02/09/2026
PRESS RELEASE
FAZAMSS Constitutes National Steering Committee for 2002–2026 National Confluence
As the Federated Association of Zamfara State Students (FAZAMSS), incorporated as the National Union of Zamfara State Students (NUZAMSS), approaches its 24th anniversary, the leadership is pleased to announce the official constitution of the National Steering Committee for the upcoming National Confluence.
The National Confluence, proposed for Sunday, 6th October 2026, will serve as an institutional platform for critical reflection, advocacy, and strategic planning. Under the central theme, “Reflecting on the Past, Strengthening Scholarship, Assessing Our Association & Charting the Way Forward,” the Confluence aims to address core issues such as the revival of the long-discontinued local scholarship scheme, internal cohesion, and institutional autonomy.
To ensure a thorough, inclusive, and seamless organization, the following experienced past and present leaders have been appointed to steer the affairs of the National Confluence:
NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
• Comrade Ayuba Jelani — Former Deputy Senate President, FAZAMSS Representative Assembly (2025 Administration) — Chairman
• Comrade Abdulmudallib Sani — Former National Financial Secretary (2024 & 2025 Administrations) — Member
• Comrade Aminu Ashiru Yahaya — Former National Financial Secretary (2021 Administration) — Member
• Comrade Usama Lawal — Former Honourable Minister for Basic & Secondary Education (2025 Administration) — Member
• Comrade Ukashatu Shehu — Former President, ZAMSSA ABU Zaria (2022) — Member
• Comrade Nasir Talba — Former President, ZAMSSA AGP Talata Mafara (2022) — Member
• Comrade Aishat Bashir — Former National Vice President I (2025 Administration) — Member
• Comrade Buhari Sani — Former National Public Relations Officer (2025 Administration) — Member
• Comrade Aisha Muhammad Jamiu — Former National Vice President (2025 Administration) — Member
• Comrade Ismail Bashir — Former President, ZAMSSA Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda (2022/2023) — Member
• Comrade Ibrahim Ya’u Maizare — Former Secretary-General, NUZAMSS (2021/2022) — Member
• Comrade Amina Ibrahim — Deputy Chief of Staff to the National President — Member
• Senator Mukhtar Shehu Magawata — National Clerk of the Senate, FAZAMSS Representative Assembly — Member
• Comrade Yasir A. Hussain — National Secretary-General, FAZAMSS (Incorporated as NUZAMSS) — Member
• Comrade Ziya’u Yusuf — Former Senate President, 16th Representative Assembly — Secretary
The committee is tasked with organizing all thematic sessions, including programme planning, stakeholder engagement, publicity, logistics, as well as drafting the final 24-Year Confluence Communiqué to chart a renewed path for Zamfara State students.
The Association calls on all past leaders, current executives, chapter presidents, alumni, students, government officials, educational stakeholders, and friends of Zamfara students to fully support the National Steering Committee and the Confluence.
Twenty-four years of existence presents a critical opportunity for FAZAMSS (Incorporated as NUZAMSS) to reflect honestly on its journey, restore unity, revive local scholarship advocacy, protect institutional autonomy, and reposition itself as a true development partner for Zamfara State.
From 2002 to 2026, we celebrate the journey.
From 2026 onward, we must build the future.
Signed,
Comrade Ahmad Halliru Yahaya
National President, FAZAMSS/NUZAMSS
2nd September, 2026