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Governor of Zamfara state, Bello Matawalle has been warned by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n

Recall that there was a report which went viral that the governor, Matawalle is set to join the ruling party on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the development via a statement released on Monday by the PDP spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party said no law allows Matawalle to defect to another party since he was elected on the platform of the PDP.<\/p>\n

The main opposition party also cautioned Matawalle<\/a> against the decision and added that his position as governor will become vacant if he defects to the APC.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is watching developments in Zamfara state as they concern reports of plans by the state governor, Bello Matawalle, to cross over to the All Progressives Congress (APC),\u201d the PDP said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe PDP categorically cautions Bello Matawalle to know that his plans amount to a decision to vacate office as no law allows him to cross over to any other party with the governorship mandate statutorily given to the PDP through the ballot box, as already established by the provision of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and the standing judgment of the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

\u201cA combined reading of Section 221 of the 1999 Constitution as the pronouncements of the Supreme Court in Faleke v INEC (2016) is clear in holding that it is the political party that stands for election, that votes scored in election belong to the political party and that the candidate nominated to contest at an election by his party, acts only as the agent of his party.\u201d<\/p>\n

The party also cautioned members of the national assembly and the state house of assembly \u201cnot to allow themselves to be pushed into losing their seats as the provisions of the constitution is very clear in barring lawmakers from cross-carpeting, except in a situation of a division in the political party upon which platform they were elected\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no division in the PDP to warrant to defection of any of our lawmakers,\u201d the party said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe PDP hopes that Bello Matawalle as well as members of the National and State Assembly from Zamfara state will take caution.\u201d<\/p>\n

The party also added that its national working commitee (NWC) has approved the dissolution of the Zamfara state executive council.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe decision is in line with the provision of Section 29 (2)(b) of the PDP Constitution 2017 (as amended). All party leaders, critical stakeholders and teeming members of our party in Zamfara state should, by this, be guided accordingly,\u201d Ologbondiya added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Governor of Zamfara state, Bello Matawalle has been warned by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Recall that there was a report which went viral that the governor, Matawalle is set to join the ruling party on Tuesday. 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