A former governorship aspirant in Zamfara State and Social Improvement & Patron of the Bola Tinubu/Kashim Shettima Presidential Marketing campaign Council 2023, Alhaji Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has kicked in opposition to the decision for a state of emergency in Zamfara State.
In a press release signed on behalf of the Patriots for the Development of Peace and Social Improvement, Shinkafi stated such calls are solely sponsored by determined politicians who misplaced elections and need to seize energy unconstitutionally to loot the treasury and impoverish the folks.
“We’re conscious of their antics as expired politicians and urge President Bola Tinubu and all lovers of democracy to disregard them as they wallow of their delusions of grandeur,” he stated.
“The agenda of those brokers provocateurs is to distract Governor Dauda Lawal and destabilize the state because it was earlier than he assumed workplace on Might 29, 2023.”
“Blinded by parochial pursuits, these reactionary forces show ignorance of the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended, relating to the strict circumstances on the elimination of a duly elected governor and state legislators, vis-à-vis the president’s energy to declare a state of emergency in any a part of the nation. The appointment of a sole administrator is an aberration and undemocratic.”
“Definitely, Zamfara State doesn’t fall underneath any of the clear provisions of the nation’s Structure for eradicating the governor or declaring a state of emergency there. It’s imprudent to overheat the polity and trigger political upheaval.”
“Nigeria is ruled by the rule of legislation, not would possibly. There is no such thing as a place for dictatorship, autocracy, and despotism in constitutional democracy. President Tinubu is a democrat and swore to uphold the Structure, and will definitely not yield to political jobbers clamoring for a state of emergency in any state the place the folks had rejected them within the polls.”
“Patriots for the Development of Peace and Social Improvement urges politicians in Zamfara State to play by the principles, uphold democratic values, beliefs, and ethics, and eschew the politics of bitterness, which impedes the features of our hard-earned democracy.”
“President Tinubu, as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, together with our gallant troopers, different safety companies, and supported by Governor Dauda Lawal, have fought armed banditry within the state head-on, which has considerably improved safety, public security, and order in Zamfara State.”
“The improved safety paved the way in which for vigorous financial actions, social companies, and infrastructural growth, all mixed to offer essential dividends of democracy to residents, together with the cost of the ₦70,000 nationwide minimal wage to civil servants and the promise to handle the gray areas within the implementation of the nationwide minimal wage for senior civil servants.”
“If the intention of the teams and their sponsors is to distract Governor Lawal, they’ve failed woefully, as he’s a person of indefatigable endeavor with distinctive political sagacity, management acumen, and tenacity of objective to offer fruits of democracy to residents and alleviate their struggling, as specified by his Rescue Mission.”
“It isn’t but time for partisan politics for the 2027 basic election. Everyone ought to relax and contribute to constructing a greater Zamfara State. It’s time for patriotism, not antagonism.”
