Sokoto State government has written to the Federal government through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, requesting for the suspension of telecommunications blockade in some of the local government areas in the state.
This is contained in a statement signed by the special adviser on media and publicity to the governor, Muhammed Bello, and made available to newsmen in the state.
According to the statement, “following an enlarged security council meeting on the fallout of bandits attack on Goronyo market which claimed the lives of 43 people last week, Sokoto State government has formally written to the Federal Government to suspend the blockade of telecommunications services earlier imposed on 14 local government areas of the state.”
The statement said, “Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state disclosed on Saturday when he received the North-East Governors Forum (NEGF), represented by Governors of Borno and Gombe states, Prof. Babagana Aymara Zulum and Alhaji Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya respectively, who paid a condolence visit to the state over last week’s attack by.”
According to Governor Tambuwal, the call for the rescinding of the blockade became necessary in view of concerns expressed by security outfits in the state that the outage was affecting the smooth conduct of their works.
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