The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned the Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, against defecting from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC), as he may risk losing his position.
The spokesperson of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, stated this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday.
He said no law allows the governor to defect to the APC or any other party as the governorship mandate was statutorily given to the party through the ballot box as established by the 1999 constitution and the judgement of the Supreme Court.
Ologbondiyan was reacting to reports that Matawalle plans to defect to the APC.
Recall that on Monday, Zamfara Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara, had said in an interview that about 18 APC governors will receive Matawalle into the party on Tuesday.
The PDP also cautioned members of the National Assembly as well as members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, not to allow themselves to be pushed into losing their seats as the provisions of the 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.
The statement read, “The PDP categorically cautions Bello Matawalle to know that his plans amounts 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.”
