{"id":358551,"date":"2025-03-19T16:55:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=358551"},"modified":"2025-03-19T16:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:55:12","slug":"zamfara-pdp-condemns-matawalles-support-for-rivers-emergency-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/zamfara-pdp-condemns-matawalles-support-for-rivers-emergency-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Zamfara PDP condemns Matawalle\u2019s support for Rivers emergency rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The party accused Matawalle of hypocrisy, citing his past undemocratic actions, including dismissing local government chairmen and demolishing public buildings.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The party insisted that emergency rule is a political tactic and that Matawalle is unfit to criticise others due to his record.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Peoples Democratic Party in Zamfara State has criticised the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, for supporting President Bola Tinubu\u2019s emergency rule in Rivers State.<\/p>\n<p>The party also condemned the former Zamfara State governor for endorsing the suspension of Rivers State Governor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/fubaras-refusal-to-stop-oil-pipeline-explosion-made-tinubu-declare-state-of-emergency-in-rivers-fg\/\"><strong>Siminalayi Fubara,<\/strong> <\/a>his deputy, and lawmakers for six months.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released in Gusau on Wednesday, PDP Chairman Jibo Jamilu described the suspension of Fubara as unlawful and a violation of democratic processes.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads, \u201cBello Matawalle\u2019s support for the illegal suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara is hardly surprising, given his track record of undermining democratic principles and human rights during his tenure as Governor of Zamfara State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis accusations against Fubara regarding the demolition of public buildings and disregard for the rule of law are hypocritical at best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatawalle himself sacked democratically elected local government chairmen, recklessly demolished public buildings (Gusau Hotel, Farida Hospital), and ran the state unilaterally without holding Executive Council meetings throughout his tenure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe also illegally removed his deputy for not defecting with him to the All Progressives Congress. Such actions highlight his disregard for the very principles he now claims to uphold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It added, \u201cThe removal of elected officials under the pretext of emergency rule is unconstitutional and unacceptable, and Matawalle, with his history of similar violations, should be the last person to pass judgment on others.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The party accused Matawalle of hypocrisy, citing his past undemocratic actions, including dismissing local government chairmen and demolishing public buildings. The party insisted that emergency rule is a political tactic and that Matawalle is unfit to criticise others due to his record. 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