The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Zamfara State has stated that Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, stays extra politically influential within the state than Governor Dauda Lawal.
The get together said this in response to a report alleging that Governor Lawal had set a situation that Matawalle have to be faraway from workplace earlier than he would contemplate becoming a member of the APC.
In a press release on Thursday, the Zamfara APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris, claimed that Governor Lawal had beforehand made efforts to align with the APC however was not forthcoming in his intentions.
In line with the assertion, the get together regards Matawalle as a serious political determine within the state and referenced his function within the Tinubu/Shettima presidential marketing campaign, the place he served because the Northwest Marketing campaign Director-Common.
The APC additionally accused the governor of opposing Matawalle’s safety efforts within the North West, together with an alleged refusal to permit the minister set up an operational base in Zamfara throughout federal anti-banditry operations.
The assertion added that Matawalle has continued to obtain defectors from the ruling Peoples Democratic Get together, PDP, in each Abuja and Zamfara.
The get together maintained that Governor Lawal is “not able to set circumstances” for becoming a member of the APC and suggested him to strategy get together leaders within the state if he intends to modify political allegiance.
