Zamfara gov halts plan to sue APC spokesperson

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Muhammad Matawalle has stopped the plan to institute a legal action against the acting National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Yekini Nabena over an alleged comment credited to the APC spokesperson the governor considered libellous.

The APC spokesman had last week Thursday accused one of the Governors of the North West States of harbouring the activities of the bandits in the region following the abduction of the Kankara Schoolboys.

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In an interview with newsmen on Tuesday, the Governor said he was miffed by the allegation but has decided to stop the plan to sue the APC spokesperson due to the intervention of the APC National Caretaker Committee and the Governors Forum.

“Following interventions by the APC National Caretaker Committee, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and the Progressives Governors’ Forum, I have decided to hold on to my decision of taking legal action against the Acting National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress APC, Yekini Nabena, for some libellous comments that tantamount to accusations against my personality and governments.

“I have decided to hold on to my earlier decision of the legal action against the APC scribe pending the decision and action to be taken by the party in discipline Yekini for the unsubstantiated allegations he leveled against me and my government.

“You may recall that recently, precisely on Thursday, the 17th of December, 2020, the Ag. National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress APC, Mr Yekini Nabena made very serious and unsubstantiated allegations against my person and government, accusing me of harbouring, sponsoring and aiding banditry in the north western Nigeria.

“These allegations are so weighty that can not be swept under the carpet, especially considering the fact that it concerns human lives and humanity and my dignity.

The Governor stated that It was on record that since he assumed office as governor of the state, “my priority was on how to secure Zamfara state from its immediate past position of being “the most dangerous state to visit or leave ” due to the waves of attacks, killings, maiming, kidnappings, cattle rustling and vandalisation of public property and assets that bediveled the state.” he said.