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Barring last minute change, the governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has concluded arrangements to defect from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that arrangements have been concluded for the formal defection of the governor, who will be introduced to President Muhammadu Buhari by the chairman of the ruling party’s convention committee, Mai Mala Buni.

The deal, according to sources, may be sealed on Tuesday when the federal government delegation visits Zamfara to sympathize with the governor over the recent market fire incident in the state.

Sources said the governor has been in talks with at least two governors of the APC for several months.

Aside from the serving governors, a former governor of Zamfara State, Ahmed Sani Yerima, is among the top politicians courting Mr Matawalle into APC in order to whittle down the influence of former Governor Abdulaziz Yari in the party.

Mr Yari, a former political godson of Mr Yarima, has taken over the control of the party in the state, deciding who gets what in the APC political equation.

In a February interview, Mr Yarima first broke the news of Mr Matawalle’s planned defection, saying “I think we have gone very far” in the arrangements.

But sources told DAILY NIGERIAN that Mr Yari had vowed not to remain in the APC as soon as the party transfers control of the structure to the governor. “Abdulaziz Yari vowed to leave the APC the day Matawalle defects to the party,” said a source.

The reasons for Mr Matawalle’s defection are not far-fetched as the governor himself once lamented that the PDP did not show solidarity to its governors.

In November last year, the governor lamented about the manner with which the PDP governors showed lack of solidarity for him when he needed them most.

“I am having a very bad experience of recent from some of my PDP Governor colleagues which I still find very puzzling. For instance, the South-South Governors accusing me in the media are PDP Governors and they are the same people who brewed controversy over the so-called Zamfara Gold, premised on deliberate misinformation and outright lies.

“Surprisingly, it is the APC Federal Government which has all the correct records on the gold mining issue that came out to defend me in this saga. As PDP colleagues, I expected the Governors to contact me first and find out my own side of the story before unleashing their venom in the media.

“As the brouhaha lasted, I commend the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari for being supportive of our efforts to organize the economic sector in the state to avoid using the mineral deposits to promote insecurity in our dear state,” the governor said.

Inside sources told DAILY NIGERIAN that the governor’s defection was not for personal interest but the general interest of the people of Zamfara State.

“Matawalle is a person who can sacrifice his life to get peace in Zamfara. So if he can sacrifice his life to this cause, then he can sacrifice his political interest for people to live in peace.

“Zamfara State will have a good synergy with federal government and get more support towards fight against banditry if the governor is in APC. Although President Muhammadu Buhari respects and gives Governor Matawalle audience anytime he requested, a lot can be easily achieved, just as support and cooperation of the Presidency can be easily secured through the Progressive Governors’ Forum.

“Let me give you another example, Governor Matawalle last year ordered security vehicles to donate to security forces fighting insurgency in Zamfara State, but the Customs rejected to give duty waivers to Zamfara State. But at almost the same time, Lagos being an APC state, gets waiver for the importation of commercial vehicles.

“Look at the recent fire incident in Zamfara market. None of the PDP governors came to sympathize with us, but APC ministers have come. The federal government delegation is also on its way next week,” said a source close to the governor.

With Mr Matawalle’s imminent defection, Zamfara APC crisis may yet be over as other political actors like Senator Kabiru Marafa, Dauda Lawan, among others may remain in the party to fight for supremacy.

Politicians with no shame

Na wah

With all these defections I think finally GEJ too go port oh...

He actually belongs to the APC.

Wrong move

Let him go, let them all go.

PDP should just forget 2023.

They should invest the planned funds and resource in Agriculture- farming, poultry or oil palm.

Whether he moves or not all I want is peace in Nigeria

If that stop the banditry and kidnappings, then he should move asap. We just want peace and better life for the common man

captainamiedi1:
If that stop the banditry and kidnappings, then he should move asap. We just want peace and better life for the common man

How will his defection stop banditry?

The fact that Nigerians are talking about politicians and their oloshozim in the face of insecurities in the country says a lot about we as a people.

See how people are celebrating a bandits sympathizer because he is switching political party.

Ofcourse he can't win re-election in Zamfara with PDP na,
Not like he's performed well as a PDP governor

Make I do go collect my membership card too.. Cos 2023 go sweet..

EYAN BAT NI WA

PDP is just clinging to life, it has more crisis than the ruling party in all the geopolitical zones.


Our brothers and sisters in the South East are keeping the useless party alive, despite not gaining anything from it in 24 years.



Now that their tickets have been technically ceded to the north again, maybe the love between SE and PDP will eventually hit the rocks before 2023.





I AM DONE TALKING

Assume and probably the defection news is true and on the flismy reason of getting the support of the federal government, does that mean those opposition parties during the pdp rule were not governing their states without the support of the federal government.
There must be stronger reason for this move other than what's in the surface

From APC to PDP
From PDP to APC
Democracy is a joke.
Development is at stake.

If votes counts, INEC do their job Nigeria will be still.

If not for the confidence that the polls will be compromised by the govt in power, why would any body defect to apc? If the elections were made free and fair and the elections were made to be a reflection of the people's mandate, would anybody want to be associated with apc?
Also, I think its morally unfair for a party and a people to support you to wrestle power out of the hands of a party and on ascension, you carry their mandate back to that govt in power

That's the wisest move he could make..

If not there is no chance of him winning a second tenure despite being the incumbent.


APC to Zamfara is like PDP to Rivers.

ddippset:
That's the wisest move he could make..

If not there is no chance of him winning a second tenure despite being the incumbent.


APC to Zamfara is like PDP to Rivers.

And Imo is ??

They are both the same APC PDP, Nigeria politicians don't care about the masses only their pocket and can do anything to get a position. I see more people swapping parties. Don't be surprised if wike joins APC. In other thing please guys things hard and I no wan reason costly way out .. Please anything to survive 00five741six293 diamond/access. Thanks God bless.

plusfield:
If not for the confidence that the polls will be compromised by the govt in power, why would any body defect to apc? If the elections were made free and fair and the elections were made to be a reflection of the people's mandate, would anybody want to be associated with apc?
Also, I think its morally unfair for a party and a people to support you to wrestle power out of the hands of a party and on ascension, you carry their mandate back to that govt in power

You are just deceiving yourself.

APC and PDP are 2 sides of the same coin.

The only difference between them is that if PDP was getting maybe 10 trillion naira every year from oil, APC is getting maximum 4 trillion.

Both parties are equally evil.

Kingspin:
And Imo is ??

What brought Imo into this?

My analogy with Rivers state is just to point out how much of a majority APC is in Zamfara.


Did you get high in your sleep or what?

ddippset:
You are just deceiving yourself.

APC and PDP are 2 sides of the same coin.

The only difference between them is that if PDP was getting maybe 10 trillion naira every year from oil, APC is getting maximum 4 trillion.

Both parties are equally evil.

That is the lies you people feed yourselves to rationalize the fact that you have made a mistake by voting in a party that has dealt with you. Even a new born baby knows that the difference between pdp and apc is as clear as light and darkness, but many of you will use that analogy of lumping them together, just to see how to rationalize your failed decision making abilities.

Keep deceiving yourself

On top lies

A fool move when is not needed. Naija politics

Yeye people, all they think of is their pocket.

Nothing change bro