As the collation of the Saturday’s governorship election results gets underway, Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, accused Governor Muhammad Bello Matawalle of allegedly kidnapping the Returning Officer of the Maradun local government area of the State.
In a statement in Gusau, the State capital, the opposition party through the Dauda Lawal Media Office stated that the governor was pushing hard to disrupt the collation process and manipulate the results of the governorship election.
The media office further fingered the governor in a move to allegedly hijack the results of some local government areas to enable him to close the wide margin of the PDP.
“We have received a distress call from the returning officer of the hometown of the governor, Maradun local government.
“He was kidnapped on his way to Gusau to deliver the collated result of the local government.
“This is uncalled for and a clear clampdown on democracy. Governor Matawalle has been desperate to thwart the process of the results collation and announcement of results.
“The people have voted their wish, it is high time for the governor to accept defeat and stop all these moves that can throw our dear state into a dicey situation.
“The Inspector General of Police should call the state’s commissioner of police to order. He has allowed himself to be used by the governor.
“The Independent National Electoral Commission must do the needful, we are not sure of the intention of the governor. He is desperate to do anything, not minding the consequences,” the PDP stated.
