The Peoples Democratic Party has warned Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle not to utilize the State House of Assembly to start an impeachment process against his deputy, Mohammed Gusau.
On Saturday, the major opposition party issued a statement headlined, ‘PDP Cautions Matawalle Over Impeachment Misadventure,’ written by Debo Ologunagba, the party’s National Publicity Secretary.
The governor was accused of “stoking and instigating unrest in the state by coordinating and manipulating the State House of Assembly to begin an illegitimate and undemocratic impeachment procedure against the democratically elected Deputy Governor,” according to the party.
The PDP also urged President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and the All Progressives Congress to summon Matawalle and guarantee that there is no attack on democracy in the country.
According to the party, Matawalle must be held responsible for any breakdown of law and order which can result to bloodshed in Zamfara State for which he can also be personally held liable even beyond the shores of Nigeria as the world is watching.
The statement read, “This illegal process of impeachment despite a subsisting order of the Federal High Court, Abuja in suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/ 650/2021 portends grave implication for peace and security not only in Zamfara State but the entire North West region as well as the continued sustenance of democracy in our country.
