Zamfara Governor To His Predecessor: Stop Comments Against My Personality Or Face Arrest

By Bimbo Ogunnaike

Governor of Zamfara State, Mohammed Matawalle, has sent stern warning to his predecessor in office, Abdul-Aziz Yari, to stop unnecessary comments against his personality or face possible arrest by his government.

He explained that his predecessor had been making some utterances and criticisms against his person and administration just to give his government a bad image.

He stated that he has never underrated the former Governor Yari even when he was in control even though he was with the opposition party then and as such he expected the same respect from the immediate past governor .

“Constitutionally, Yari should respect my position as his governor, but since he doesn’t recognise my position, I will therefore show him that I am in charge of the state.”

“I was also in the House of Representatives when he ( Yari) was the Zamfara State ANPP Secretary,”he said.

Matawalle, however, called the former governor to order, saying that he must show some kind of respect to him and be thankful to Allah as a man who rose from grass to grace .