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The Northern Elders Unity Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the Minister of State for Defence, Mohammed Bello Matawalle, of engaging in “reckless and undemocratic tactics” to entice members of the PDP into the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
According to the Forum, Matawalle has been using his government position and financial influence to pressure PDP members, including elected officials and party executives, to defect to the APC. The Forum claimed the move was aimed at weakening the opposition and upsetting the democratic balance in the region.
The allegations were made in a statement released on Saturday by the Forum’s National Secretary, Dr. Abbas Sadauki (Dan Madamin Tofa), following a strategic meeting of PDP elders from Kaura Namoda, Zurmi, Tsafe, and Bungudu local government areas.
The group alleged that Matawalle’s actions were part of a calculated plan ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“Matawalle has embarked on a desperate mission to dismantle the PDP structure in Zamfara and across the North-West.
“His antecedents of using power and appointments to induce defections have created leadership vacuums and threatened the growth of democracy in our region,” Dr. Sadauki said.
The Forum expressed concern that the ongoing wave of defections was misleading many loyal PDP members with false promises of better opportunities in the APC, warning that such conduct undermines fairness, justice, and the growth of democracy in Nigeria.
“We call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently call Matawalle to order. His excessive interference and political desperation pose a serious danger to democracy and the principle of fair political competition in Nigeria,” the statement continued.
Reports from Zamfara indicated that over 24,000 PDP members, including former party leaders and elders from six local government areas, have so far defected to the APC.
The Forum further alleged that some APC leaders were resorting to financial incentives and promises of political appointments to lure PDP members, describing it as “an act of political desperation that threatens the foundation of multiparty democracy in Nigeria.”
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