Lawal to Tinubu: Remove Matawalle If You Want Me in APC

Gov. Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has intensified moves for the removal of Minister State for Defense, Mr Bello Matawalle, as prerequisite to join All Progressive Congress (APC).

It was reported that Lawal had meeting with President Bola Tinubu along with Enugu and Taraba state governors at Peninsular Hotel, Paris sometimes a go where he indicates his intention of joining All Progressive Party, APC along with two governors mentioned.

Lawal was said to be presurising on the presidency to remove Matawalle and bestow with the APC party structures and leadership in Zamfara state for long time,

With the resignation of Mohammed Badaru as Minister of Defence yesterday, Gov Dauda returns to trenches of demanding the President Tinubu to sack Matawalle immediately as condition of his joining APC.

The move he is making with support of a senior security head to facilitate damning reports against the personality of Minister Matawalle.

Based on the demands Governor Lawal will mobilised Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members into APC folk when he ensured that Matawalle was removed.

It was glaring that Gov. Lawal dared President Tinubu and his loyalists forcing a way for his political collusions into APC highlighting Matawalle as the only stempling block behind his political success.

The governor was not pleased with Matawalle’s  political dominance especially in the northwest and his ability to succeed in mission assigned to him.

It was alleged that Lawal was not comfortable with Matawalle’s accomplishments on handling banditry and kidnappings in region as well as how is mastered ways to ensure peace building initiatives.

Matawalle’s glaring success manifested when giving with presidential mandates to rescue kidnapped Maga secondary students in Kebbi state, restoring normalcy in Sokoto state and others.