Supporters of the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mahadi Ali-Gusau, have alleged that the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) masterminded an attack on the venue of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) congress.
Some hoodlums had attacked the PDP congress venue, destroying facilities meant for the conduct of the congress.
The attacked occurred on Monday at Samaru in Gusau, the Zamfara capital.
Aminu Gyangyam, the principal private secretary to the deputy governor, posited that the APC in the state is afraid of the PDP in a statement released following the attack.
“They fear the PDP, and they believed the best way to show their fear is to make sure that they frustrated our state congresses, and you have seen for yourself delegates are more than determined to ensure that the state congresses took place and the party leaders emerged.
“Governor Matawalle should know that this party brought him to power, and this should not be the type of reward he should pay the party with,” he said.
Reacting to the allegation, the APC publicity secretary in the state, Yusuf Idris, refuted the claiming, saying the state government would not tolerate any security breach in the state.
He noted that the PDP a record of internal crises and that the attack was a result of an intra-party dispute.
“They are the architect of their problem. We heard that some powerful persons are planning to enforce candidates on them, especially Col. Bala Mande and Shatiman Rijiya as Chairman and Secretary and some people within the party are pushing for some alternative candidates, so they might be the ones to instigate the crises within their party.
“The governor as the chief security officer of the state, issued them clearance to go ahead and conduct their congresses. So, how would he allow his party supporters to go and distract what he has approved. It does not make any sense at all.
“It is on record that in 2003 the same scenario happened when their anointed party chairman contested the gubernatorial seat under same platform alongside other contestants. During the party congress, they went on rampage, hitting innocent citizens with dangerous weapons where many were hospitalized,” he said.
“The same scenario happened during the PDP congress in 2010 between late Barr Adamu Umar of Blessed Memory and Alhaji Namadi Ango where the congress ended up in serious crises and division.”
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