He decried the situation which had left Nigeria with more than 20 million out-of-school children.
They were on their way to Maradun Local Government Area of the state to assess some government projects.
The Zamfara Anti-thuggery Committee says the legislature established it to fight political thuggery, drug abuse and violent crimes among youths.
A former staff of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Mr Anka’s new appointment was announced on Tuesday in Gusau.
Mr Yari said Zamfara would deliver the highest number of votes for the APC’s Bola Tinubu.
“The operatives responded promptly and moved to the location with a view of repelling the attack. A serious gun battle ensued between the bandits and the operatives.”
The defectors were led by the former women leader of the state PDP, Madina Shehu, who had earlier defected to the APC.
“The state’s PDP chairman’s death came while he was working to ensure peace among Islamic scholars. On behalf of the entire APC members, we extend our condolences.”
The National Population Commission has demarcated 3,230 localities to be included in the ‘Compendium of Localities’ for the success of the 2023 population and housing census.
The campaign covers measles and meningitis vaccination, vitamin A supplementation, birth registration certification and COVID-19 vaccination.
