Citizenship News
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured the people of Zamfara State that the issue of insecurity bedeviling the state will soon become a history as formidable strategies have been employed to conquer the remaining groups of bandits disturbing peace in the state.
The President, who was represented by the Vice President Senator Kashim Ibrahim Shattima made the statement in Gusau Zamfara State capital on Tuesday while formally receiving Governor Dauda Lawal into the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He described Governor Lawal’s defection into APC as additional strength and popularity which indicated that the party’s flag would keep flying to retain Zamfara State which had been one of the party’s stronghold.
“I urge all noble members of the APC across the 14 local government areas of Zamfara State to support Governor Dauda Lawal for him to continue taking the state to the heights”, Shattima said.
In the same vein, former Zamfara State Governor and Minister of State for Defense alongside Senator Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, jointly registered their unreserved support for Governor Dauda Lawal to become a sole gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State come 2027.
The development came in separate remarks made by the duo during formal reception of Governor Dauda Lawal into APC which was led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu represented by the Vice President, Senator Kashim Ibrahim Shattima in Gusau Zamfara State capital, Tuesday.
Speaking, Minister of State for Defense, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, had drawn the attention of all his supporters from across the 147 wards of the 14 local government areas of the state including politicians, citizens and well wishers, that he had cancelled his intention to contest gubernatorial seat during 2027 elections.
“With due respect, I stand to notify you that I will not contest gubernatorial seat anymore, but would rather remain soliciting for your unreserved support for Governor Dauda Lawal instead, therefore, whoever is willing to vote for me by 2027 as Governor of the state, should do so for Dauda Lawal”, Matawalle said.
Also speaking, former Governor of the state, Senator Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, called for all members of the APC across the state, to bury political differences that led to creation of avoidable factions in the party, to work as one family under one umbrella with a view to achieve success during upcoming general elections.
“We should forget and forgive all what we saw as wrongs being done to us by our brothers and sisters in Zamfara politics. This is a new dawn for our political struggles, let us accept the sitting Governor Dauda Lawal who has chosen to join our party, although he was once a bonafide member of the APC which he left for another party and now came back home”, Senator Yari said.
