a man that is meeting the needs of the people of the state.

He added that the Zamfara people know those who love them and that they will continue to support the policies of Governor Dauda Lawal.