Press Statement – 15-7-2021

The attention of the People’s Democratic Party Coalition has been drawn to the unwholesome disposition of the Nigerian police who, out of omission or commission, have chosen to play by the script of All Progressive Congress in aiding and abetting impunity in Zamfara State over the intended persecution of the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State for standing on the path of honour, not compromising his values as a believer in fairness, justice, and equity.

We wish to state categorically and unequivocally without sounding ambiguous that the PDP family will not, I repeat, will never stand by and watch, folding our arms while our member is intimidated or maligned by the same police who are supposed to be
the defenders of all good citizens without succumbing to antics of partisanship, no matter what inducement, enticement, or cajoling from the ruling party, APC.

It should be clear enough that our nation as a Democratic entity is governed by rules, norms, and dictates that makes us a civilized people, we should never at any point as a people begin to hold the wish of any singular party as sacrosanct and the law, lest we descend into anarchy.

It will be worthy of note to remind the Police and whom it may concern, that the mandate of Zamfara State was given to PDP and not Matawale, and in a situation where he has chosen to abandon it and move off to the next party whom the mandate was lawfully taken away from, should know that he must relinquish the said power to the next in line as the
law provisioned that the power must reside within PDP by the judgment that brought Matawale to power. Maybe Matawale should’ve sought for an interpretation before hastily making the move to bite the fingers that fed him.

Truthfully, this is a time the Police should be in defense of justice and not acting as errand boys to a desperate party out to intimidate as intimidating the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Gusau, a man loved by his people will be tantamount to infringement and possibly descend into anarchy, Gusau must not be subjected to ill-treatment of any kind because the voice of the masses is the voice of God.

The good people of Zamfara State have made their position know, they know where their love resides, it must be respected and upheld by the relevant laws of the land who must at the demand of justice protect the same.

The law is clear on the circumstances in Zamfara state, therefore, the law enforcement agencies must be circumspect.

Chief Dr. Emeka Kalu
National Coordinator, PDP Coalition.