Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has said he wasn’t forced to join the APC.
Gatekeepers News reports that Zamfara State Governor, North West, Nigeria, Bello Matawalle has revealed that he defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to strengthen political unity in his state and not forced as insinuated in some quarters.
Matawalle’s media aide, Yusuf Idris, stated this in a statement.
He also debunked media reports that the governor was forced to join the APC to stop killings in the state.
“It is a known fact that Governor Matawalle is one of the leaders in the country that speaks wisdom on all matters and he joined the APC in order to strengthen political unity in the state for the purpose of bringing more development to his people,” Mr Idris said in a statement.
He added that the defection was also due to “the upper hands he (Matawalle) had been enjoying from President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC high command on all matters concerning the state.”
He further said President Buhari and the APC governors had been sympathetic to the people of the state in trying times.
He also added that these encouraged Matawalle to reciprocate the concern and respect given.
“The governor’s mission for joining the ruling party was nothing more than that. Any other report is mischievous and the handiwork of those diversionary characters that have remained vehemently opposed to the defection to APC by Governor Matawalle.” The statement added.
