Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari has
been told to steer clear from the State. Governor Bello Matawalle, present
Governor of the State handed down the warning having been provoked by his
predecessor over demands for his pension and accumulated allowances. Former
Governor Yari is largely blamed for the insecurities that plagued the State
resulting to banditry, kidnapping and other strong vices, including dilapidated
infrastructure.
Appointed since 1 st April, 2015 till date, Prof. Adepoju Adeshola Olatunde, Director-General of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) has left no room to chance. The Ph.D holder in Agricultural and Environmental Economics (2002) from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State has taken extra-ordinary steps to see the Forestry Institute to the next level of existence. One of such steps is the repositioning of FRIN outstation for better research focus. Others include renovation of dilapidated structures, repositioning of staff members for optimum performance, reclaiming/security all encroached land and resources of the Institute, successfully enacting on Act to Establish Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria for Forestry Research; Education and Training; establishing Six strategic Rural Resource Centers for communities engagement, capacity building and extension services. Prof. Adepoju who also holds B.Agric (Agricultural Economics), 1995 ...
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