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‘Matawalle Threatening The Life Of Zamfara Deputy Governor, PDP Members’

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor Bello Matawalle of making life unbearable for Deputy Governor Mahdi Aliyu Gusau and members if it’s party in Zamfara State.

PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, accused Matawalle of orchestrating moves to impeach his deputy for failing to join him in the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The opposition party stated that the panic move by Governor Matawalle is induced by his realization that the mandate of the PDP which he allegedly gave to the APC is on the verge of being recovered through the legal processes of court.

According to the PDP,  the Governor violated the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) in “recklessly moving to the APC when there is no division in the PDP”.

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He added that “the illegal process of impeachment despite a subsisting order of the Federal High Court, Abuja in suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/ 650/2021 portends grave implication for peace and security not only in Zamfara State but the entire North West region as well as the continued sustenance of democracy in our country.

“Governor Matawalle should note that the people of Zamfara State are solidly behind the Deputy Governor, who enjoys large political following in the State as the custodian of the PDP mandate after Matawalle’s infamous defection to the APC. As such, any action against the Deputy Governor amounts to a direct assault on the will of the people which they will firmly resist.”

The party cautioned against any attempt to strip Mahdi Aliyu Gasau of the mandate of the people on the grounds of unfounded allegations.

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The PDP stated that such a plot is a recipe for a serious crisis that can result in the complete breakdown of law and order in the state and in the North West.

Governor Matawalle must know that the people of Zamfara State cannot allow his frustration and ego to be exchanged for their mandate which is now embodied in the Deputy Governor,” Ologunagba said.

They urged the Inspector General of Police to note “how Governor Matawalle, out of frustration has constituted himself into a security threat in Zamfara State and the entire North West region, where he is now threatening the lives of members of the PDP and other well-meaning citizens of Zamfara State.”

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