The Zamfara State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ZACCIMA) has been thrown into controversy following the state government’s decision to establish a 15-member caretaker committee to oversee the affairs of the chamber.
Reacting to the development, the Director-General of ZACCIMA, Alhaji Lawal Muhammad Tsafe, described the caretaker committee as unconstitutional and illegal.
He stressed that the chamber is a private organisation governed by its own constitution, which does not allow government interference.
“ZACCIMA is a non-governmental organization. It is a private body with its own constitution guiding how its affairs are run, without interference from the state government,” Tsafe said.
He added, “We have duly constituted our executives, but to our surprise, the state government came up with a list of a caretaker committee, which is unconstitutional, illegal and unacceptable to our members across the state.”
However, the Chairman of the ZACCIMA Caretaker Committee, Alhaji Hassan Buhari Tafidan Maradun, defended the government’s intervention, citing alleged irregularities within the chamber’s leadership.
“Most members of the management have overstayed their tenure, and some are allegedly serving civil servants,” Maradun said.
He also dismissed claims of factionalisation within the chamber, insisting that ZACCIMA remains united.
“There is no faction in ZACCIMA. We are still under one umbrella, with the same mission and vision to develop the chamber in Zamfara,” he added.
