Bungudu local government patriotic front of the the local has begged Zamfara State has begged the State Governor, Dauda Lawal, and Zamfara state independent electoral commission ZASIEC to as a matter of urgency substitute their chairmanship aspirant, Nura Umar Abdullahi in the forthcoming November 16, local government election in the state.
The leader of the group, Comrade Sulaiman Kwatarkwashi made the appeal in an interview with newsmen in Gusau Thursday
According to him, already, a petition was written to the office of the state party chairman and the state independent electoral commission ZASIEC on the matter by the group.
“We wish to use this opportunity and call for the removal and substitution of Nura Umar Abdullahi as candidate for the upcoming Local Government election as our chairmanship aspirant under the platform of PDP based on Law no. 4 official gazette of Zamfara Stat Independent Electoral Commission and other matter 2017”, he added.
According to him, Section (h) in the gazette provided that any person indicted for embezzlement on fund which indictment have been accepted by the state government shall not contest the office of the Chairman of any local government.
“You may recall that, various petitions have been written against Nura Umar Abdullahi as (Sole Administrator of Bungudu Local Government) and Governor Dauda Lawal directed DSS to investigate the matter.A report of indictment was sent to him by the DSS against him”
“We noticed that after the local government election, the opposition parties will approach the court and compel the DSS to release the report before the court under freedom of information Act and subsequently disqualify Nura Umar Abdullahi on written to EFCC/ICPC to prosecute our candidate and finally lose Bungudu Local Government council to opposition”
“We are calling on Zamfara state governor Dauda Lawal, leadership of our great party PDP and the state independent electoral commission to substitute Nura Umar Abdullahi with any other candidate to avoid crisis in our great party the PDP in Bungudu Local government”. He added
Reecall that, the Zamfara state independent electoral commission ZASIEC has stipulated sixteenth November,2024 for the conduct of local government councils election in the State.
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