The Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Ibrahim Wakkala, has hinted of his ordeal in the hands of Gov. Abdul’Aziz Yari.
The pair fell out following the insistence of Wakkala to contest for governorship of the state on the platform of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, against Yari’s preferred candidate, the state commissioner of Finance, Muktar Idris.
On account of the imbroglio that trailed APC’s primary in the state, leading into the party’s failure to its conduct primary within the stipulated time, the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, wielded the big stick insisting the party held no primary and so have no candidates for all the forthcoming election.
“For months now, several of the legal funding that are supposed to be made to my office have been stopped and I have been completely sidelined by the state government,” he said.
“This attitude against me started since I indicated interest to run for the governorship of the state on the platform of our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“I know that nothing stops me as a citizen from contesting for any elective position, so I want those concerned and responsible for the interpretation and implementation of the constitutional provisions that accorded me rights and privileges to explain to me why I am being treated this way.
“If my crime is my declaration, then what about my supporting staff made up of casual staff, feeding of security personnel, fueling and services of vehicles attached to my office, what have they done to have their allowances stopped,” Wakkala told of his ordeal to newsmen on Sunday.
