NDC flays Zamfara authorities over assault on Marafa, chides Lawal over insecurity

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Zamfara state has issued a robust rejoinder to an article by the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government, Suleman Ahmad Tudu, describing the article as deceptive, poorly researched and deliberate propaganda in opposition to Senator Kabir Garba Marafa.

The rejoinder, signed by the State Publicity Secretary of the NDC, Abdulkasim Almustapha Kayatawa, was in response to Tudu’s article titled “The candidate campaigning with a resignation letter.

The NDC stated it will ordinarily not dignify the article with a response, however was compelled to set the file straight.

Kayatawa accused Tudu of intentionally distorting Senator Marafa’s place throughout a DCL Hausa interview.

He clarified that Marafa didn’t marketing campaign with a resignation letter, however made an announcement of accountability and sincere management.

“What Senator Marafa clearly said was that he understands the tasks of the state authorities and the federal authorities.

“He made it abundantly clear that as Governor, he will do his own part as the state government for all to see, and he will push the federal government to do its own part,” the NDC spokesman stated.

“And it is only if there is no result after he has done his own part and pushed the federal government to do its own that he said he would resign. That is the language of a leader with integrity.”

He stated if Tudu discovered the assertion laughable, it was as a result of he was used to leaders who promise heaven and earth however ship sorrow.

The NDC stated the actual concern was the failure of Governor Dauda Lawal to satisfy his 2023 marketing campaign promise to finish insecurity.

“During his 2023 campaign, Governor Dauda Lawal promised the good people of Zamfara State that he would end insecurity in the state… He was elected. And what happened? The people of Zamfara State were killed again and again, without sympathy, without condolences, without genuine action,” the assertion learn.

The celebration argued that no matter achievement the federal government claims with out defending lives is totally and irredeemably a failure.

“What is the point of clearing salary arrears when people are being killed daily? What is the point of recruiting teachers when schoolchildren cannot go to school because they are afraid of being kidnapped? Nothing is moving without security. Nothing,” it stated.

The celebration accused Governor Lawal of missing empathy, alleging that whereas communities have been being attacked, the governor was attending political occasions outdoors the state.

The NDC cited the latest killing of seven folks in Kaura Namoda Local Government, alleging the governor selected to attend the APC presidential marketing campaign flag-off in Kaduna as a substitute of consoling victims.

“His people were killed, yet he joined the federal government delegation to Ethiopia and abandoned his people in their time of grief… Up till now, he has not said anything about the killings in Kaura Namoda. No condolence message. No visit. No statement,” Kayatawa alleged.

The NDC additionally accused the governor of hypocrisy, noting that earlier than becoming a member of the ruling APC on the federal degree, he constantly criticized the Federal Government over insecurity.

“Now, Governor Dauda Lawal has joined the APC-led federal government, but we ask: What has Zamfara state achieved by joining the federal government? Has banditry stopped? The benefit is only for Governor Dauda Lawal,” the celebration stated.

The celebration defended Senator Marafa as a frontrunner with a confirmed file, saying throughout his time within the Senate he constantly raised the problem of Zamfara insecurity on the ground of the Red Chamber.

It stated Marafa had sponsored many indigent college students to check at residence and overseas and facilitated federal appointments for Zamfara indigenes.

“A leader with proven record is not a gamble, he is a guarantee. Senator Marafa is not coming to learn on the job,” Kayatawa stated.

The NDC concluded that if anybody ought to resign, it must be Governor Lawal for failing on the problem that issues most safety.